BA Pilot suspended for flying wearing stockings

[Pace]

I cannot get my head around the fact that this is genuine and not shot in a sim as some sort of prank?
How he would get enough time alone to get to that state of dress without the FO walking in and having a fit ? surely it must be a prank shot in a ground based sim

[DirtyProp]

You might want to wipe down the yoke and throttles if you are flying these aircraft.

Guess he got confused about which joystick does what.
All of a sudden those white gloves worn by Asian crews (ANA?) start making sense....

[Permafrost_ATPL]

"PULL UP... PULL UP..."

[RexBanner]

Originally Posted by Heathrow09L

I guess those fancy computer tests and verbal reasoning in the selection tests don't quite hire the perfect pilots.

But like the Murphy's...

[Council Van]

This can not be for real!

I know there are some weirdos but you would have thought that some one in his position would realise that being caught would mean the end of his career with BA.

Will BALPA give him any legal support?

[LookingForAJob]

Will BALPA give him any legal support?

'Cos they certainly aren't support stockings.......

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by Pace

I cannot get my head around the fact that this is genuine and not shot in a sim as some sort of prank?

Well according to the Sun, "airline expert" Chris Yates says it's definitely a real flight deck and not a sim.

He also helpfully tells us that spanking the monkey on the flight deck while dressed in women's stockings "is very dangerous if the plane is in mid-flight".

[Icelanta]

Shot onboard G-YMMB appropriately titled "Keeping the flag flying"

[vapilot2004]

If true, that was a ballsy thing to pull off.

[Pace]

That still doesn't answer where the FO was for what must have been at least 10 minutes ?

[crazy council]

You know, every passenger thats seen this, that experiences turbulence in the future, will be wandering what you lot are really doing up there......

[Alsacienne]

for what must have been at least 10 minutes

That long? (I'll get my coat!)

[core_dump]

Originally Posted by Pace

That still doesn't answer where the FO was for what must have been at least 10 minutes ?

He was taking the photos?

But in all seriousness, you can see the red line on the captain's leg where the sock elastic was just recently, so it couldn't have been all that long. Kick off the shoes and socks and remove pants. Snap photo.

The scary part is the guy planned this in advance and came to work wearing the stockings. I could understand if it was just a spur of the moment thing, but this?

[Pace]

He was taking the photos?

You presume the FO was a HE? Who knows he may have had a pretty blonde FO

[core_dump]

Originally Posted by Pace

You presume the FO was a HE

Yes, of course I do. Whenever I try these types of things with women around, it doesn't go over so well. I can only draw on my own experience.

How many lbs of force on the yoke does it take to disengage A/P on the 777? That's the only thing I'd be worried about, with his feet on it. On certain smaller aircraft you can just engage the mechanical gust lock and no real worries when engaging in mischief. So I have heard...

[Alsacienne]

Incidentally, I would refer back to the heading of this thread .... was the pilot suspended for wearing stockings (no pun intended but enjoy it if you like) or was it because of his actions when wearing them?

[JammedStab]

I know that the BA interview is tough but it looks like I will at least be able to score extra points by being honest with my hobbies...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToWwiu1HUBU

While the video is cut short, I would assume that BA's response will be same with...."I'm afraid that golf is not very popular around here".

[Pace]

Who needs a stick shaker ?

[racedo]

I know that the BA interview is tough but it looks like I will at least be able to score extra points by being honest with my hobbies...

versus those who just want to score

[TowerDog]

Nigel on Viagra.