Drunk airline pilots on video!
Apparently the Throttle-to-Bottle axiom has lost a little of its credence. More and more pilots are gettin tanked up and climbing behind the yoke.
This seems remarkably irresponsible, but actually I'm OK with it. My friend flies for Alaska Airlines and tells me it's become so automated that all they really do is take off. And soon they won't even do that.
They only have humans in the cockpit to ease passengers minds.
Plus computers can't give out those little plastic wings.
Which, incidentally, no longer utilize the "hat pin" to clip on a child's shirt. They now use sticky tape.
Security measure. In case a bevy of terrorists saunter up to the flight deck and say "Hello. We would like eight plastic wings, please".
Don't feel bad for the dudes who were flying for America West. They've moved on to bigger and better things. As you're about to see.
Thanks to Dee Ann Kinkade for producing and standing in as the bartender, Bruce Cormie for shooting, Larry Bublitz for allowing us into his home for nine hours, and Dave Smith for props.
This seems remarkably irresponsible, but actually I'm OK with it. My friend flies for Alaska Airlines and tells me it's become so automated that all they really do is take off. And soon they won't even do that.
They only have humans in the cockpit to ease passengers minds.
Plus computers can't give out those little plastic wings.
Which, incidentally, no longer utilize the "hat pin" to clip on a child's shirt. They now use sticky tape.
Security measure. In case a bevy of terrorists saunter up to the flight deck and say "Hello. We would like eight plastic wings, please".
Don't feel bad for the dudes who were flying for America West. They've moved on to bigger and better things. As you're about to see.
Thanks to Dee Ann Kinkade for producing and standing in as the bartender, Bruce Cormie for shooting, Larry Bublitz for allowing us into his home for nine hours, and Dave Smith for props.
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