Sounds like SOP to me. And I know a thing or two about Boeing’s and 737s since I flew a few variants....

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No, not all airlines! It saves money in the initial training to keep it to just the few required items. Time = money. Besides, all modern aircraft are built to be managed via FMS and autopilot. The amount of hand flying is minimal, in both sim and on the line. At least it was in my day, more than ten years ago. Maybe because of accidents like these and financial reputations, things are changing, but I wouldn’t bet in it.....

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Really? So you’d never fly on British Airways, Virgin Atlantic or Qantas or Lufthansa? Funny that!

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I very much doubt it.....we would have known by now! News carries fast you know....

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Um, people on PCP don’t sue, they wouldn’t know how to. It fries the brain and you end up like this guy. No lawyer would touch him. Not if they want to keep their reputation intact....so, no worries in that front, mate! He violated several statutes, so they will likely throw the book at him. No one gets sued, just incarcerated after medical treatment and a criminal record. As a side note, he will never work at any certificated airport after this.

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In this case TWR, since he was holding short of the RWY and waiting to line up.

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Nothing odd about it whatsoever! They would have been talking to various ATC frequencies starting g with RAMP, GRD and then TWR. All normal, standard stuff at most airports. What could ATC have done? Why, call, the authorities like OPERATIONS, METRO POLICE! Again , all standard protocol. That’s how you get people to respond. Happens all the time. LAS is not some podunk airfield! You sound like someone not involved in aviation?.....

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They did taxi out! And were about to line up.....professional pilots don’t just takeoff when there’s an abnormal situation and yoyre still on the ground. It’s all in the training and CRM. Basic stuff, really. They did just fine, trust me....

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Save water. Let the guy climb something as slippery as ice and see what happens. Same end result, case closed....

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I assume c,imbed the wheel, then flaps at takeoff setting. It’s amazing what you can do when you’re high as a kite! Same as scaling the airport perimeter fence with razor wire....

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