Pilot declares fake emergency

[Flamma]

This is currently under investigation. Can someone with some aviation knowledge tell me what punishment this guy will expect to see. Vasaviation did a followup here.



This is nuts.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

I watched that first video a couple of days ago.
I do not know how that female traffic controller did not go full ape crap on that guy. Stayed professional.

 

[Flamma]

He declared a fake emergency, causing all traffic departures to halt from an airport. I want to know what the powers governing this do about it.

 

[gtb1943]

They can revoke his license
the FAA could recommend an FBI investigation
Lots of possibilities but none of them good
this guy just nuked his career

 

[rags747]

Where is our resident pilot on this? Cyberbob?!

 

[gtb1943]

Where is our resident pilot on this? Cyberbob?!

give him time
he might be in the air...

 

[CyberB0b]

Where is our resident pilot on this? Cyberbob?!

Let me preface this by saying the guy is a complete jerk.

With that said, ATC sometimes tries to get you to do things you aren't comfortable with. There are obviously better ways to handle it. I never actually heard him declare an emergency, just threaten it. Usually if there is a pilot deviation, it depends on the attitude of the person. I know a guy who landed at the wrong airport (oops), which happened to be a military airport. He admitted the mistake he made and offered to share his story with the rest of the company in the form of a presentation about what factors lead to the mistake. The FAA allowed him to do that and get some re-training and he was let off the hook. He is a 747 captain at UPS today.

This guy in the video has a pretty dangerous attitude and I suspect that he won't be very receptive to any kind of remedial training, so he's probably going to get his license yanked and spend a lot of money on attorneys appealing it.

 

[gtb1943]

Let me preface this by saying the guy is a complete jerk.

With that said, ATC sometimes tries to get you to do things you aren't comfortable with. There are obviously better ways to handle it. I never actually heard him declare an emergency, just threaten it. Usually if there is a pilot deviation, it depends on the attitude of the person. I know a guy who landed at the wrong airport (oops), which happened to be a military airport. He admitted the mistake he made and offered to share his story with the rest of the company in the form of a presentation about what factors lead to the mistake. The FAA allowed him to do that and get some re-training and he was let off the hook. He is a 747 captain at UPS today.

This guy in the video has a pretty dangerous attitude and I suspect that he won't be very receptive to any kind of remedial training, so he's probably going to get his license yanked and spend a lot of money on attorneys appealing it.

with the current climate as it is, I bet he gets grounded fast

 

[CyberB0b]

with the current climate as it is, I bet he gets grounded fast

Could be, but I heard he or the aircraft owner may be politically connected.

 

[Flamma]

Could be, but I heard he or the aircraft owner may be politically connected.

You can't have that kind of attitude without knowing someone, or having backup.

 

[gtb1943]

You can't have that kind of attitude without knowing someone, or having backup.

not necessarily, some people simply cannot control their mouth and get away with it for a surprisingly long time