Duchess crash
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Who's going to speculate about the issue with the old bloke then?
Anyone care to elaborate on his state of mind? Was it a conscious decision by Les or has he had some sort of "episode"?
And those in the know is BFP going to be flown out or trucked out?
VB
Anyone care to elaborate on his state of mind? Was it a conscious decision by Les or has he had some sort of "episode"?
And those in the know is BFP going to be flown out or trucked out?
VB
Another intriguing fact is that he hired a twin just to go and sign some papers when a cheaper single would do. I suspect he held an endorsement on the Dutchess judging by some photos.
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Not by any means in the same category I know, but it did bring to mind an incident I had many years ago. I had just completed a flight around the patch in a Cessna showing a family member the local area. It was his first flight in a light aircraft and he was somewhat excited. Right after we touched down he gave me a great slap on the back saying great flight well done! I guess he figured that with wheels on the ground the flight was over. Now I realize a 172 does not land at a great amount of knots, but I tell you we nearly ran off the bloody runway!
What counts against a hijacking attempt is that he apparently did not attempt to disable the pilot, but only to grab the controls. He could not realistically expect the pilot to meekly hand over. If he "switched off the engines" as claimed, it's either a suicide attempt or a bizarre, fantasy enactment. If the latter, it's unlikely that you would remember absolutely nothing. In those rare situations people usually snap out of it after a short while. Hollywood loves those scenarios.
However, at this stage, the reporting is rarely accurate anyway.
However, at this stage, the reporting is rarely accurate anyway.
Dementia fits loss of memory, but less so the shutting down of engines and the selection of an expensive vehicle for a trivial job.
The Qantas pilot had another business going in Mauritius and was allegedly intending to leave. He got his loss of licence insurance. There was and still is a reasonable doubt about the authenticity of his 'urge'.
The Qantas pilot had another business going in Mauritius and was allegedly intending to leave. He got his loss of licence insurance. There was and still is a reasonable doubt about the authenticity of his 'urge'.
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If it was dementia then an interview with the family is required? How did he get to the airport? Does he have a drivers license? Is he going to jump the driver next time he catches the 389 to Bondi? Something don't add up here?
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Also the unfortunate Qantas pilot with the compulsion to close the fuel levers on the 747!
Lets wait for more facts!
We have at this stage only one account of the events in the cockpit.
We have at this stage only one account of the events in the cockpit.
"The passenger was taken to hospital with a leg injury"
Maybe he did stab him with the HB pencil!
What an ugly situation to find yourself in; poor guy will struggle to trust anyone again.
And those in the know is BFP going to be flown out or trucked out?
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Some occurrences like this (irrational sometimes violent behaviour which the person has no recollection of) can be because of an undiagnosed brain tumour.
Lets hope the Pilot gets back in the seat ASAP and the old Bloke ends up ok.
Lets hope the Pilot gets back in the seat ASAP and the old Bloke ends up ok.