Marc writes about a recent encounter with a passenger that restored his faith in humanity.
Tag: crazy pilot
Jun 04
The Madman and the Miracle, Part 2: Meet the Madman
Marc continues where he left off in his last blog, describing the lunatic captain he flew with. The captain may be a crazy man, but he also might be able to get him home.
Dec 19
The First Officer’s Lament: Part Two, How to Spot a Crazy Man.
Last week in the First Officer’s Lament: Part One, I talked a little bit about what it’s like to be a first officer at a commercial airline. Basically we are constantly playing second fiddle to the captain. Ninety percent of the captains I fly with are good, competent pilots that do I great job of running …
Dec 12
The First Officer’s Lament, Part 1
It’s been nine months since that JetBlue captain on flight 191, freaked out, got tricked by his first officer to leave the cockpit of the plane and was wrestled to the ground by passengers. From a passenger’s perspective, I can only imagine how terrifying that experience would be. You are hanging out, watching movies on …