Chief Pilot Grounded?
Rumour has it that a highly esteemed and respected chief pilot of an off shore organisation has been grounded for a month. Story has it that a new Co-pilot was not satisfied with his ability to fly the approach and wanted to hand over to the CP. CP refused initially, but finally acquiesced upon the Co-pilots insistence. Result of the to-ing and fro-ing in the cockpit was a landing on the platform without a clearance. CP attempted to smooth things over with the platform on return to home base but platform would not play ball. When higher management found out CP quite rightly informed them it was “the Co-pilots fault”. I mean, who else’s fault could it be?
At least the CP seems to have escaped reasonably unscathed, unlike the occasion he is rumoured having to nurse a broken rib exiting the cockpit.
Anybody with the facts?