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If this guy is a 777 instructor, I am truly embarrassed. Where did CNN find this guy? Mopping the sim bays after midnight?

Follow this link for the video, then a few steps to find it:

Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com

Once you click the link, it will load the CNN "breaking news and videos" page. Scroll down, click on "international". The video is on the second row, but may move down as new videos are added. Its entitled, "landing aircraft on short runways".

Have a good laugh.

Found him:

Pilot Casado draws international attention in connection with missing Malaysia Airlines flight

Softpayman

03-22-2014 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by cactusmike (Post 1606263)

I'm thinking the guy is just a sim technician who snuck them in during the off hours. He is embarrassing.

I need my CNN 777 demo pilot to be old school otherwise it's just BS. He's gotta have a fresh cut, high and tight with a good 'Merican name like Tex Scarborough. Really it's just a stupid show....good for him he thinks so little of CNN as to wear his crappy jeans and shirt. Hopefully CNN cuts him a nice check and he laughs all the way to the bank.

Timbo

03-22-2014 07:20 AM

I think we can put CNN in for Tool of the past two weeks!

They should stop announcing, "Breaking News" every five minutes, and instead call it, "Broken News", as in, Broken record, we keep repeating the same stuff, which is,

"There is NO NEW NEWS, so we are going to fill the empty time with a janitor trying to fly a 777 sim..."

Bilsch

03-22-2014 08:58 AM

Many years ago at gate D-8 at DTW. 727 inbound from GRR.

I show up to do the log book check, walk-around etc., and expect to greet the crew since the #1 is still running.

No crew anywhere. Oops.

Bilsch

03-22-2014 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Timbo (Post 1607948)

This morning they had on a female "retired Navy diver". She was asked about the search operation. She then proceeded to describe that they would use "ships, planes, and helicopters to look for debris." That was it.

DeadHead

03-22-2014 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Timbo (Post 1607948)

Yeah, but you can't say it's not entertaining watching try to figure out how to use the thrust reversers.

LNL76

03-22-2014 12:26 PM

CNN's coverage is like a car wreck. You don't want to look at it, but it's hard to turn away.

badflaps

03-22-2014 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Bilsch (Post 1608030)

Many years ago at gate D-8 at DTW. 727 inbound from GRR.

I show up to do the log book check, walk-around etc., and expect to greet the crew since the #1 is still running.

No crew anywhere. Oops.

Hey, when they're slow hooking up city power what else? Things to do, Places to go.

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