Originally Posted by
Andrew_VT
He blew up last week at his 3-year-old son, Shayne, for refusing to take a nap, and sent the child whimpering to his room. Then, after arranging with another pilot to delay a flight so he could “dead-head” home in the early afternoon instead of having to wait for the next flight, he blew up at his wife for failing to appreciate the effort he had made and the stress involved.
I don't know how things work at ExpressJet but I wouldn't want that made public...yikes!
Come on, guys! Are any of you commuters? And do all of you believe every word that is written by journalists, especially with aviation??
How many of us have ended a trip on one end of a concourse and radioed to the pilot of your commute home at the other end of the concourse asking them "not to leave early" so you can catch a ride??? It happens a lot, and I am sure this was the intent of Bryan's story. Of course, that gets misconstrued as the other pilot delayed the flight to get Bryan on board. No, the other pilot made sure not to leave before scheduled push to make sure all who wanted to be on the flight could be accommodated.
This was the exact thought that crossed my mind when I read that sentence. There is a big difference.