Welcome to Flightinfo.com

  • Register now and join the discussion
  • Friendliest aviation Ccmmunity on the web
  • Modern site for PC's, Phones, Tablets - no 3rd party apps required
  • Ask questions, help others, promote aviation
  • Share the passion for aviation
  • Invite everyone to Flightinfo.com and let's have fun

Comair FO leaves hospital for rehab

Welcome to Flightinfo.com

  • Register now and join the discussion
  • Modern secure site, no 3rd party apps required
  • Invite your friends
  • Share the passion of aviation
  • Friendliest aviation community on the web
Are you kidding me?

I don't usually post (I'm more of a troller)- but I couldn't help myself. Imagine this: this guy gets his job back (somehow), or gets hired by another regional, the airplane is being boarded, and somebody somehow recognizes this poor guy sitting in the cockpit (don't ask me how- just play along) and screams out, "Oh my god, aren't you that guy who killed 49 people in that crash 2 years ago!"

At which point, this poor pilot replies, "Um........yes, I am THAT guy. But I've learned my lesson, and I promise you, it WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN! Have a nice flight, sir."

Cmon guys!!! Now I know that that is a bit of an oversimplified example, but you get my point. This is ridiculous! He will never again be a paid professional pilot ANYWHERE! He should never step foot into an airplane again, unless he is a PAX or flying his own little Cessna or Piper or whatever.

Don't try and tell me it wasn't just his fault and that there were other factors involved and blah blah blah. 49 PEOPLE WERE KILLED! 49 PEOPLE WERE KILLED! 49 PEOPLE WERE KILLED! And as far as we know at this time (until the official NTSB report is completed), this poor pilot played a major part in their death.

So enough is enough, I wish him well in rehab, but he should never fly professionally again. If this happened to any one of us, the same would be said. If you're involved in something similar to this, you NEVER fly professionally again. Sorry, life is cruel, I know we all make mistakes all the time.......maybe even every day. And 99.9999999% of the time, nobody dies. In fact, there are rarely any consequences to those tiny mistakes. But this one time for this one pilot, THERE WAS! People lost there life. Unacceptable. Unacceptable. Unacceptable.

I'm sorry, but this guy doesn't fly anymore. I repeat, this guy doesn't fly anymore. His flying career is ruined, his future as an airline pilot is ruined, and now it's time for a career change.

It's OK to have compassion for this guy, he's been through h-ll and back, and I wish him well, and a speedy recovery, but let's be real, he does not belong in the cockpit of any airplane. Yes, he may have learned a very valuable lesson in safety, and he may very well be one of the safest and most aware aviators in the industry because of the experience he has been through, but it just DOES NOT MATTER. This was too big of a mistake, too horrific of an outcome because of his actions (along with his cohort), too many people whose hopes and dreams were shattered that morning......................
 
Your a punk. No I believe the ASA accident we are talking about is the accident were the propeller came off the engine and got stuck on the wing. Those guys did about as good as a job that could have been done.

Why am I a punk???

I just realized that I linked the wrong NTSB report...I meant to link the one that lost the prop blade.
 
Let me know where he is in rehab and I will personally visit him and cheer him on like you guys should.
 
im not trying to be crude here or speculate but does anyone think hed be able to get a medical and return to 121 ops with a prosthetic leg?

You'd be VERY surprised to know the 'issues' many 121 pilots are flying with. So would the pax in the jets.

I have tremendous respect for anyone who can recover from a physical ailment, rehab, get their medical back after surgeries, prosthetic limbs, etc. The scary ones are flying around with serious mental issues -- bipolar, manic anger, sex-change operations/hormone therapy, sleep deprivation, bankruptcy pressures, double alimonies, nasty divorce proceedings, etc.

We all have problems, fortunately with 2 pilot ops generally at least one is stable (hopefully). ;)

Your best pilot might be the one with the prosthetic. They've worked harder than most to get back to the cockpit.


Fugawe
 
I don't usually post (I'm more of a troller)- but I couldn't help myself. Imagine this: this guy gets his job back (somehow), or gets hired by another regional, the airplane is being boarded, and somebody somehow recognizes this poor guy sitting in the cockpit (don't ask me how- just play along) and screams out, "Oh my god, aren't you that guy who killed 49 people in that crash 2 years ago!"

At which point, this poor pilot replies, "Um........yes, I am THAT guy. But I've learned my lesson, and I promise you, it WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN! Have a nice flight, sir."

Cmon guys!!! Now I know that that is a bit of an oversimplified example, but you get my point. This is ridiculous! He will never again be a paid professional pilot ANYWHERE! He should never step foot into an airplane again, unless he is a PAX or flying his own little Cessna or Piper or whatever.

Don't try and tell me it wasn't just his fault and that there were other factors involved and blah blah blah. 49 PEOPLE WERE KILLED! 49 PEOPLE WERE KILLED! 49 PEOPLE WERE KILLED! And as far as we know at this time (until the official NTSB report is completed), this poor pilot played a major part in their death.

So enough is enough, I wish him well in rehab, but he should never fly professionally again. If this happened to any one of us, the same would be said. If you're involved in something similar to this, you NEVER fly professionally again. Sorry, life is cruel, I know we all make mistakes all the time.......maybe even every day. And 99.9999999% of the time, nobody dies. In fact, there are rarely any consequences to those tiny mistakes. But this one time for this one pilot, THERE WAS! People lost there life. Unacceptable. Unacceptable. Unacceptable.

I'm sorry, but this guy doesn't fly anymore. I repeat, this guy doesn't fly anymore. His flying career is ruined, his future as an airline pilot is ruined, and now it's time for a career change.

It's OK to have compassion for this guy, he's been through h-ll and back, and I wish him well, and a speedy recovery, but let's be real, he does not belong in the cockpit of any airplane. Yes, he may have learned a very valuable lesson in safety, and he may very well be one of the safest and most aware aviators in the industry because of the experience he has been through, but it just DOES NOT MATTER. This was too big of a mistake, too horrific of an outcome because of his actions (along with his cohort), too many people whose hopes and dreams were shattered that morning......................

125, lets say that you are driving along in your F-150 and accidentally run into a school bus and kill 3 children. According to your theory, you should never be allowed to drive again, is that right? Otherwise someone might recoignize you driving your car again and say, "look, theres that a$$hole who ran into those 3 innocent children and shattered their lives."

Point is, we are all human and we all make mistakes. We as humans have accidentally hit others and killed them in vehicles, doctors have accidentally killed patients and the list goes on. To sit here and tell us all that the comair FO should never fly again is really shameful, ignorant and downright arrogant. 125, just remember, any one of us could be involved in an accident tomorrow that kills people. I can only imagine how difficult it would be to live with that, but your life must go on. I agree with another person here who said it's all about how hard you work to come back to doing what you so loved and if you get back on the horse, you'll be a stronger and better person in doing so.

I would support this FO's decision if he decided to come back to aviation.
 
Last edited:

Latest resources

Back
Top