brain-dead and immature
Timmmmeeee those words perfectly sum up your decision to name yourself after a mentally retarded cartoon character so be careful about throwing stones. Did you really think that would be side-splittingly funny to everyone on PPRUNE??? You think it's funny being mentally handicapped? Is that it? If so you may just be as pathetic as the people who choose to make fun of the wheelchair-bound, mentally challenged on TV. But that is your problem.
Woghi Warrior, I find it amusing you try to insult me with "Verander Pilot" yet you are unable to even spell "Verandah" correctly. "
Pritty obvious"??? You're not the only pilot who has less than average comprehension of spelling, grammar and syntax, though, so don't feel bad.
What you may want to reconsider is casting aspersions on my own status. During my command training on jets it was impressed upon me the sheer magnitude of a decision to evacuate passengers. In your haste to rubbish me with your spelling mistakes, the fact may have escaped you that 3 out of 25 passengers reported injuries during this event.
In case your simple arithmetic is as woeful as your spelling of a simple word like "verandah", I will help you out: that equals exactly .... um, let's see... 12%. If the aircraft had been full, it might be expected to have been (another tough one for you Woghi) 15 people with injuries. Now they may have been only minor injuries but that doesn't mean this J* pilot did not take the possibility into consideration when making the decision to hit the slides.
Example: In the airline I work for, a tailpipe fire, alone, is not a cause for immediate evacuation without further consideration unless it is getting much worse. This J* incident might have been a lot worse, who could tell at that exact moment? Here are some of the things a captain might consider:
Is this a tailpipe fire? Or worse?
How can I be sure?
What is happening back there?
What can the engineer see?
Is he describing it accurately? Do I take his word for it?
Is it a fire or just smoke?
Is fuel burning?
Should we put an extinguisher into it?
Should we evacuate and risk injuries or stay put?
Which SLIDES should we use to evacuate?
Are there STAIRS nearby or will that take too long?
How far away are the RFF?
WhattodoWhattodoWhattodoWhat
If in doubt, geddem OUT.
And this captain was probably thinking about more than just the above.
You may not have a clue, Woghi and Timmeeeee, so I'll point it out for you - Making a decision to evacuate passengers is a f***ing big decision, even if only 25 pax.
SOP's and common sense, would have been the basis for Captain making the decision on this one.
Woghi, there's a lot more to it than just automatically hitting the EVAC signal or whatever they use. If you are not yet a captain, it's a good thing as you have a lot to learn. By the way, no apostrophe required in "SOPs", Woghi.
Now this captain elected to evacuate and I am not questioning that decision. This J* captain had a LOT to think about and I admire him (or her) for having the balls to do what (s)he did. I have no doubt the entire event was handled with the utmost in Airmanship and professionalism.
Try to see past the obviously failed attempt at ironic humour, lads. It may "embiggen" you somewhat.
In hindsight it was not the smartest thing to use that thread title and I apologise if it offended anyone,
especially the crew involved whom I would buy a beer anytime just to hear the story and hopefully learn something from their experience.
I changed the headline to keep the whingers happy but the thread title is stuck. I know the mods can alter this if they want to...