tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post2172952459203400726..comments2023-11-29T13:13:23.022+00:00Comments on newgate news: Drop the PilotMacheathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-90434798553900815922010-09-05T16:54:03.704+01:002010-09-05T16:54:03.704+01:00Demetrius, do I detect the merest hint of envy the...Demetrius, do I detect the merest hint of envy there? Are you secretly longing to walk up the aisle and take the controls?<br /><br />Although you may be onto something - I rather like the idea of Ryanair loading up the plane, then asking over the PA "Would there be any qualified pilots on board at all?"Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-33564636990551470002010-09-05T16:00:13.390+01:002010-09-05T16:00:13.390+01:00Why use trained pilots at all? There must be any ...Why use trained pilots at all? There must be any number of OAP's who are looking for the flight of a lifetime. An hours basic training in the box of tricks and away you go. One is only surprised that he is not looking for retired Kamikaze pilots who get paid by the flight.Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-43038258468869747492010-09-05T12:38:17.947+01:002010-09-05T12:38:17.947+01:00Many thanks,JuliaM; I missed that article first ti...Many thanks,JuliaM; I missed that article first time round.<br /><br />Anyone who hasn't read it, I urge you to follow the link - there's much more and it's excellent.Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-89198985588764817862010-09-05T06:41:14.359+01:002010-09-05T06:41:14.359+01:00Maybe they could just expect one of the passengers...Maybe they could just expect one of the passengers to do so instead?<br /><br />After all, easyJet seem to think that <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/sep/05/ryanair-easyjet-sleep-victoria-coren" rel="nofollow">evacuation is their reponsibility</a>, along with the stewadesses: <br /><br /><i>"Two Fridays ago, I clambered on to an easyJet flight from Gatwick to Faro, clutching my special £10 "speedy boarding" pass. My friend Barny wanted to sit in the emergency exit row for extra leg room. We settled down with our newspapers, considering it £20 well spent.<br /><br />"I'll have those newspapers, please," said the stewardess. "There is no reading in the exit row."<br /><br />"Sorry?" I squeaked.<br /><br />"In these seats," said the stewardess, "your job is to remain alert in case of a problem. You can have the newspapers after take-off.""</i>JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.com