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Pilot prank

thefrog said:
Very irresponsible, I hope he loses his licence.
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There's a right way and a wrong way to do a lot of things, but faking something like passing out or having a heart attack is just wrong and shows a sign of immaturity for a licensed pilot. I know this is reading a lot into that clip, but the "what if" scenarios are endless:
What if - In a panic, the passenger grabs the controls
What if - unknown to the pilot, the passenger has medical problems and has a heart attack
What if - like some of us, the passenger doesn't see the humor in it and when he get's on the ground beats the crap out of the pilot
What if - the passenger, after getting satisfaction, reports his dumb butt to the FAA.

It may seem funny as a viewer, but it's not!
 
In a pilot point of view, indeed very irresponsible. But on the other hand, we don't know the other facts surrounding this video situation. The guy holding the camera keeps filming quite steady, while in extreme distress of the pilot fainting........:wiggle:
 
falcon409 said:
It may seem funny as a viewer, but it's not!
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Wow, hold your horse there pardner. We're all grown ups here with many ex-flyers and active flyers.. whom know full well about what's wrong with the character in this video. And yes, he should lose his license over this stupid prank, but my post is about how the video made my dull day brighter this morning.:salute:
 
wantok said:
Wow, hold your horse there pardner. We're all grown ups here with many ex-flyers and active flyers.. whom know full well about what's wrong with the character in this video. And yes, he should lose his license over this stupid prank, but my post is about how the video made my dull day brighter this morning.:salute:
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I fully understand that it made your day there "pardner", but by virtue of this being an open forum, it also allows for comments, which is what I did. . .also, I was on the receiving end of an idiot like that when I was young, who thought that suddenly dropping the bottom out was hilarious while over the Atlantic City coastline about 200ft off the coast and maybe an altitude of about 800 ft. He wanted to get a look at the "cuties" on the beach. When you're at the controls. . .be a professional.:salute:
 
falcon409 said:
..., but by virtue of this being an open forum, it also allows for comments, which is what I did.
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Of course you have that right to so no problem there, but when you start lecturing about the wrongs and rights to adults who already know that the prank is stupid enough to warrant license-yanking is slightly over the top don't you think? I also understand your issue with this sort of thing from your own experience, but I've seen and experienced worse. One I cannot forget is when 2 flight attendents fiddling with the main exit handle when we were in mid-flight at 30,000ft. They thought it was funny not knowing that their fidgetting triggered the warning lights in the cockpit. They were fired on the spot.
 
wantok said:
. . . . .but when you start lecturing about the wrongs and rights to adults who already know that the prank is stupid enough to warrant license-yanking is slightly over the top don't you think?. . . . .
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Nope, sure don't, if I did I wouldn't have posted at all.

As for your experience, by far, much worse than mine so at least we can agree that there are idiots everywhere who shouldn't be allowed to put us in danger simply because they have a license.:salute:
 
LOLOLOL.... I had to laugh. Im sorry.. I could see me doing that to my little brother in the car, lol..

You have to figure, maybe that was just theatrical as well to create a high-hit YouTube video. I think in reality he would have dropped the camera, not just screaming like that and continuing recording as the plane was nosing down..
 
I am with Lionheart, this was an act to make a video. Having just one hour in my log book, my flight instructor went to sleep during climb out. It was funny, sort of. But I had the controls, not him. Took him for a ride before he woke up, surprise on him!!
 
What about the pilots that really fall asleep at the yoke. At least they're not dumb enough to video tape it. I have a friend thats a commerical pilot. I've heard endless stories of pilot incompetence! I laughed at the guy that was screaming like a little be-atch! Be a man and take control of the situation, screaming ain't going to save your ass.
 
I thought that was harmless and hilarious, I mean he probs had his eyes open all the did was cut the throttle and put the nose down which seems like it was planned and something he had done before, so to me that was just harmless fun!
 
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