Originally Posted by kick the tyres
Phillipas
Al Haynes on is DC10 flight into Sioux City got a suitable qualified pax up onto the flight deck to assist.
What on earth has this pre 9/11 incident got to do with Pablo's post 9/11 transgression???
A good question. Perhaps if you were to read the next sentence of my post you might find the answer:
Originally Posted by phillipas
There was no criticism of him - and even with the changes of rules since then, I'm firmly of the opinion his invitation woould be deemed wholly appropriate.
Originally Posted by kick the tyres
Today, and I suspect in those days too, the Captain has the authority to deviate from ANY SOP's as he sees fit in order to secure the safe operation of the aircraft. This permission is granted to allow him the freedom to deviate from the SOP's that havent been written for the more unusual emergencies.
Er, just what I said I think. The issue here is that Pablo getting Mr Savage on the flightdeck was in no way to secure the safe operation of the aircraft.