JetBlue pilot found not guilty by Reason of Insanity byTexas judge

[Turtle21]

Hahahaha. Silly Blujet pilots know they don't need a union.....

....yeah, evidently you shouldn't pay dues after all, folks that have paid dues have been convicted, just sayin' :lol:

 

[Andy]

Andy, welcome back! You on the 756 or 73?

Thanks! 73. L-UAL furloughees go to the 73; a few have gotten 756 slots in the spring vacancy bids. Since I'm in Tucson, I'll likely bid for the 73 out of LAX; much easier commute.

 

[B6Busdriver]

....yeah, evidently you shouldn't pay dues after all, folks that have paid dues have been convicted, just sayin' :lol:

Yeah we shall see. Soon JetBlue will cut bait and with the fabulous benefits at B6 he'll get 2 years of LTD. Then he will have nothing, nada, zilch, zero. I wonder what disability pays for mental illness at airlines with a CBA. Hmmmm.

 

[airplane wizard]

Lack of sleep caused it???

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Tired...n-osbons-march/story?id=16751079#.T_zPQnDTJDI

 

[Lear70]

It can be a contributing factor.

Had a talk with my Psychiatrist fiance' about this, and she said that some people, if you combine a large amount of stress with sleep deprivation (due in large part to the stress in some cases), coupled with another external stressor, maybe alcohol from the night before and/or even talking about the stress with someone (the other pilot), can experience a brief psychotic break when they've otherwise been completely normal.

She also said that once experienced, they are often more likely to have another event than they were before, which is why any history of mental illness is pretty much a permanent grounding.

Sleep deprivation and stress do crazy things to brain chemistry, there's no denying that medical science, both in and out of aviation.

 

[SWA Bubba]

It can be a contributing factor.

Had a talk with my Psychiatrist fiance' about this,....

Wait... In this case, did you mean the person your psychiatrist is going to marry, or your finace, who just happens to be a psychiatrist? Cause from a FAA medical examiner standpoint, there's a BIG difference!

Bubba

 

[Lear70]

*chuckle*...

We're pilots... aren't we all a little crazy? (kidding, by the way).

Yes, my fiance' who happens to be a practicing psychiatrist.

 

[Bringupthebird]

So will pilots have to carry "malpractice" insurance to defend themselves against lawsuits filed against them personally? If a judge can throw you in jail for interfering with - yourself - then what's to stop them from throwing you in jail on charges of gross negligence and vehicular manslaughter if (God forbid) you actually survive a fatal crash?

The Lawyers are licking their chops over the possibility of cashing in on a multi-million dollar suit against both the airline AND the pilot.

But, don't worry about this. Just go back to arguing about scope and seniority and who's screwing whom.

 

[vetrider]

Yeah we shall see. Soon JetBlue will cut bait and with the fabulous benefits at B6 he'll get 2 years of LTD. Then he will have nothing, nada, zilch, zero. I wonder what disability pays for mental illness at airlines with a CBA. Hmmmm.

Well at AWA, Alpo represented, what you describe is just what we got. Our guy in question was cut off at 2 years, if memory serves.

 

[Bringupthebird]

ALPA HIMS wasn't really set up for the mental illness scenario.