sober pilot messes up anyway
Chicago Sun-Times: Southwest pilot violated braking policy
The Southwest Airlines pilot at the helm during Thursday’s snowy crash at Midway Airport told federal investigators he used the Boeing 737’s “autobrakes,” a device airline officials say their pilots are told not to activate.
“Here’s a special feature of your airplane. DON’T USE IT!” The people who installed autobrakes on those airplanes are the same people who manufacture cars that go 150 miles per hour. Sadists.
When the plane skidded off the runway a six-year-old boy was killed. The lawyer for the boy’s family had this to say:
“It’s a really weird violation of Southwest policy. . . . Maybe he was a sharp pilot, and he decided to use the technology,” said Ron Stearney Jr., an attorney representing the Woods family.
He sounds like a tortbot to me. I imagine the tone in his voice when he made the above comment to be sort of smart-alecky and full of mirth. “The pilot violated company policies, leading to the death of a young boy whose parents demand financial justice? Why that is curious,” he might say.
Also note his use of the word “technology.” Does anyone really talk like that unless he or she is already mentally writing an opening statement?
And it’s worth mentioning that the advertisement on the page is for United Airlines, which is a little tasteless. It’s not showing up right now, but the box where it should be is a link that you can click.
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