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Old 12th Sep 2011, 03:55
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con-pilot

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I used to fly for a corporation whose 'former chief pilot'* not only landed at the wrong airport, but in fact overflew the airport of intended landing, which was on the mainland and landed on an island airport just off the coast. They were supposed to land at Cancun, Mexico but instead landed on the island of Cozumel. Admittedly it was at night, but it was a clear night and the owner of the aircraft and the other passengers all realized he had overflown Cancun. But the 'former chief pilot' paid no attention to their objections.



* Shortly after that, I was the chief pilot of the company.
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