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We should all reserve judgment until all the investigation is over and all of the information is out.
Sure isn't. Especially when the FBI is asking the questions. You have GOT to come clean when the FBI asks you a question. Simple as that!
Just out of curiosity, did they revoke all of their certificate privileges or just Commercial/ATP privileges?
Great point. If they lied, the outcome is much worse. Admit to sleeping, pull the fatigue card and try to improve rest/duty requirement, get terminated for inexusable behavior in the flight deck. 1 year later when public forgets, ALPA gets their jobs back. Honesty is always the best policy.
Yes, it is a felony. I'm not sure what class of felony in Minnesota, but it is a felony.
Aussie, Sounds like you are a perfect pilot based off of your responses on this subject. With all of the experience you have you should be at a much higher level of a aviation career than you've reached. God help you if you ever make any mistakes because you will be crucified as you obviously believe these pilots should be.
What the heck??
Why would you make a comment like that? Because I (and most others) agree that they were sleeping then it makes me high-and-mighty and I somehow think I'm immune to making a mistake.... WRONG, I never made any comments even close to insinuating that.
Here's what I'm saying. It's clear to me that these guys were asleep, and then lied to cover it up. If I make a mistake (and I do from time to time) it's not because I was willfully disobeying FAR's and SOP's (as these guys claim to have done with their laptop story).
If I ever make the news for doing something stupid you can bet I won't lie about it and invent some story that I think doesn't sound as bad as what actually happened.
How you go from that to somehow me having Chuck Yeager syndrome is beyond me, I think you might need to re-evaluate your interpretation of the comments I made, sir.
Because they would be federal charges, the state in which it took place does not govern the class. The Fed has 1 code. A class A felony is a class a whether the crime took place in Alaska or Arkansas. Location makes no difference.Yes, it is a felony. I'm not sure what class of felony in Minnesota, but it is a felony.