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An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot has been charged with 83 counts of attempted murder after trying to crash a plane during a mid-flight “mental breakdown,” according to local officials and witnesses.

During a recent flight from Everett, Washington to San Francisco, California, 44-year-old pilot Joseph David Emerson tried to engage the jet’s fire-suppression system, which would have halted the flow of fuel to the craft’s engines and likely caused a catastrophic crash.

https://www.rt.com/news/585655-pilot-charged-attempted-murder/

Is it typical to have off-duty pilots in the jump seat?


571 posted on 10/24/2023 5:58:35 AM PDT by Melian (📍 Reminder: Memes are made to make you think or laugh. Verify for yourself before repostin. )
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576 posted on 10/24/2023 6:13:32 AM PDT by Melian (📍 Reminder: Memes are made to make you think or laugh. Verify for yourself before repostin. )
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To: Melian
Is it typical to have off-duty pilots in the jump seat?

Yes, they are non-revs (revenue). If they got to get somewhere, they will bump paying passengers. Pulling the old 'fire-Ts' trick. that would have worked. Good job by the flight =deck crew. They must have been suspicious, because it isn't that far to the handles and they still stopped a determined effort.

591 posted on 10/24/2023 7:29:44 AM PDT by xone ( )
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To: Melian

Off-duty pilots in the jump seat … Yes. All the time. It’s how my dad used to commute to Chicago.


621 posted on 10/24/2023 9:51:45 AM PDT by ponygirl (Stay gold.)
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