Some years ago, a group of TWA pilots decided that, in the interests of 'bigger bucks', they all declared their residence in the Bahamas, for tax purposes.
A few actually moved there...
All were based in JFK, and oddly enough, four were UK citizens, with homes in the UK.
Anyway, the IRS disallowed same.
So, a couple of these guys decided to live permanently in the UK (and avoid distractions such as the Inland Revenue) and commute to JFK for their flights.
This all came unstuck one fine day at LHR, when two of these pilots (both rostered together...Captain & First Officer/B747), approached runway 28R (as it was then) with the landing gear still retracted/approach flaps selected, and the Flight Enginer out to lunch (so to speak)...down to 400agl, before the go-around was initiated.
At least the tower controler was actually awake.
When word of this reached the TWA head shed, the Captain graciously retired, and the co-pilot went on unpaid leave for a year... to Taiwan and Thailand, to study the local ah...dialects..
