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JetBlue Flight Canceled After Pilots Admit They're 'Tapped Out'—Passenger
AJetBlue flight to New York City was canceled because the pilots were "tapped out," according to a passenger. Emily Galvin-Almanza told Newsweek that the flight she was supposed to be on was initially delayed for several hours for mechanical reasons. (www.newsweek.com) さらに...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I reckon Luftwaffe pilots during WWII wish they could have tapped out after flying combat missions for four or five years.
Avoided another potential American Flight 1420 type issue
Not ideal news for those wanting to travel, I'm sure, but kudos for the pilots for being honest. As one pilot once told me, "Better to be on the ground wishing you were up, than up in the air wishing you were on the ground."
Oh please. Give me a break. The pilots had reached their duty limits for the day and that meant they couldn't take the trip.It is an FAA mandated LAW. Sometimes i've been on a flight where after a hold of an hour or so on the tarmac for weather, we had to go back to the gate and get a new crew. I understand it completely. But the media picked up on the unfortunate term "tapped out" which some people heard and then went hysterical because i'm sure they thought it meant they had been drinking.
Anyone who flys the friendly sky’’s often can share SHappens stories.
I have a couple tips when those situations arise. If trapped at Midway and the “sleep lounge” isn’t ole go to the end of either terminals, grab a wheel chair and make a nice semi- recline bunk. Go to the end of gates because that’s where the cleaning crews start, sound will fade.
At ATL I suggest the lobby at the click tower, it allows you to time it takes the floor polishers to make their runs. No wheel chairs but the end tables make reasonable ottoman.
I have a couple tips when those situations arise. If trapped at Midway and the “sleep lounge” isn’t ole go to the end of either terminals, grab a wheel chair and make a nice semi- recline bunk. Go to the end of gates because that’s where the cleaning crews start, sound will fade.
At ATL I suggest the lobby at the click tower, it allows you to time it takes the floor polishers to make their runs. No wheel chairs but the end tables make reasonable ottoman.
The media should stay out of aviation because they look like complete imbeciles when they stick their hand into the "cookie jar"...