DeeJayH
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A British passenger plane was forced to turn back minutes before landing in Paris because the pilot of 30 years' experience was not qualified to land in fog, an airline confirmed on Thursday.
Speaking over the address system as the Flybe flight approached Charles de Gaulle airport, the pilot announced to startled passengers "I am not qualified to land the plane" and turned back to Cardiff.
'I'm not qualified to land plane,' pilot tells passengers
:shock::shock::shock::shock:
for the love of god, wtf?
It's the fault of the airline for having him fly a plane he wasn't fully qualified to fly.
Pilot did the right thing IMO.
Partially, partially it's his fault for not taking the chance of fog at the landing airport...
Why was a pilot allowed to fly a plane that he was not covered to fly under certain weather conditions?
I would imagine shortage of pilots or some reason like that. Again, I find fault with the Airline, not the pilot.
was'n't supposed to be taken so seriously, but surprisingly funny, sorry
Why was a pilot allowed to fly a plane that he was not covered to fly under certain weather conditions?
'I'm not qualified to land plane,' pilot tells passengers
:shock::shock::shock::shock:
for the love of god, wtf?
It's the fault of the airline for having him fly a plane he wasn't fully qualified to fly.
This is to funny my girlfriends father is a retired airline pilot who has flown 747s over the Pacific. Oh man this made him laugh.:lol:
. . .in a blazing fireball.. . .he could have lost his wings. . .
. . .in a blazing fireball.
Kudos to the pilot for turning round, although I rather think he needs some remedial training in customer relations.
Maybe "folks we have a very minor technical problem that disqualifies us from landing in the fog now present at our original destination," yada, yada, would've been better.
Made me laugh too. Reminded me of Leslie Nielsen. LOL.
glad some were amused by the tale, that was my sole purpose in posting article. made me laugh, and yes that is the last thing i would want to hear while in still in the air and i have no fear of flyingMade me laugh too. Reminded me of Leslie Nielsen. LOL.
Would have been funnier if after he said that we was not qualified to land the plane, he parachuted out.
Don't call me Shirley.
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