I’m sorry Lomecevak but the story keeps changing. It sounds like the cockpit crew did their jobs and got your friend to ABQ safe and sound just like they were paid to do. If the cockpit crew put the aircraft in any unusual attitude then I’m sure the Super 80 Fleet Supervisor has the crews report on his desk and he would be your friends contact. If your friend feels his life was in jeopardy then have your friend contact American Airlines and the FAA to report the incident. He just might have lost his life that day hadn’t been for those two underpaid pros up front. If the crew did save his bacon then your friend should be writing a thank you note to the crew.
http://www.aa.com
http://www.faa.gov
No one has anything to hide when you have 139 paying customers in the back watching your every move.
Wino: The autopilot does not give an oral warning on disconnect except when in the autoland mode then Betty will announce “AUTOPILOT”. Only warning you get when not in autoland is the quite “click” of the magnetic switch going to off and two flashing red lights, one each in front the Captain and the F/O.