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i work for a major airline and we did hear about this.. also we hear some pilots are looking for work...any one need a racist pilot
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Okay, whatever you say there Mr. Al Sharpton (Or is it Jesse Jackson?). Those pilots are not being racist, just cautious. You don't know the full story. Neither you nor I know how many of them there were, how they behaved, what they said, or any of their actions. So don't go off half cocked about "racist pilots". And no, those pilots won't lose their jobs for their decisions. Let me read something to you out of CFR 91.3(a):
"The pilot in command of an aircraft is directly responsible for, and is the final authority as to, the operation of that aircraft."
That's it. No ifs, ands, or buts. I know they don't teach you guys that in bag throwing school, so just print this page and study it for a while. As an airline captain, I can make decisions based fact, fiction, heresay, little voices in my head, hair standing up on the back of my neck, etc. That's one reason the U.S. has (used to have?) the safest airlines in the world, because we can make safety decisions without fear of recourse. My advice for paterpk is to borrow a dollar and buy a clue. And be thankful airlines lay off employees in reverse seniority instead of those with the lowest I.Q.
Okay, I'll quit spanking now. [spank]
-Dave