Crazy NWA Capain?
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Crazy NWA Capain?
This was on FI but the article is quite amazing
http://www.in-forum.com/articles/ind...523a2e2e63466a
Lets all note the fact he is bankrupt and will soon be forced to retire while filing for 4.5million.
http://www.in-forum.com/articles/ind...523a2e2e63466a
Field McConnell is convinced the 9/11 terrorist attacks are being covered up.
The Northwest Airlines pilot from rural Glyndon, Minn., said a second attack is imminent and conspirators already have aborted their plan once this year.
Those beliefs prompted him to begin writing for a Web site where like-minded people gather and to file a lawsuit in Fargo’s federal court to expose an alleged conspiracy.
The lawsuit, filed last week, claims Boeing Co. and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) can’t assure him that B747-400 planes are safe. McConnell, who is the process of seeking an early retirement from Northwest, claims the planes are rigged by Boeing and can be remotely detonated.
“We do not believe in any way, shape or form that that is true,” said Pete Janhunen, a spokesman for ALPA, the world’s largest pilot’s union.
“Our senior lawyer and senior engineer both said that on its face, it’s an insane complaint. … It sounds like he’s a troubled guy.”
McConnell, a rural Glyndon rancher, has been a Northwest Airlines pilot for more than 28 years. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1971 and flew planes in the military, including with Fargo’s Happy Hooligans, for 22 years.
“I am obligated under company procedures and FAA regulation not to operate an aircraft if I suspect it is unsafe,” McConnell, 57, states in his handwritten claim.
Janhunen dismisses the claim.
“We take every threat to airline security and safety very seriously,” he said. “In this case, we do not believe there’s any shred of evidence that the allegations about these Boeing airplanes are true, and the case should be immediately dismissed.”
Many of McConnell’s allegations are outlined in Internet postings on www.hawkscafe.com, which its creators say provide an analysis of the weapons and motives behind 9/11. The group claims to have more than 4 million members worldwide.
“I think this lawsuit is opening a Pandora’s box,” McConnell said. “It will turn into a legal case that solves 9/11.”
He claims to know the true conspirators behind the 9/11 attacks and that radical Muslims served as a masquerade.
“If you want to know why I’m doing it, it is to make aviation safer,” McConnell said.
Boeing spokesman Tim Neale said each of its planes exceeds federal standards and undergoes rigorous certification before taking to the air.
“It’s (safety) something we take very, very seriously,” Neale said. “There are no safety issues that go ignored. There’s just too much at stake.”
Northwest Airlines denied comment. In the lawsuit, McConnell said the company and pilots union “have suggested that I am crazy.”
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of those working with the Web site, said McConnell, who previously filed for bankruptcy and seeks $4.5 million from Boeing and ALPA.
“I’m trying to retire early so I can do something more important than hauling 400 people to Hawaii,” said McConnell, who added that he wants to move to a warmer climate.
Readers can reach Forum reporter
Steven P. Wagner at (701) 241-5542
The Northwest Airlines pilot from rural Glyndon, Minn., said a second attack is imminent and conspirators already have aborted their plan once this year.
Those beliefs prompted him to begin writing for a Web site where like-minded people gather and to file a lawsuit in Fargo’s federal court to expose an alleged conspiracy.
The lawsuit, filed last week, claims Boeing Co. and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) can’t assure him that B747-400 planes are safe. McConnell, who is the process of seeking an early retirement from Northwest, claims the planes are rigged by Boeing and can be remotely detonated.
“We do not believe in any way, shape or form that that is true,” said Pete Janhunen, a spokesman for ALPA, the world’s largest pilot’s union.
“Our senior lawyer and senior engineer both said that on its face, it’s an insane complaint. … It sounds like he’s a troubled guy.”
McConnell, a rural Glyndon rancher, has been a Northwest Airlines pilot for more than 28 years. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1971 and flew planes in the military, including with Fargo’s Happy Hooligans, for 22 years.
“I am obligated under company procedures and FAA regulation not to operate an aircraft if I suspect it is unsafe,” McConnell, 57, states in his handwritten claim.
Janhunen dismisses the claim.
“We take every threat to airline security and safety very seriously,” he said. “In this case, we do not believe there’s any shred of evidence that the allegations about these Boeing airplanes are true, and the case should be immediately dismissed.”
Many of McConnell’s allegations are outlined in Internet postings on www.hawkscafe.com, which its creators say provide an analysis of the weapons and motives behind 9/11. The group claims to have more than 4 million members worldwide.
“I think this lawsuit is opening a Pandora’s box,” McConnell said. “It will turn into a legal case that solves 9/11.”
He claims to know the true conspirators behind the 9/11 attacks and that radical Muslims served as a masquerade.
“If you want to know why I’m doing it, it is to make aviation safer,” McConnell said.
Boeing spokesman Tim Neale said each of its planes exceeds federal standards and undergoes rigorous certification before taking to the air.
“It’s (safety) something we take very, very seriously,” Neale said. “There are no safety issues that go ignored. There’s just too much at stake.”
Northwest Airlines denied comment. In the lawsuit, McConnell said the company and pilots union “have suggested that I am crazy.”
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of those working with the Web site, said McConnell, who previously filed for bankruptcy and seeks $4.5 million from Boeing and ALPA.
“I’m trying to retire early so I can do something more important than hauling 400 people to Hawaii,” said McConnell, who added that he wants to move to a warmer climate.
Readers can reach Forum reporter
Steven P. Wagner at (701) 241-5542
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I'm related to a retired NWA 747 captain who's into only slightly less nutty Oklahoma City bombing theories.
Just goes to show that holding an ATP rating has as much to do with training and blind luck as it does to do with being smart.
Just goes to show that holding an ATP rating has as much to do with training and blind luck as it does to do with being smart.
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Hey Flying low - I dunno... I am not really sue i is a measure of intelligence so much. I mean pilots as a whole (especially if they have excelled in their ratings) are a smart bunch of people. I can for sure forsee several MD physicians or engineers (infact I do know of engineers that felt like 9/11 was an inside Whitehouse job), that would hold to some kind of belief in the conspiracy theories... The JFK story is so twisted, I don't know of anyone who doesn't feel it was a CIA/LBJ hit. However I do feel that the JFK conspiracy theorizing may very well have merit.
These guys may be smarter than their own good - and all this theorizing is a over reaction of their imaginations... I knew a kid who was a total nut who scored astronomically on the ACT - he's now getting his Ph.D in political science - so he was a smart guy - but a nut. I consider my self of average intelligence and I find the whole Boeing theory absolutely absurd, and a friend and I were discussing it this afternoon, its obviously ludicrous.
I think this bankrupt dude wants money - as for your relative, he probably just needs something to stimulate his mind in retirement - conspiracy theorizing is like a drug, its so abstract you can eventually link everything... its really weird.
These guys may be smarter than their own good - and all this theorizing is a over reaction of their imaginations... I knew a kid who was a total nut who scored astronomically on the ACT - he's now getting his Ph.D in political science - so he was a smart guy - but a nut. I consider my self of average intelligence and I find the whole Boeing theory absolutely absurd, and a friend and I were discussing it this afternoon, its obviously ludicrous.
I think this bankrupt dude wants money - as for your relative, he probably just needs something to stimulate his mind in retirement - conspiracy theorizing is like a drug, its so abstract you can eventually link everything... its really weird.
#8
Hey Flying low - I dunno... I am not really sue i is a measure of intelligence so much. I mean pilots as a whole (especially if they have excelled in their ratings) are a smart bunch of people. I can for sure forsee several MD physicians or engineers (infact I do know of engineers that felt like 9/11 was an inside Whitehouse job), that would hold to some kind of belief in the conspiracy theories... The JFK story is so twisted, I don't know of anyone who doesn't feel it was a CIA/LBJ hit. However I do feel that the JFK conspiracy theorizing may very well have merit.
These guys may be smarter than their own good - and all this theorizing is a over reaction of their imaginations... I knew a kid who was a total nut who scored astronomically on the ACT - he's now getting his Ph.D in political science - so he was a smart guy - but a nut. I consider my self of average intelligence and I find the whole Boeing theory absolutely absurd, and a friend and I were discussing it this afternoon, its obviously ludicrous.
I think this bankrupt dude wants money - as for your relative, he probably just needs something to stimulate his mind in retirement - conspiracy theorizing is like a drug, its so abstract you can eventually link everything... its really weird.
These guys may be smarter than their own good - and all this theorizing is a over reaction of their imaginations... I knew a kid who was a total nut who scored astronomically on the ACT - he's now getting his Ph.D in political science - so he was a smart guy - but a nut. I consider my self of average intelligence and I find the whole Boeing theory absolutely absurd, and a friend and I were discussing it this afternoon, its obviously ludicrous.
I think this bankrupt dude wants money - as for your relative, he probably just needs something to stimulate his mind in retirement - conspiracy theorizing is like a drug, its so abstract you can eventually link everything... its really weird.
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Yeah I am getting a degree in biology - we suck at typing! Also I think I wrote that on the fly.... when we (biology, chemistry, etc) majors get together you should see the spelling. I am forever greatful that microsoft word comes with a spell checker. A guy sitting next to me in my biochemistry couldn't figure out how to spell the most mundane of words the other day.
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