As soon as the word "emergency" is uttered, the captain is in charge, end of story. I'll help him/her anyway I can, but they're the boss.
He ordered the evac despite someone messing around on the frequency and potentially risking the lives of everyone on that plane. Good man.
If this situation is as it appears appears to us here, he deserves 6 figures, at least.
The freq is recorded in the tower. I sincerely hope they gave the recordings to the cops or his lawyers so they can interview suspects and try find out who endangered those lives. It's an ICAO mandate for all ATC tapes to be stored for a minimum of 30 days (remember that if you're ever in a sticky situation and you think they'll help you). Most places keep them far longer because there's so much memory available to do so on the digital recorders.
Last edited by Una Due Tfc; 15th Nov 2015 at 22:05.