Originally Posted by
AIDU
Excellent 4 pages of a public slagging by people who aren't even pilots let alone know how to fly a 757.
So you know what we all do for a living then?
For the record, I am a pilot - hence my comment about using the gear on a VC10 as a convenient, and smooth, way of increasing drag. However, as I am NOT a 757 expert, I chose not to comment upon this aspect of the discussion.
The gentleman in question has placed himself in the public eye in the past - for good and bad reasons - and as such an event like this becomes valid "news". He has a career that could best be described as "chequered" - see the post about the written off Tornado for a start - and that history indicates a possible problem when it comes to adhering to the rules. This incident would appear to back up that view..
Those who court celebrity, as Pablo has in the past, make themselves targets - especially if their professional performance is less than 100% professional!