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British Airways pilot was sentenced to a year in jail, for not being a certified pilot
Posted on 4/1/22 at 2:09 pm
Posted on 4/1/22 at 2:09 pm
Fake it until you push the wrong button
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A former British Airways pilot was jailed for fraud after admitting he falsified his flying experience.
A source told The Times that suspicions arose after he pressed a button "no qualified pilot would."
The former pilot faked training certificates and falsely claimed to have flown 1,610 hours as a captain.
A former British Airways pilot was sentenced to a year in jail after pleading guilty to falsifying his flying experience.
He was handed a 12-month sentence at Snaresbrook Crown Court in East London, UK, on Monday after pleading guilty to four counts of fraud and two breaches of the Air Navigation Order 2016
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Officials at BA CityFlyer first became suspicious after an incident "on the ground" in Switzerland when the pilot pressed a button "no qualified pilot would," a source told The Times, without providing further details.
He was investigated by the CAA, which took legal action.
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Posted on 4/1/22 at 2:11 pm to TigerintheNO
His name was Leo DiCaprio
Posted on 4/1/22 at 2:11 pm to TigerintheNO
Curious as to what the button was.
All that being said…. He still got thru training and passed his checkride. Maybe it’s not that hard after all.
All that being said…. He still got thru training and passed his checkride. Maybe it’s not that hard after all.
Posted on 4/1/22 at 2:11 pm to TigerintheNO
Bad arse
Posted on 4/1/22 at 2:12 pm to TigerintheNO
Makes you wonder why the button exists.
Posted on 4/1/22 at 2:13 pm to TigerintheNO
Why have buttons that no pilot would ever push.
Obviously most of the buttons are just there for show and/or to weed out the fakes.
Obviously most of the buttons are just there for show and/or to weed out the fakes.
Posted on 4/1/22 at 2:14 pm to TigerintheNO
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Officials at BA CityFlyer first became suspicious after an incident "on the ground" in Switzerland when the pilot pressed a button "no qualified pilot would,"
Posted on 4/1/22 at 2:15 pm to Auburn80
my guess is they meant a button no qualified pilot would push in that situation, not at all
Posted on 4/1/22 at 2:25 pm to TigerintheNO
Retracted the landing gear while on the ground
This post was edited on 4/1/22 at 2:28 pm
Posted on 4/1/22 at 2:26 pm to TigerintheNO
I can't believe BA didn't make this go away quietly. Not the kind of news you want getting out.
"We don't run proper background checks and your next pilot might not be trained."
"We don't run proper background checks and your next pilot might not be trained."
Posted on 4/1/22 at 2:26 pm to TigerintheNO
Did he push the nosedive button?
Posted on 4/1/22 at 2:27 pm to Train is comin
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Did he push the nosedive button?
That "trained" affirmative-action Atlas Air pilot did and nosedived into Trinity Bay.
Posted on 4/1/22 at 2:27 pm to TigerintheNO
Posted on 4/1/22 at 2:27 pm to The Boat
BA has a pretty bad reputation all around.
Posted on 4/1/22 at 2:28 pm to The Boat
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A British Airways pilot terrified passengers mid-air after he hit a wrong button which led to an immediate announcement that the plane was about to crash into the sea, a media report said.
Posted on 4/1/22 at 2:31 pm to fightin tigers
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A British Airways pilot terrified passengers mid-air after he hit a wrong button which led to an immediate announcement that the plane was about to crash into the sea, a media report said.
This is a separate incident from 2010
Posted on 4/1/22 at 2:54 pm to TigerintheNO
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A source told The Times that suspicions arose after he pressed a button "no qualified pilot would."
I like an outside the box thinker. Too many people these days just follow procedures like some kind of robot.
Posted on 4/1/22 at 2:57 pm to Auburn80
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Makes you wonder why the button exists.
not sure what the button was but there are some only for emergency use, something like the emergency fuel dump comes to mind
Posted on 4/1/22 at 2:59 pm to TigerintheNO
He ejected the shite liquid all over the baggage handlers
This post was edited on 4/1/22 at 3:00 pm
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