Originally Posted by
LavStink
Thank goodness we have guys like you on staff, Shiek. Without guys like you, the pilot group could probably stand a little more united, but you'll take care of that, won't you. Nice job, very classy, sir.
Once the credibility of your version gets kicked out from under you there is one less leg to stand on. Keep trying to say MX issues are dangerous and will kill people but crappy pilots aren't a problem. Everyone always says that one crash will put us under and it's true.
I have seen a half dozen guys get fired for making bad decisions, all of them weren't good pilots. In a few cases, I heard FOs complain about them for years! One guy likes to slip the 80 if he is high on short final. NOT COOL! The Lake Charles captain almost shut this company down and we are all lucky he didn't crash that plane. No one is defending that guy and I won't defend the "evac guy". Stand united with unskilled pilots who make bad decisions? (they are out there) we all make mistakes but we get paid to make judgment calls. The experienced 80 captains in PIE all think he made bad decisions to return and land overweight in the first place. The "smell" like I said, was reported by a hyper paranoid FA who over reacts and had already reported the "smell" early in the day to another captain. The "smell" went away. Pick better issues next time to stand with and you won't go down in a bitter screaming like a girl rage.