American Airlines pilot found dead in his apartment...

People seem to think that pilots are interesting. It's more than the job. We wear a uniform to work- we're public figures.

In other words.. the editor knew that that headline would sell more papers. Some random dead guy? Who cares. Dead pilot? Well, golly, why'd he die? Did he know he was sick? Did he fly a plane I might've been on?
 
DO NOT READ THE COMMENTS SECTION...

You'd get to read things like this comment from a jackwagon that calls himself "beadlesaz"...

beadlesaz
For those of you who think pilots are poor: check the average salary for an experienced pilot with a major US airlines. Then determine that amount in relation to what rest of Americans average. No, pilots may not be rich compared to Bill Gates but they are compared to the other 90% of their countrymen. Another interesting bit of information to find - exactly how many days per month this pilot flies or is on standby. While you're at it find out how much vacation the pilot accrues. And, find out what percentage learned to fly in the military - courtesy of the taxpayer.
 
Yeah, the comment sections on all of these newspapers makes me question that the average American's IQ is as high as 100.
 
Codyjp said:
Makes me wonder why the news, I mean, daily gossip sites have comment sections at all.
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+1 - yet another great way for ignorami to spout off about things they know nothing about and offer their 'expert knowledge'. Really, what does his job and income have to do with the fact that he died? It's going to eventually happen to all of us.
RIP
 
Codyjp said:
Makes me wonder why the news, I mean, daily gossip sites have comment sections at all.
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I think it builds loyalty from the sheep, much like this website draws us back on a regular basis, the sheep want to feel like somebody cares about their "he's probably a libural" or "he's a neocon loony" commentary on subjects that have zero to do with that.

The whole fact that a pilots' salary is that primary point of debate in the commentary in an article about a tragic homicide is sad.

:confused:Almost as sad as the primary topic of a thread about a tragic homicide is the commentary, although the editorial by the OP lead us down this road.

<-----just as guilty:hiya:
 
boondr said:
:confused:Almost as sad as the primary topic of a thread about a tragic homicide is the commentary, although the editorial by the OP lead us down this road.

<-----just as guilty:hiya:
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My "editorial statement" was about CNN's headline, and why the homicide victim's occupational title lead the headline. The discussion about the "comments" sections that follow a great many news articles was not something *I* had anything to do with. I quit reading the "comments" of news articles a long time ago. Stupid people making stupid comments about stuff they know nothing about... nah, I'll pass.

I suppose it is the "pilot mystique" that brought about the headline. He's a human being, and it appears he was a victim of a homicide. To mention his name & occupation in the course of the article would not have surprised me, so much as his employer & job title being the very first words of the headline.
 
Capital Airlines had an FE pass away on an over night in his hotel room and it didn't make the news. Must have been a slow news day
 
Bandit_Driver said:
Capital Airlines had an FE pass away on an over night in his hotel room and it didn't make the news. Must have been a slow news day
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That or the continuing trend that accidents and deaths that involve only cargo (and cargo airlines) don't matter to the public. See: UPS 6.
 
Firebird2XC said:
People seem to think that pilots are interesting. It's more than the job. We wear a uniform to work- we're public figures.
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I think the mystery factor just makes flying intriguing to a lot of people. Most people know very little about aviation, and what they do know from TV is heavily dramatized and therefore interesting.

Any other seemingly attractive and unique vocation for a homicide victim would also be a headline (TV news anchor, physician, politician, etc)
 
dasleben said:
Yeah, the comment sections on all of these newspapers makes me question that the average American's IQ is as high as 100.
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You have to remember that it's just the IQ of someone who has enough time on their hands to write a comment on a local newspaper story about a subject they know little about. If you didn't see them there, you'd see them trying to write a check in the line at the supermarket for their 6 pack of Mountain Dew and beef jerky.
 
drunkenbeagle said:
I think the mystery factor just makes flying intriguing to a lot of people. Most people know very little about aviation, and what they do know from TV is heavily dramatized and therefore interesting.

Any other seemingly attractive and unique vocation for a homicide victim would also be a headline (TV news anchor, physician, politician, etc)
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True, you don't often see headlines that say, actuary found dead. Or welfare queen succumbs to morbid obesity.
 
BobDDuck said:
That or the continuing trend that accidents and deaths that involve only cargo (and cargo airlines) don't matter to the public. See: UPS 6.
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Yup and the FAA has the same view point too if you look at the regs. The FAA could give a crap about cargo as the supplimental regs are so lax in areas.
 
Bandit_Driver said:
Capital Airlines had an FE pass away on an over night in his hotel room and it didn't make the news. Must have been a slow news day
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Continental Just had a CA pass away on an overnight and a FA in flight last month. Dad in fact brought her body, (her son, and her brother who is also a FA) back from SNN the other week, to a water cannon salute in EWR that was shot off behind the airplane (while the FA brother was in the cockpit to watch) because it was below freezing out and they would have to de-ice the airplane.

Imagine that, Airline employees eventually die someday.
 
greaper007 said:
True, you don't often see headlines that say, actuary found dead. Or welfare queen succumbs to morbid obesity.
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You do see headlines like "doctor found dead", "attorney found dead", "bank manager found dead", etc. Pilots are not in the same category as a lot of jobs, it is considered a bit more prominent.
 
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