Sounds like the pilot was just heading off a possible “chimping out” situation.
He probably did her a huge favor of which she will of course never, ever, acknowledge.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.urbandictionary.com/define.php%3fterm=Chimp+Out&=true
CHIMPING OUT!
I had never heard it but NOW I know what it means. AND it is frequently true.....
“Sounds like the pilot was just heading off a possible chimping out situation.”
If she tried that shit on the wrong flight she would regret it.