JetBlue captain subdued after pounding on cockpit

[A Life Aloft]

Shouldn't be gone forever. We have people with all sorts of self-admitted mental ailments posting in the flight surgeon forum about successful progress in getting their medicals eventually.

For a minute, I thought you were going to say "posting on this forum". LMAO

 

[MikeD]

For a minute, I thought you were going to say "posting on this forum". LMAO

On JC, yes......just in the flight surgeon forum is where they're posting them. It's there.

 

[A Life Aloft]

On JC, yes......just in the flight surgeon forum is where they're posting them. It's there.

Yeah, my mind just at a glance, skipped over the part about " in the Flight Surgeon forum" and just went to "this forum". lol

 

[Sol Rosenburg]

A fox article mentions the guy was a standards captain, would that imply there were two others in the cockpit? I'm not sure of the duties of a 121 standards capt

 

[MikeD]

A fox article mentions the guy was a standards captain, would that imply there were two others in the cockpit? I'm not sure of the duties of a 121 standards capt

Does stan/eval type checkride work. But probably flies the line on normal flights as well, Id think. Others would know better.

 

[derg]

Oh there's a user or two that I'd have reservations on being in the back of their airplane on a dark and stormy night... OOOOOOO yes.

 

[Krystal]

Does anyone see this as just plain sad? He's obviously had some kind of phychiatric episode and this will most likely spell the end of his flying career. Just sad.

 

[Pilotforhire587]

Oh there's a user or two that I'd have reservations on being in the back of their airplane on a dark and stormy night... OOOOOOO yes.

All of us who have no idea who you are talking about... We are glad we don't.

 

[derg]

I think what's even worse is how we see mental health in America.

Now if he had a heart attack in flight, recovered and there wasn't any heavy dystrophy, he'd be back flying in another year or so.

But since it's not his heart and it's his "head", so to speak, it's most likely "Game Over", permanently.

Plus, as pilots, mental pathologies are generally the career "kiss of death", even those that are temporary and treatable.

 

[derg]

All of us who have no idea who you are talking about... We are glad we don't.

Just personal opinion, nothing specifically provable.

 

[gne in prog]

The most bizarre of the recent stories.

 

[MikeD]

Just personal opinion, nothing specifically provable.

The list is interesting.

 

[thewaffles]

Sad story, I've spoken with the Capt plenty of times over the phone, really nice and fun guy. Hopefully this blows over with the media quickly for him and his families sake.

 

[RDoug]

If I remember right, internally Comair drops the 5, so it was referred to as 191 in some circles.

Comair was sold as flight 5191, but was using 191 for identification purposes.

 

[FlyingScot]

So does this mean another vacancy?

First you have to pass the thorough psych eval.

 

[gne in prog]

First you have to pass the thorough psych eval.

who hasn't had an f/o drive them nuts?

 

[BlueMoon]

If I remember right, internally Comair drops the 5, so it was referred to as 191 in some circles.

Comair always filed the flight plan without the 5...so the call sign of the flight was indeed 191

 

[Screaming_Emu]

Poor guy. Hopefully it was just a big misunderstanding or something that is easily fixable. Can't help but feel bad for the guy as you can't tell me that things aren't completely normal. :-(

 

[Cessnaflyer]

Interesting stuff. I feel bad for the guy if it was something simple that triggered the episode. Hopefully more will come about in the next few days.

 

[Firebird2XC]

... And the FO saves the day. Takes command when his skipper loses his nut.

... like I've been saying any FO should be able to.. For years.

Good on this guy. Get the Captain some help. Life goes on.

1500 rule, anyone?