http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/07/swearing.pilot/index.html

A pilot was removed from his own flight after swearing at passengers. Apparently the stress of whatever caused him to lose his cool. I would guess that it would be safer not to fly with a pilot who is this angry.

:eek: he must have gotten his 1st paycheck and found out he'd make more flying rubber dog shit out of Taiwan...

or it may have been that he found out he had to go to Detroit:lolhit:

Where his ex is waiting with 4 bounced alimony checks

It's really not his flight. He is simply the pilot on the airline company's flight. If he is acting in an irrational manner, and he seemed to be, the airline cannot take a chance that he will not cause injury or even death to the passengers.

Where his ex is waiting with 4 bounced alimony checks

Uh ya, if he was using his cell phone and swearing up a storm I would say his ex was involved there somewhere. Either that or his "soon to be" ex. Forget the sobriety test. They guy needs a psych test.

Uh ya, if he was using his cell phone and swearing up a storm I would say his ex was involved there somewhere. Either that or his "soon to be" ex. Forget the sobriety test. They guy needs a psych test.
or she does:@@:

It's really not his flight. He is simply the pilot on the airline company's flight. If he is acting in an irrational manner, and he seemed to be, the airline cannot take a chance that he will not cause injury or even death to the passengers.
that could be it! not his flight!...i know plenty of ppl in transportation that keep getting their lives jerked around to cover management screw ups...i'm wondering if he was pulled from his normal flight to cover for someone else? you'd getting loud too if you were missing your kids 5th birthday in a row.

or she does:@@:
Yeah well, we keep using pot black, kettle black so, you are right, it could be her but come to think of it, more likely it is both.

Yeah well, we keep using pot black, kettle black so, you are right, it could be her but come to think of it, more likely it is both.
either way, family stress is the worst...it's easy to get a new job.

either way, family stress is the worst...it's easy to get a new job.

yeah, good thing too because he is going to need one. I doubt they will put him back on a flight after that.

yeah, good thing too because he is going to need one. I doubt they will put him back on a flight after that.
if they were trying to force him to fly past his hours of service, he won't need one:@@:

if they were trying to force him to fly past his hours of service, he won't need one:@@:

what does that mean mike?

pilots have federal restrictions on the number of hours (weekly & continuously) that they can work, as well as required rest periods in between.

violations of hours of service rules are the worst thing a transportation worker can do on the job sober....and if the airline encourages or allows it, they are in deep doo-doo...if they try to force him past those HOS, he could sue.

pilots have federal restrictions on the number of hours (weekly & continuously) that they can work, as well as required rest periods in between.

violations of hours of service rules are the worst thing a transportation worker can do on the job sober....and if the airline encourages or allows it, they are in deep doo-doo...if they try to force him past those HOS, he could sue.

Are you saying you think that could come into play here?

it's a possiblity...but until we here from NWA & the FAA, it's just speculation.