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- absolutelytrue, on 10/25/2009, -0/+319Umm.. they weren't drunk, they SAY they weren't sleeping or arguing... that leaves.. oh my.
- CoreyFC, on 10/25/2009, -0/+193"On second thought: Yes, we were sleeping."
- popzero, on 10/25/2009, -0/+186Pinochle? Daydreaming? Texting? Thumb wars? Kegel exercises? Meditation? Staring contest? Back waxing? Cartooning? Mime lessons? Sudoku? Brain Training? Vigorous hand-holding?
Oh my god. Were they... digging? - itchy92, on 10/25/2009, -3/+113Dude, how you actually *flown* in the last couple decades? A BJ from a "flight attendant" is nowhere near as appealing as it was in the "sexy stewardess days" of air travel's golden era.
- Rutledge14, on 10/25/2009, -0/+94That's what I gather from it as well.
"I've said too much already." - Gerakis100, on 10/25/2009, -2/+85A BJ or more from the stewardess sounds like a good idea as to what's behind all this
- teknic111, on 10/25/2009, -0/+71Sleeping with each other!!!
- jayp900, on 10/25/2009, -2/+60"I would tell you more, but I've already told you way too much." WTF is that? they were obviously sleeping
- MrSteamTank, on 10/25/2009, -4/+57http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9Ped7nWz38
Think about what could have happened! - internetcoward, on 10/25/2009, -7/+56Good news everyone! The pilots weren't sleeping they were... oh my...
- hovester, on 10/25/2009, -1/+49New members of the "mile high" club?
- happyseamonster, on 10/25/2009, -1/+48They flew through a worm hole and the govt is silencing them.
- TVarmy, on 10/25/2009, -1/+43They moved the airport when the pilots weren't looking?
- inferno10, on 10/25/2009, -2/+38Together...
- DeskFlyer, on 10/25/2009, -3/+39I think the whole 'not being in contact with ATC for over an hour' is a pretty big deal, especially while flying in Class A airspace. Even when you do lose the radio for real, you're supposed to squawk 7600 to let them know that you're still flying according to your flight plan. Basically this story illustrates a severe lack of situational awareness, which is a fundamental concept of cockpit discipline taught to all pilots from day one. It should be automatic to anyone holding an ATP with turbine time. I wouldn't be surprised if both of them are canned.
- anthropodeus, on 10/25/2009, -0/+32it says that they had previously been having a "heated discussion" about airline policy. make-up sex, perhaps?
- AWBoy666, on 10/25/2009, -0/+31Definitely leads me to believe it was something sexual. I mean, what else is there?
- phobozad, on 10/25/2009, -2/+33Have you ever driven your car at 500 mph?
- geoboy, on 10/26/2009, -1/+29Ohhhh... so THAT'S why they call it a cockpit.
- FearlessFreep, on 10/25/2009, -0/+25Might've been a guy
- bradleyland, on 10/25/2009, -1/+25Cruise speed for an A320 is Mach .78, which means they were, presumably, traveling at around 515 miles per hour @ 37,000 ft altitude. They passed their target by 150 miles; 17.5 minutes travel time @ 515 MPH.
But that doesn't tell the whole story. Airliners start preparations for approach hundreds of miles before they actually reach the airport. When you factor this in, the lapse in attention spans a much greater amount of time. If we assume they needed to start preparing 300 miles before reaching MSP, that makes the total distance 450 miles. That puts them at very nearly an hour of failing to act on their approach.
That's not just bad, it's inexcusable. - lolwatermelon, on 10/25/2009, -1/+25Shooting down a commuter jet over a city sounds like an awesome idea. Lets make you head of Homeland Security.
- DeskFlyer, on 10/25/2009, -1/+25"Not smart enough to be a pilot? Tell us about your personal failings."
No problem. Many years ago when I was taking flying lessons in Florida, I realized that that my color-blindess would prevent me from every getting IFR rated, so I quit just after my first solo. About a year later I tried taking lessons again here in Wisconsin, but lacked the money to get the total required hours (and I was so rusty that I nearly had to re-learn everything I forgot), so I stopped flying for good. Ended up getting a dispatcher's license instead. - jpartridge, on 10/25/2009, -0/+24Yes, yes, and yes.
- ObeseSnake, on 10/25/2009, -0/+24"Joey, have you ever seen a grown man naked?"
or
"Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?" - dhughes, on 10/25/2009, -0/+22 It is if you have the fuel for 2,149 miles.
- UV0001, on 10/25/2009, -1/+23Jumping to conclusions. Stay classy diggers.
Oh and even if he was just a flight sim user, that doesn't mean someone can't go and look up aviation procedures and regulations. Oh and btw, flight sim junkies probably know more about aviation than you guys trying to call them out on it do. - kthoma22, on 10/25/2009, -0/+21Looks like they picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.
- bazzarr, on 10/25/2009, -0/+20You ever been in a cockpit before? No sir, I've never been up in a plane before. You ever seen a grown man naked ?
- mtdna, on 10/25/2009, -3/+23...not that there's anything wrong with that.
- HyperionHK, on 10/25/2009, -0/+20The big deal is they missed the airport. How do you MISS an airport if you are properly piloting a plane. That's a pretty big deal. When you have 144 people's lives in your hands, being inattentive enough to miss an airport by 150 miles is a pretty big deal
- mkriss5681, on 10/25/2009, -0/+19Didn't they just add WiFi to plans?
Internet Porn. - lewzer, on 10/25/2009, -0/+19The pilots were testing out their new dutch rudders
- samk, on 10/25/2009, -7/+26When you travel 2000 miles, missing by 150 miles isn't so bad.
- andrewh7, on 10/25/2009, -1/+20Alien abduction....missing time
- ClearMan, on 10/25/2009, -0/+19Just tell us why you missed by 150 miles. If you continue to stonewall, we'll continue to think you were napping. I know one thing for sure, I don't want either one of these pilots on any plane I fly. Over and out.
- emjaymj, on 10/25/2009, -1/+19I'd be more worried about a Russian pilot who wasn't at least a little buzzed
- fleischkopf, on 10/25/2009, -5/+23Have you ever missed your exit on the freeway by 150 miles?
- DantheMan1107, on 10/25/2009, -0/+18wtf
- MrSteamTank, on 10/25/2009, -2/+19It's a BJ. Who cares. It's not like you've got her eye to eye. Just use your imagination.
- haikuFU, on 10/25/2009, -0/+16They were sleeping. My friend is a pilot for Northwest, and all of the other pilots think they were sleeping. It's common practice for pilots to sleep, but usually only one at a time. They are supposed to call in when they are tired for a replacement, but few of them ever do.
- pocketjacks, on 10/25/2009, -0/+16...and I raaaaan, I ran so far awaaaaaaaaaaaaay.
- TBITS, on 10/25/2009, -3/+19Even if they had lost radio contact which is unlikely, I'm pretty sure the rule isn't oh just keep flying until your radio works again.
They fell asleep, it's happened before and it will happen again.These idiots are lucky that they weren't shot down, which probably would have been he case if they were flying over DC or New York. Also, whats with only having a 30min voice recorder on board? It's the 21st century Airlines, so get your ***** together and pick up a $50 HD camera at best buy for god's sake. - tiberone, on 10/25/2009, -2/+17For some reason when I read that I immediately imagined Norm Macdonald's face lighting up and saying it in that voice of his, made it even better
- spriggig, on 10/25/2009, -2/+17Me thinks thou doth protest too much.
- Nereus90, on 10/25/2009, -1/+16Polygraphs are absolutely not reliable at all. They are completely meaningless. See if you can find the Penn and Teller ***** episode on them. They explain that polygraphs are really just an interrogation technique designed to put pressure on the person taking it.
- russ3, on 10/25/2009, -3/+17I dont understand, even a full blown aids pilot would have time to land a plane before dying.
PS i'm glad we have conservatives to block gay sex from commercials in America. - hw00d, on 10/25/2009, -2/+16Overdriven,
Please grow a ***** brain before you make any comments about something of which you clearly have no knowledge.
I am an aircraft dispatcher.
Are there some stupid dispatchers? Yes. But there are more than twice as many stupid pilots.
What you fail to realize is that a pilot handles one flight at a time. You know how many flights a dispatcher is handling at any given time? Roughly 15 at a small airline.
Besides, all a pilot really does is take off and land. Other than that he's trying to kill the boredom while at altitude...oh, and the small detail of being in contact with ATC and his dispatcher.
Nevermind the fact that a dispatcher has to take the ATP test to get certified. By the way, most first officers don't have an ATP rating. In fact, there was legislation *just* passed that says all commercial pilots must have an ATP rating in 3 years. That means that until now, an ATP rating wasn't required for pilots.
Dispatchers share 50% responsibility with the PIC (pilot in command) of each flight. Again, the captain has 1 flight at a time, I have 15 (if it's a slow day).
These NWA pilots will (and should) have their certificates pulled. I don't care if they were sleeping, arguing, bitching about company policy or even ***** in the *******pit. They ***** up and don't deserve to fly.
tl:dr ***** you overdriven, you don't know a goddamn thing. - UV0001, on 10/25/2009, -3/+17If you had a car with state of the art GPS, Navigation, and Radar, with umm... "Street Traffic Control" telling you where to go and a car that can drive itself for most of your trip; then no you have no excuse for missing an exit.
- DeskFlyer, on 10/25/2009, -1/+15Overdriven and feebes, I know what I'm talking about because I was a flight dispatcher for an airline for 3 years. If you don't know what a dispatcher does, read this when you get a chance:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/columnist/getline/2 ...
And yes, I do love playing sims. -
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