The time and place for creating situations out of the ordinary is in the simulator, not in the aircraft, whether it is ferry flight, empty flight or a flight with pax. Common sense would dictate that surely? We try and stay out of trouble in the aircraft, not look for it.
My recommendation would be to certainly pull his check certificate. I don't believe he should have his livelihood lost by taking away his licence. I would recommend he be demoted to F/O until he learns some common sense, maybe a year or two as an example to others with huge egos and nothing between the ears.. believe me when I say most of them are well up on the theory. Oh yes they can recite manuals etc., word for word but a lot of them "cant see the wood for the trees."
If the checker was an expat he would be gone of course and rightly so in my opinion. However if it was a local, then he will be put off flying duty on full pay until it all blows over. The speed of which, will be determined by the next incident, or god forbid accident.... then he will be back, rest assured.
Last edited by weido_salt; 3rd December 2009 at 12:34.