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My god you people's arses are strung tighter than a snare drum. Where was the outrage about the "Man Shows" little skit about the two drunk pilots walking around the terminal? If I remember correctly, most people recognized that as humor and I'm sure more than a few of us have it saved on our hard drives as something funny to show friends. Lifes to short to be so serious all the time. Personally I thought the article was funny
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I agree that poking fun at some of the dumb things a few pilots have done is funny. But telling everyone that you want to KILL them? Not the same thing. I also don't believe he would actually kill anyone, but he's begging to be made an example of.
 
Of course, I would wait until the plane lands before killing the pilot.
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I'm not unreasonable.
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The next time I hear a pilot tell me he expects a smooth flight, or a turbulent flight, or that he is happy to have us aboard, I am going to pass around a hat so we can all chip in to buy garden shears, which we will then use to remove the pilot's larynx.
I feel strongly about this. Perhaps you've noticed.
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A very poor attempt at humor. Let's just say he voiced these opinions while in the airport and was overheard.....does it get passed off as "humorous". The point is, this guy has a pulpit to preach from and he excercised extremely poor judgement in conveying his disgust.
 
Just off the phone to a friend of a friend who works for a "company" with the letters FBI, I pointed him to the wbesite, he chuckled and said, "that guy is not going to like his day tommorrow"...
 
The man gets paid to write articles and fights for his freedom of speach but pokes fun (in a very tacky and unprofesional way) of people who are doing their job? I hate talking on the P.A. but I have to do it. Just like he HAS to write articles EVERY DAY. In the 24 hour media era with T.V. newspapers, magazines, blogs ect.....sometimes they run a little dry in the topic category.

It seems there are more articles written and talked about everyday that there are topics. I would hope he would use his keen intelect on gathering more newsworthy pieces. If he is really bored maybe he can volunteer as the spelling police hear on F.I.!!
 
Sent the following to Mr. Rosenberg:

Mr. Rosenberg,

I have read your attempt at humor concerning airline pilots and PA announcements. I am a professional airline pilot and find your article offensive and threatening. I have forwarded your article along with my concerns to the TSA Contact Center. I have recommended that you be placed on the National No-Fly list as a potential threat to aircrews. I can assure you that the TSA takes all threats to aircrew very seriously and especially threats forwarded to them by pilots. It is my hope that you will suffer some inconvenience because of this and hopefully, you will be placed on the No-Fly list. Maybe in the future you will think before you put pen to paper trying to grab a "cheap" chuckle. In closing I want you to know that I knew one of the pilots who had his throat slashed during the hijackings on 9/11. I'm sure his family would find no humor in your article just as I found none.

XXXXXXX XXXXXX
727 Captain
Federal Express
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OUCH!!!

Good job....I hope he gets the point!!
 
You guys DO realize that a columnist or writer like this fellow loves to provoke this kind of reaction? Expect in the near future another piece by him talking about humorless pilots who write him. You guys are putting money in his pocket. ;)
 
My thoughts exactly. In a week or so there will be a response column with some of the more militant replies. There will be no fair-and-balanced, two-way reporting, and there is no legal requirement that he do so. Basically we just wrote his next column.
 
You guys DO realize that a columnist or writer like this fellow loves to provoke this kind of reaction? Expect in the near future another piece by him talking about humorless pilots who write him. You guys are putting money in his pocket. ;)
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Good. He'll have plenty of time write it while riding Greyhound.
 
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=COL22


I couldn't find a better picture of that Rosenberg, but just look at him! Better bring some friends my man, you look all cross eyed to begin with. What a classic sports writer. I am guessing he has never been a member of a locker room, and has mustard and salsa over his tie after every game.

Since he is in Detroit, I hope a NWA pilot has the pleasure of giving him the boot someday.

I wish I could do the three legged hop to the hospital with him so they could pull my boot out of his a**.
 
scoreboard said:
Just off the phone to a friend of a friend who works for a "company" with the letters FBI, I pointed him to the wbesite, he chuckled and said, "that guy is not going to like his day tommorrow"...
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Retracted... It's already been said numerous times.
 
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klr1395 said:
I know and have full confidence that comments such as these would be taken seriously if overheard in a security line at and airport, so why should it be tolerated any place else when it involves the threat of bodily harm to lawfully acting flight crews?
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Key point, right there.

Man, this guy looks like the type that got beat up in school. Anyone in Detroit up for dishing out an atomic wedgie?
 
I found this humorous comment to his article on the Free Press web site:

"Judging by your photo, if you are ever contemplating bringing garden shears to “cut out my larynx,” or “killing” me after landing, I strongly suggest you bring lots of help. I’m 6’6”, 225 pounds, have had more than a little self-defense training, and have little patience for hacks such as yourself telling me how you know my job better than I do or making over the top threats - - even if in jest."

I've read some other comments sent to the author with absolutely atrocious spelling and grammar. How about spell checking before sending? It'll make us (pilots) look a hell of a lot better.
 
Saabslime said:
Where was the outrage about the "Man Shows" little skit about the two drunk pilots walking around the terminal?
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Or the scene in Dodgeball where Vince Vaughan is at a bar in LAS and there is a pilot in the background (in full uniform) with a pilsner?

I read this article and thought, well, his humor and writing style sucks. I felt no need to complain, but I hope he gets the point...Jethro had the best message sent to him IMO.
 
Actually, I agree with this guy.

A captain I once flew with told me this:
Passengers hear an average of 26 announcements from the moment they walk into the terminal until they reach the cabin of the plane. Then the FAs drown them in the same announcements about getting in their seat, storing their bags, etc. Then the cockpit crew tells them about the flight, and on and on and on. All before they even take off. Once enroute, unless there is going to be a delay, they really don't want to hear from you. Put simply, they pay us to get them from point A to point B on schedule. If we can't get them to point B, or if we can't get them there on schedule, then they want to know why and when they will arrive. Otherwise, leave them alone.

He and I flew together a few times and since there is an airshow on our aircraft, he would tell me not to do the PA at cruise since the "folks" don't want to be bothered... afterall, they've got all the info they need on the airshow. I never made PAs with this guy, it was nice.

Up until we pissed off some old bag FA. She wrote us up for not doing a PA and we both had to do a rug-dance in the CPO. Actually, we burried her in our counter-writeup and now he has a mark in her permanant file but that's another story. Point is, the company is stuck in yesteryear and still expects us to do PAs, so I do them. But I do so knowing full well 85% of the passengers just want me to shut it.

On my commute home last night, the pilot interrupts the movie, about the seat belt sign, wx on arrival... blah, blah, blah. Everyone in back was pissed because it was at a critical scene in the movie and because we heard something like 15 announcements on the ground due to a long taxi delay.

If it were up to me, we would do only two announcements:
1) On the ground welcoming the pax aboard.
2) On the descent telling the "folks" the arrival gate and weather... which they will probably not listen to anyway.

The old enroute announcement/ PA is out.
 
Hey, this is typical of the commie 'free press' (known around Detroit as 'The Daily Worker'). This writers a whack job...

Just my 02
 
People love to hear the Captain, his strong manly voice calms their fear of flying. Kids want to grow up to be pilots and the girls start fantasizing flirting with him after the flight. "This is your captain speaking" still means a lot to so many people.
 
Just called the TSA, the guy started laughing and was like, "wait don't tell me detroit free press." ahaha, that guy is gettin pwned
 

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