Originally Posted by
FlyInFashion
His story: He is a cpt for SWA, late 30's early 40's, on a 4 day on 3 day off schedule. Has worked for the co for over 10 years.
Plausible
Originally Posted by
FlyInFashion
When he talks about flying, the stories seem to line up so I am sure he is somehow in aviation, def a pilot, (private at least).
He doesn't have his last name on FB, is really suspicious of who is out there and says that SWA encourages their pilots to keep their information confidential.
Plausible. Airlines generally don't want their pilots putting themselves out in public unless it's a company-coordinated PR event.
Originally Posted by
FlyInFashion
I took a stab at his last name to find him on the FAA site, and nothing came up except for a dispatcher/private guy with a similar name.
When I confronted him about it, he said you can have your info kept confidential on the FAA site too.
Wrong. You can opt to not have your home address appear, but your name, medical, and ratings will appear.
Originally Posted by
FlyInFashion
There is a photo on his FB page of him in a uniform, on a plane, but it was before he was with SWA (according to him) when he flew with a different airline on an MD-80.
Plausible.
Originally Posted by
FlyInFashion
He has sent me photos of his licenses (there were about 5-6 cards) but too far away to make out what they said or if they were his. He has sent me a photo of the bottom of his crew badge (It said Crew, which according to him, is a pilot for SWA) and the photo from his photo ID
I would not have sent anyone pictures of my licenses and badge...that could be a security violation. But you could easily make photoshop fakes anyway.
Originally Posted by
FlyInFashion
but he refuses to tell me his last name, or send me random photos of himself. I told him to send me a photo of himself in the cockpit, and never got anything.
I would also be very leery of sending an anonymous stranger my personal info on the internet, unless it was via some sort of "validated" social site like match.com. I would be even more leery about sending pics of me in uniform on my current employer's airplane.
Originally Posted by
FlyInFashion
1) Can you keep your info confidential on the FAA Airmen Registry site?
Only your address can be restricted.
Originally Posted by
FlyInFashion
2) Anyone work for SWA know about the "Crew" badge being only pilots?
Flight attendants also have CREW badges...at least at the airlines I've worked for.
Originally Posted by
FlyInFashion
My theory: This guy works for SWA in some other role, and is impersonating a cpt. Could he get in trouble for this??
Yes, he could get in trouble, fired I'd imagine.
But if I was in his shoes I would be cautious too...probably prefer to meet in public before disclosing too much personal info. For all he knows you could be some hairy 55 year-old pervert named chuck, a nigerian scammer, or a teenage russian hacker.
But if in doubt go with your gut.