Pilot who ‘tried to shut off engines mid-flight was high on magic mushrooms’ - eviltoast
Joseph Emerson, who was off-duty at the time, was restrained by Alaska Airlines cabin crew after he tried to open an emergency exit
  • BURN@lemmy.worldEnglish
    211·
    1 year ago

    100% this

    They’re trying to shift the blame entirely to the pilot (who was primarily at fault) rather than their policies that allowed a pilot to fly on no sleep for 40 hours

    • Addv4@kbin.social
      151·
      1 year ago

      Nah, he wasn’t actually flying. He was however on route to fly, which was worrying.

      • BURN@lemmy.worldEnglish
        9·
        1 year ago

        Either way is a problem tbh

        I think everyone is just glad he didn’t get behind the controls of a plane