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Originally Posted by full of luv
(Post 1850483)
Well this seems to be a natural outcome of German "drastic" gun control.
When the suicidal idiot can't get the weapon to off himself, he resorts to a mass killing. This is akin to the people on the left coast who blame the "poor design" of the golden gate bridge due to all the suicides..... bottom line is a jumper's gonna jump |
Originally Posted by Timbo
(Post 1850401)
It was already bad enough that I couldn't step off a curb, or go down an escalator in front of my F/O's, now I can't even leave the cockpit to take a leak??
You Rotten Bastages! I'm going to have to learn to sleep with one eye open too! :eek: Next time I go to the lav, I'm taking the crash axe with me! |
Originally Posted by LivingTheDream
(Post 1850724)
I'm generally a humorous guy, but joking about a crash where 150 innocents died a horrible death seems a bit much.
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So from what I've heard this lunatic had around 600 hours TOTAL. Is that correct? And just over 100 in the A320? I have to wonder how much time he got on the bus during his training. In other words, how many flights did he have before this tragedy in which he was officially "checked out"?
I wouldn't be surprised if they find it wasn't just coincidence that he was new to the aircraft, recently checked out with the company, and depressed to the point of willing to murder so many. Yes, it's conjecture, but I think there was something besides mental illness/depression/jilted love involved here. There is, IMO, a strong possibility he had been planning this for quite some time. |
Originally Posted by gloopy
(Post 1850338)
I guess. But if its not a low frequency international category where people are hurting to get a landing to avoid the sim thing, who really cares? I've never once cared about which legs I got and if someone else wants "that extra leg" mo power to em. One of my friends (at another airline) was getting chronically micromanaged and he told the skipper to take all the legs. He said he didn't need the currency and was happy to work the radios. The Alpha-dude loved it and my buddy flew the rest of the trip in peace. Win win.
Your friend has hit on the antidote to micromanagement. I've never seen it that bad but I'm sure those guys are out there. A really nice benefit of our job is that if we can't stand our co-workers we only have to deal with them for at most* five days. *I know 12 day trips exist but they don't have very many legs and you have a second FO with whom to commiserate. |
Originally Posted by CheapTrick
(Post 1850727)
Perhaps a smidge too early Timbo. Perhaps we can talk about One Direction splitting up.
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Originally Posted by forgot to bid
(Post 1850525)
That will never be in the movie.
Either way: F16 guys know how to party. |
Originally Posted by LivingTheDream
(Post 1850724)
I'm generally a humorous guy, but joking about a crash where 150 innocents died a horrible death seems a bit much.
Maybe it's Irish black humor. My siblings and I laughed so hard at my father's post funeral reception - one of the neighbors got offended. (My father would have been proud of that, BTW). Everybody's different. I don't like to offend anyone, but the way I see it, very rarely a bad time for humor. |
Originally Posted by casual observer
(Post 1850760)
For me, it's never too early for jokes, but I respect those who are not ready.
Maybe it's Irish black humor. My siblings and I laughed so hard at my father's post funeral reception - one of the neighbors got offended. (My father would have been proud of that, BTW). Everybody's different. I don't like to offend anyone, but the way I see it, very rarely a bad time for humor. Someone's knocking at the door, Someone's ringing the bell Do me a favor, open the door, let him in. GF DL's shrink might have committed suicide but didn't let in any pilots that did, in the plane, anyway |
Originally Posted by casual observer
(Post 1850755)
Either way: F16 guys know how to party.
Guess I've flown with a lot of "buzz kill" aces though. ;) |
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