JetBlue pilot 'forgot' gun was in luggage at airport

[derg]

Oh, leave it to Murdoch's NY Post for sensationalist articles and the police for over-reacting (in my opinion)

So he's probably an FFDO, send him back to the checkpoint, problem solved.

JetBlue pilot 'forgot' gun was in luggage at airport

By DOUG AUER
Last Updated:1:27 PM, September 15, 2011
Posted:1:26 PM, September 15, 2011

He must’ve had his head in the clouds.

A flighty JetBlue pilot allegedly forgot he had a firearm packed in his luggage as he tried to board a plane out of LaGuardia Airport, The Post has learned.

Captain Robert Paulson, 47, apparently didn’t remember the 40-caliber H&K pistol stashed in his bag as he presented it for pre-flight screening at a security checkpoint at 10 a.m. on Sept. 8, law enforcement sources said.

An eagle-eyed Transportation Security Administration officer spied the weapon as the bag made its way through the x-ray machine in Terminal A, the sources added.

The TSA agent also found a magazine with 10 live rounds loose inside Paulson’s backpack, the sources continued.

Paulson was deadheading – an aviation term for hitching a free ride – to Chicago on Delta Airlines flight 5939, the sources said.

He allegedly admitted the gun was his and that he didn’t have a license to carry in New York State.

Paulson, who lives in Ankeny, Iowa, was arrested and charged with weapons possession, said a spokesman for Queens DA Richard Brown. He was released without bail after his arraignment and is due back in court on Sept. 29.



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[matthew]

His name...was Robert Paulson.

 

[USMC-SSGT]

An eagle-eyed Transportation Security Administration officer spied the weapon as the bag made its way through the x-ray machine

An eagle can spot a counter shaded fish a few feet beneath the surface while flying a few hundred feet in the air. This TSA agent spotted a near full size .40 caliber pistol in a 22" bag amongst a bunch of dirty laundry...in a machine that is designed to do so.....Sounds like a fair comparison.


Simple mistake to make, too bad they charged this pilot for an honest mistake and tarnished his name in the national news.

 

[ilove747s]

Good job TSA for keeping us just that little extra safe!:rawk: Nah, seriously, what an over reaction. Does anyone know if Jetblue is likely to subject this pilot to disciplinary action up to and including termination for this event? I would certainly hope not!

 

[boondr]

Al Qaeda is everywhere. Now they have pilot terrorists. Good thing the eagle-eyed TSA was able to stop him from getting on the plane because he knows how to fly one.

 

[derg]

We have a few eagle-eyed moderators here that spotted the "Buy Your v14gra chéép" post a bot-spammer made few days ago.

 

[TFaudree_ERAU]

It wasn't a Glock, so at least he's got that going for him.

 

[derg]

It wasn't a Glock, so at least he's got that going for him.

With the "side sight"? Awesome!

 

[TFaudree_ERAU]

Yep!

 

[derg]

Fire flame spittah!

 

[TFaudree_ERAU]

Fire flame spittah!

Waka Flocka Flame?

 

[derg]

Well, L'il Wayne and Birdman. Birdman is the parodied "manufacturer" of the side sight.

 

[TFaudree_ERAU]

Well, L'il Wayne and Birdman. Birdman is the parodied "manufacturer" of the side sight.

Well, he does fly in any weather, so it doesn't surprise me he's on the same level as John Browning in the gun design world.

 

[Okie_Pilot]

The TSA agent also found a magazine with 10 live rounds loose inside Paulson’s backpack, the sources continued.

Well yeah, it would be senseless if he was carrying dead rounds.....

 

[jwp_145]

Haha, yeah EAGLE EYED my Arse!

I love it how the TSA confiscates personal care items from flight crew going to check in because they could "take over a plane with the nailclippers"!

 

[moxiepilot]

His name...was Robert Paulson.

His name was ROBERT PAULSON

 

[Muff3n]

Yep!

Dude that is hilarious. I have always found it so funny how da gangstas hold dey glocks

 

[ASpilot2be]

Dude that is hilarious. I have always found it so funny how da gangstas hold dey glocks

Those arent gangsters, those are thugs.

Gangster:

Thug:

 

[Muff3n]

Those arent gangsters, those are thugs.

Gangster:

Thug:

Excuse me, how da thugz hold dey glockz :applause:

 

[derg]

Those arent gangsters, those are thugs.

Gangster:

Thug:

Nah. Same thing.

Now if the "Bloods" and the "Crips" were running a major cities sanitation services, people would demand an immediate investigation.

The mafia? Well, it'd be a nod-nod, wink-wink "Oh hon, let's watch The Sopranos, it's so cute!" response.