The Airline Pilot from Hell

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04-10-2006, 11:34 AM

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jack

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Originally Posted by tomgoodman

According to old-timers, there used to be quite a few "characters" at loose in airline cockpits. Some I heard about include:

--A guy who would not "ident" when ATC asked. Seems he once lost an engine shortly after identing, and didn't want to take any chances.

--One who would shut off the radio when denied a direct clearance and go direct anyway.

--One who issued instructions to the F/O and S/O by means of a hand puppet named "Freddy the Fox".

--One who saw the S/O recording gauge readings in the engine logbook and exclaimed "No, No--don't put THAT down! Put down what they're SUPPOSED to read!"

Got some others?

I had a guy look at me sqaure in the eye, (I pulled out a candy bar just below 10k) and with a full mouth of chinese food told me that I should not eat during sterile cockpit. He was dead serious. That and the guy who was accross the board the worst pilot ever, gave me a briefing that he is real standard and expects me to be, than right upon flap retraction pulls out a pillow and goes to stage 4 sleep. He got fired from the old company and now is a motivational speaker in Florida.

Last edited by jack; 04-10-2006 at 11:37 AM.

04-11-2006, 06:36 AM

#12

Randal

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Joined APC: Mar 2006

Position: A320 capt

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Originally Posted by loudgarrettdriver

There's nothing worst then being stuck with an A@@hole like that for a long trip. I have flown with guys on company checkrides and 2 week long trips that constatly nitpick and hound you about the tiny things that don't matter.

Then when they fly a leg- its one mistake after another. When you tell them something like- " Hey, we're 3 miles from the runway at 10,000 feet doing 320knots" They say- "I know, I know." or "Damn ATC always screwing me up!!"

its enough to make you old>

lol poor ATC, yeah thats a favourite, but there are also excellent captains (like me

) who can fly and love it. I have been lucky,--when i was a 707 F/O we had this capt who was a real "do every thing i want or you die type" he loved going to the "dogs" (Hialeah Miami) one day i made the mistake to say no , well that was it for any flying when he was the capt,--so one day all the cks are done , and he flops into the L/seat , and says Randal set the park brake, aah why, "cause my gout is acting up" so i pick up my flight bag and head into operations, "i`m not going anywhere with a capt who can`t press the brakes

--well he storms in ,then i`m talking to chief pilot who says "damm straight make him demonstrate that he can press the brakes" lol oohh boy well needless to say i never got anymore legs from him.