Air France pilot under investigation after showing off for boy in cockpit

[Queasy]

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Terrified passengers claim their plane had to dodge another jet by suddenly climbing 10,000ft because their pilot was "showing off" to a boy in the cockpit.

The pilot of the flight to Paris suddenly pitched left at 33,000ft and the crew allegedly announced the Airbus A320, with 143 passengers, had got "too close" to another plane.

Taking passengers into the cockpit is contrary to aviation rules brought in after the September 11 terror attacks.

Air France has now launched an investigation after passengers at the front of the aircraft told how they saw one of the cabin crew escort a French boy, aged about 13, into the cockpit.

Shaun Robinson, 40, from Rossendale, said the jet "rocked and rolled" like in a fairground ride and terrified passengers said prayers aloud while children cried.

He claimed: "The pilot was clearly showing off to this young boy," said Mr Robinson, who was on a business trip.

Video of incident.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Have you ever seen a grown man naked?

 

[OutHouse]

i would beat that pilots ass after the plane landed.

 

[shocksyde]

Hmm, it was way too easy for me to misinterpret that title...

 

[OutHouse]

lol, at the airplane clip.

 

[BrokenVisage]

So.. ya ever seen Spartacus?

 

[IceBergSLiM]

cockpit is pretty much the best word in the English language.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
cockpit is pretty much the best word in the English language.

Isn't that the name of pretty much every pilots bar in the country? Cause it should be.

 

[techs]

Joey, do you like gladiator movies?

 

[venkman]

Do you like Gladiator movies?

 

[her209]

"That's what she said..."

 

[SirStev0]

Originally posted by: shocksyde
Hmm, it was way too easy for me to misinterpret that title...

 

[buck]

Originally posted by: venkman
Do you like Gladiator movies?

lol

 

[MaxDepth]

I'll throw another quote out there:

LISTEN KID. I've been hearing that crap ever since I was at UCLA. I'm out there busting my buns every night. Tell your old man to drag Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes.

 

[ravana]

Why is there an A380 graphic in the article when the one on the flight was an A320?

 

[daniel1113]

I wish pilots would do shit like this when I was flying. Everything in life has become so mundane because everything has to be done by the book. I'd like a little excitement.

 

[Born2bwire]

Have you ever been in a Turkish prison?

 

[Number1]

Originally posted by: ravana
Why is there an A380 graphic in the article when the one on the flight was an A320?

Stupid journalist?

Its the only picture they had?

 

[blackdogdeek]

my dad says you don't work hard enough on defense

 

[Number1]

Originally posted by: daniel1113
I wish pilots would do shit like this when I was flying. Everything in life has become so mundane because everything has to be done by the book. I'd like a little excitement.

The TV show Mayday had an episode where the rusian crew let a kid drive the plane for a while. Unknown to the pilot, the kid disabled PART of the auto pilot. They crashed into a mountain side killing everyone on board....

No thanks, ill live with the regulations.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: ravana
Why is there an A380 graphic in the article when the one on the flight was an A320?

For the same reason NBC news can put penguins in the Arctic

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: ravana
Why is there an A380 graphic in the article when the one on the flight was an A320?

For the same reason NBC news can put penguins in the Arctic

And calving galciers... Why does everyone miss the thing about the glaciers? There are no glaciers on the arctic plain!

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Do you like it when Scraps grabs your leg and rubs up and down?

 

[DrPizza]

<P.A.>
Ladies and Gentlemen, this is the captain speaking. We have 13 year old Jimmy Rogers visiting us in the cockpit. Jimmy has made a bet with the copilot that he can't barrel roll a 747. Please fasten your seatbelts.
</P.A.>

Reminds me of the pre-Monty Python video where they have fun with the public announcement system from the cockpit.
PA: "Ladies and Gentlemen, there is no need to be alarmed."
("That'll get them going. About now, they're thinking 'what's there to be alarmed about?'")
pause
PA: "The left engine is NOT on fire."


It's a hilarious video - someone will have to find it on youtube; youtube is blocked for me from work.

 

[yours truly]

ive been into a cockpit once, along time ago. it was on a pan am 747, refuelling at karachi, and i went upstairs to meet the flight crew. there was button flashing and i asked what it was, and one of pilots flicked the switch and an alarm sounded. i almost started crying. they were all lolling.

the plane trip to india was the highlight of my holiday.

first time i ever met americans.

you guys have always got a place in my :heart: