PAX Helps Land CO 757?!?

[Charlie Brown]

http://www.airportbusiness.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=9926

Is this fo rizzle? Can any CO guys confirm/deny this? It seems real, but highly unusual.

 

[brainhurts]

OK, So the Captain is incapacitated. The FO calls for pilots in the cabin. The passenger/pilot comes forward and sits in the right seat? How did the FO get over to the left seat? WTF

 

[SWA/FO]

days off..... TSA gonna have a field day with this one

 

[Clyde]

http://www.airportbusiness.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=9926

Is this fo rizzle? Can any CO guys confirm/deny this? It seems real, but highly unusual.

I heard it was Karen Black and Charleton Heston.

 

[WalterSobchak]

days off..... TSA gonna have a field day with this one

They may be too busy stratching their butts...

From the linked story...

"There's nothing wrong with that," said Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Roland Herwig, who confirmed Brown's role in the emergency landing. "The (acting) captain can take any action for the sake of safety."

 

[Wiskey Driver]

OK, So the Captain is incapacitated. The FO calls for pilots in the cabin. The passenger/pilot comes forward and sits in the right seat? How did the FO get over to the left seat? WTF

Well under the circumstances he was the capt so he felt that he needed to step up and take his new throne I'm with you on this one WTF...

WD

 

[Wiskey Driver]

I heard it was Karen Black and Charleton Heston.

You just dated yourself

WD.

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

Sounds plausible- don't forget, that FO was actually an OE Captain giving upgrade OE on the airplane.

 

[Oakum_Boy]

Sounds dumb. I think some of our flight attendants would be more useful than a 150hr PP. Just my opinion.

 

[vetrider]

Actually to me Mr. Brown sounds like an intelligent guy with a pretty good grasp on the basics, all things considered. Judging by the quotes of Mr. Brown, I would have rather have had him give me a hand in such a situation than any flight attendant I can think of off hand.