You answered your own question, if he doesn't have the intestinal fortitude lay day in the grave he dug and does something stupid like off himself, then he was never mentally stable enough to be flying paying passengers in the first place.

 

They probably didn't get enough factual info to take action. They can't just pull him offline because some people posted some things on baseops.

But I agree with BHopper88...now that it's apparent what kind of issues the guy must have, it's not funny anymore. I'm not going to close the thread but lets think of our own dignity here.

 

I agree with you, he deserves all the attention he is getting, hopefully to correct his problem with lying. Bullying is a different story....Maybe managment will force him to check into some kind of counseling program and complete it prior to returning for duty.

 

Anyone that requires mental counceling shouldn't hold a medical. It's that way for the Military. You see a head shrink for anything like this, automatic 12 months med down.

Granted we're talking about serious personality issues. Seeing a councelor for marraige, death, etc., obviously doesn't count. Not to say those stresses don't contribute to the risk management, but Tim is playing a whole different ball game in this regard.

 

Does anyone have a copy of this article? I threw mine out as usual and it's been removed from the alpa pdf file.

 

Timmahy DOESN'T have to come to APC, BAseOps, F-book, or any of the other dozen internet sites and read all of this. Its not Bullying; no one is chasing him around or forcing him to go online. I love the stuff people are coming up with! such talent among us!

 

I've become lactose-intolerant.

 

I mentioned it probably a dozen or two pages ago because I noticed the similiarity as well, that 705 also started with the the FE being busted for exaggerating his work history/experience or something to that effect. I was a child at the time the FedEx 705 happened so I never knew about it until recently. Just unreal, I could not stop thinking about it for a few days.
A couple people mentioned suicide... I would be more worried about something like 705 where he hurts other people (specifically, as many people as his embraer holds). If he lied about all this crap you have no idea what other flying qualifications/history/experience he lied about. Worse, if he is deranged enough to lie to the extent that he did, you don't know what else he is capable of. I'm sure NO ONE could've expected in their wildest imaginations what Calloway ended up doing. Not saying Martins will do what Calloway did, because that is pretty damn horrific, but my point is that no one knows what people like him are capable of... and I don't like that uncertainty/unreliability in a person controlling airplanes full of people.

 

Thank You Yamahas3. Best summation to date and right on target.

It will interesting to see what comes out of Capt. Prater's office, if they have the guts to admit they screwed up so badly. We'll probably see a lame excuse blaming a staff member "who has been counseled".

In all my years of being associated with ALPA, this has to be the biggest embarrassment and the best reason to do away with 535 Herndon Parkway and everyone who works in that building !

G'riddance Mr. Prater !

 

You can't destroy Superman !