Originally Posted by
Max Glide
All of you seem to be just too impressed by Lyle's return and never realize he and his crew could have easily killed many on that day...on the airplane, and on the ground!
Like I said, you're just too impressed he returned to the sky to fly the 747 again.
You guys seem unable to understand the difference between someone who drank and then made a deliberate decision to fly – IT WAS NOT A MISTAKE - that day despite FAA Inspectors effort to stop them from flying. They all knew they were NOT supposed to fly, yet they made a deliberate effort, and were successful in ‘power-back’ taxi and takeoff.
You don’t know the facts, do you?
Your post reeks of ignorance…of course you may be more impressed by his 747 credentials then anything else!
ACTUALLY, the FE asked the Fed to administer a blood test before they left Fargo and the Fed didn't. SOOOOOOOOOOO, the FE didn't think he was over the limit but He and the FO knew the Capt WOULD be. The Capt (at that time in his life) had a reputation throughout NW Airlines of being a total JACKASS!! Maybe he changed his attitude after he got caught & sobered up.