Justifiable per our GOM. Unwarranted per the company.

 

Yeah, when he described for the pro standards board how firefighters told him there was smoke coming from the left engine, BL's exact words were, "Look, ARF is often poorly trained and those guys are just dying to hit an airplane with water and foam".
So, I don't know about you guys, but these days I'm suspicious of both chemtrails AND firefighters.

 

Man AAY is a messed up place. I mean it sounds like you'll get violated, fired or worse-DEAD! Has Valujet written all over it. Ironic huh.

Where the ******* is the FAA?

 

For your viewing pleasure...
Allegiant flight almost made emergency landing in Fargo minutes before Blue Angels practiced last Thursday | WDAY

Best one I've seen so far.

 

Is it a big deal for a pilot to, uhh, be untruthful to ATC?

Looks like someone has some splainin' to do.

 

§121.537 Responsibility for operational control: Supplemental operations.

(b) The pilot in command and the director of operations are jointly responsible for the initiation, continuation, diversion, and termination of a flight in compliance with this chapter and the operations specifications. The director of operations may delegate the functions for the initiation, continuation, diversion, and termination of a flight but he may not delegate the responsibility for those functions.

(c) The director of operations is responsible for cancelling, diverting, or delaying a flight if in his opinion or the opinion of the pilot in command the flight cannot operate or continue to operate safely as planned or released. The director of operations is responsible for assuring that each flight is monitored with respect to at least the following3) Any known conditions that may adversely affect the safety of flight.
(e) Each pilot in command of an aircraft is responsible for the preflight planning and the operation of the flight in compliance with this chapter and the operations specifications.

Lets see: conflict of interest here? VP/Director of Ops = PIC. But wait; Dispatch and Chief Pilot report to VP.

Certainly the FAA will finally step in, right? The issue here is that definite and clear violations occurred. The CFR and GOM do NOT allow delegation of ultimate responsibility(read para b.) GB can't pass this down to anyone per regulatory guidance. This means dispatch is safe; and once again......GB must face either FAA enforcement action, or resign.

 

All we have to do is sit in the seat, do a checklist, and drink coffee. Everything else is taken care of for us.

 

Wow, absolutely damming in about 10 different ways.....

 

Pilot makes emergency landing after finding airport closed « CBS Las Vegas

 

Wow! That was actually a great report/accounting of the incident. Raises lots of questions that any pilot would have to answer to, unless you're the VP of flight ops.

If you haven't watched it, highly recommended.