Posted on 10/26/2009 1:54:03 PM PDT by traumer
The latest in the case of the straying Northwest Airlines flight is that pilots have told the National Transportation Safety Board that they were working on their laptops, not sleeping, not arguing.
The Associated Press had this:
"National Transportation Safety Board said in a statement Monday that the pilots said in interviews that they were not fatigued and didn't fall asleep, as many aviation safety experts have said was likely.
"The board said the pilots told investigators the first officer was instructing the captain on monthly flight crew scheduling. The pilots were out of communication with air traffic controllers and their airline for over an hour and didn't realize their mistake until contacted by a flight attendant."
Adds the Minneapolis Star-Tribune:
"The pilots said they were discussing the new monthly crew flight scheduling system that was in place because of the merger between Delta and Northwest. [First Officer Richard I.] Cole, who was more familiar with the procedure, was providing instruction to [Timothy B.] Cheney, the captain, the report said.
"'The use of personal computers on the flight deck is prohibited by company policy,' the report said."
(Excerpt) Read more at aviationblog.dallasnews.com ...
The stories changed. Bad sign.
FReeping while flying?
Or probably Solitaire.
Probably looking at porno.
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Then they probably have a record of the times they were logged in to the scheduling site? RIGHT....
FReeper names: wrongwayfeldman and emiliawannabe!!!
An old joke:
I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather; and not screaming in terror like his passengers.....
They better say they are gay or something quick .
Nope, try again.
LOL, I’ll bet more than a few people in the back of that plane wish they had internet access. Nah, can’t have that. It could interfere with plane safety.
The absurdity of this situation is amazing.
Wish I had that excuse to use when my folks wondered why I was taking so long in the bathroom.......
; )
Darn it FReepers; FReeping is great, but don’t FReep and fly or FReep and drive. If you feel the need to FReep while flying a multi-million dollar aircraft containing hundreds of passengers, please resist the urge.
The should be fired... NOW! No explanation short of MASSIVE equipment failure is sufficient for me...
Even if that is the true story, do you want to fly with a pilot that takes an hour to figure out when he is suppose to show up for work next?
Heh. I can’t imagine any reason they could give that would be good cover for overflying their destination.
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