 Cathay Pacific Airlines pilot sacked for flyover |
| Cathay Pacific Airlines pilot sacked for flyover |
 Feb 25 2008, 10:59 AM
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3427696.ece
He buzzed the tower  What is really amazing is that he makes right at $500,000 a year. 
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Feb 25 2008, 11:23 AM
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 Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
Friggin dumb... fire your best pilot for doing something people enjoy and cheer for. I bet they don't let their kids keep score at their soccer games either.
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Feb 25 2008, 11:31 AM
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 New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
Well, it was a dangerous stunt apparently. But yeah, the guy obviously knew what he was doing.
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Feb 25 2008, 12:10 PM
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 N 0 t h i n g Group: Members Posts: 1,449 Joined: 23-February 06 Member No.: 54 |
I don't see anything unusual in any of those 4 pictures.
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Feb 25 2008, 12:12 PM
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hes going about 300+ mph really close to the ground
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Feb 25 2008, 12:19 PM
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CHEE CHEE Group: Members Posts: 5,026 Joined: 23-February 06 From: trapped in the hoezone layer Member No.: 39 |
i knew pilots made mad cash but 500k!? maybe hes working a side job with some drug cartels
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Naked monkey looking funny Mighty males are strong and free Female monkey, not so lucky Rocking monkeys, funky monkeys Monkeys sticking other monkeys Monkeys wrong or monkeys right Mostly flexing monkey might |
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Feb 25 2008, 12:22 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 3,403 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
QUOTE (Testm0nkey @ Feb 25 2008, 12:19 PM) i knew pilots made mad cash but 500k!? maybe hes working a side job with some drug cartels Pilots flying longhaul routes get paid fairly well while pilots flying domestic routes can make around $100k. I was surprised at the number too as I expected it to be around $250k or maybe 300k as seniority increases pay amount every year. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Feb 25 2008, 12:25 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 3,403 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
QUOTE (Forum Warrior @ Feb 25 2008, 12:10 PM) I don't see anything unusual in any of those 4 pictures. Considering he's about 28 feet above the ground and going fast, it's out of the ordinary. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Feb 25 2008, 12:39 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
$500k sounds like a ton to me too, but I suppose if he's one of their best pilots I could understand.
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Feb 25 2008, 01:18 PM
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New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
Well, I had a friend whose dad was a higher up pilot for Southwest and he was pulling in about 350k a year. I can believe it
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Feb 25 2008, 01:33 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
Shit, screw engineering, I should go get my pilot's license!
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Feb 25 2008, 02:41 PM
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CHEE CHEE Group: Members Posts: 5,026 Joined: 23-February 06 From: trapped in the hoezone layer Member No.: 39 |
being a commercial pilot is way difficult. not that the job is hard or all that stressful but the sheer amount of clocked flying hours you need is crazy. thats why TYPICALLY pilots are ex-air force or had family members with an aircraft/flight school
(had an ex boyfriend go through this and become a pilot) -------------------- Little monkeys making money
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Feb 25 2008, 03:03 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 3,403 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
QUOTE (Testm0nkey @ Feb 25 2008, 02:41 PM) being a commercial pilot is way difficult. not that the job is hard or all that stressful but the sheer amount of clocked flying hours you need is crazy. thats why TYPICALLY pilots are ex-air force or had family members with an aircraft/flight school (had an ex boyfriend go through this and become a pilot) The standards are becoming more and more lax for entry level pilots (sadly). I wish we had more ex-Air Force folks on regional carriers but they go where they can make more (long haul). An example of how bad it's getting was a near crash in Lubbock on a CRJ-200 operated by Chautauqua Airlines dba Continental. The pilot bounced the takeoff, and the plane was at the piano bars before really gaining significant altitude. The plane was full, three lap babies, and extra luggage, in other words, it was way overweight and the pilot, who could not have been over 25, made a bad call. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Feb 25 2008, 03:14 PM
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CHEE CHEE Group: Members Posts: 5,026 Joined: 23-February 06 From: trapped in the hoezone layer Member No.: 39 |
being that young he probably was ex military unless regulations have gotten that extremely lax or hes mr. rich dude
-------------------- Little monkeys making money
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Feb 25 2008, 03:16 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 3,403 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
QUOTE (Testm0nkey @ Feb 25 2008, 03:14 PM) being that young he probably was ex military unless regulations have gotten that extremely lax or hes mr. rich dude Why Mr. Rich Dude? I have a pilot's license and it wouldn't take much for me to jump in one of those CRJs and get to work. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Feb 25 2008, 03:49 PM
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Reminds me of an airshow incident in an Airbus A320 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_296
Can't believe someone would pull a stunt like that in an airline jet... |
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Feb 25 2008, 06:02 PM
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CHEE CHEE Group: Members Posts: 5,026 Joined: 23-February 06 From: trapped in the hoezone layer Member No.: 39 |
QUOTE (Hartmann @ Feb 25 2008, 03:16 PM) Why Mr. Rich Dude? I have a pilot's license and it wouldn't take much for me to jump in one of those CRJs and get to work. well from how you post, it doesnt seem you are strapped for cash. at least where i come from getting a pilots license and renting the craft to get your hours is a lot of dispensable money. especially considering the amount of flying hours you need for a commercial job = $$$$$$ -------------------- Little monkeys making money
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Feb 25 2008, 09:31 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 3,403 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
QUOTE (Testm0nkey @ Feb 25 2008, 06:02 PM) well from how you post, it doesnt seem you are strapped for cash. at least where i come from getting a pilots license and renting the craft to get your hours is a lot of dispensable money. especially considering the amount of flying hours you need for a commercial job = $$$$$$ True, a private's pilot's license runs around $6,000 now. The airlines have a lot of incentives, including paying for your flight school if you sign a 3-year contract with them. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Feb 27 2008, 12:42 AM
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 Oh baby bring me down  Group: Agents Posts: 4,115 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Way out yonder Member No.: 68 |
Damn, mabye I should be a pilot.
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Feb 28 2008, 08:40 AM
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 goldmember Group: Members Posts: 192 Joined: 27-February 06 From: dallas Member No.: 94 |
NEGATORY GHOST RIDER THE PATTERN IS FULL!
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