Siao Liao The Pilot Went Nuts!!..Imagine You Are On Board :(

[Vulcann]

"Attention all passengers. Is there a pilot or anyone capable of flying a A320 in which we are in right now? Kindly step forward to be identified please. And concerning the ruckus you witnessed earlier, do not be alarmed as it is just one of our crew members having a rough day that's all. Thank you for your attention and please continue to enjoy the rest of the flight."

 

Imagine hearing this especially if you are first time taking a plane...

 

...& that you are on board this JetBlue plane.

 

From CNA:

 

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp...1191895/1/.html

 

US pilot charged after mid-flight meltdown

Posted: 29 March 2012 0524

 

LAS VEGAS, Nevada: A US pilot has been charged with interfering with a flight crew after a dramatic mid-flight breakdown in which he screamed about terrorists and 9/11, officials said on Wednesday.

 

Clayton Osbon, 49, had to be restrained by a number of male passengers after Tuesday's incident, in which a JetBlue plane from New York to Las Vegas made an emergency landing in Amarillo, Texas.

 

"Several passengers assisted and brought Osbon down in the forward galley, where he continued to yell comments about Jesus, Sept. 11, Iraq, Iran and terrorists," said an affidavit giving a blow-by-blow account of the flight.

 

The first officer then "declared an emergency and diverted the aircraft to Amarillo, landing with passengers still restraining Osbon," said the document cited by US Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Sarah R. Saldana.

 

Footage filmed with cell phone cameras and broadcast on US television showed chaos at the front of the plane, as male passengers scrambled to help restrain the pilot, who could be heard shouting hysterically.

 

Between four and six passengers had to sit on him for up to 20 minutes as the plane, which was three and a half hours into its flight, made an emergency landing, witnesses said.

 

According to the affidavit, the pilot, who had shown no previous sign of mental problems, had arrived late for the flight, and began behaving erratically soon after the plane took off from New York's Kennedy airport.

 

"As the plane was leaving JFK and climbing in altitude in its scheduled five-hour flight, Osbon said something to the first officer (FO) about being evaluated by someone, but the FO did not know what he meant.

 

"Osbon then talked about his church and the need to 'focus' and asked the FO to take the controls and work the radios. Osbon began talking about religion, but, according to the FO, his statements were not coherent."

 

The first officer became particularly concerned when Osbon said "things just don't matter," and "yelled over the radio to air traffic control and instructed them to be quiet," according to the affidavit.

 

Osbon then "turned off the radios in the aircraft, dimmed his monitors and sternly admonished the FO for trying to talk on the radio.

 

"When Osbon said 'We need to take a leap of faith,' the FO stated that he became very worried. Osbon told the FO that 'We're not going to Vegas,' and began giving what the FO described as a sermon."

 

The first officer then suggested they invite an off-duty JetBlue captain who was on board into the cockpit, at which point the captain abruptly left to go to the forward lavatory.

 

When Osbon came out of the lavatory, he began talking to flight attendants, mentioning "150 souls on board."

 

"Osbon walked to the rear of the aircraft but along the way stopped and asked a male passenger if he had a problem. Osbon then sprinted back to the forward galley and tried to enter his code to re-enter the cockpit," it said.

 

At that point, the first officer used the public address system to issue an order to restrain Osbon.

 

In response, a number of passengers - many of whom were well-built men heading to a security industry convention in Las Vegas - piled onto the captain, and sat on him for the rest of the flight.

 

Once on the tarmac, TV footage showed the pilot being taken off the plane on a stretcher in Amarillo, where passengers spent several hours before continuing their interrupted flight to the desert gambling city.

 

JetBlue's chief executive Dave Barger paid tribute to the quick-thinking first officer, as well as the passengers who helped pin the captain down.

 

"That was a tough situation at altitude. The customers, the crew, just did a great job," he told NBC television's "Today Show" programme. "That was a true team effort at 35,000 feet (10,000 kilometres) yesterday."

 

"I've known the captain personally for a long period of time. There's been no indication of this at all in the past," Barger said.

 

- AFP/de

[Mustank]

pilot kee siao liao

[Vulcann]

pilot kee siao liao

 

Frankly if the bus or ship captain go bonkers some how you can still alight or jump off the ship hopefully.

 

If it is a plane captain going nuts, however, maybe it is time to get religious again or adopt any on the spot... [sweatdrop]

[Donut]

This drama reminds me of 911 drama on the 4th plane that crashes on a field

[Jetabout777]

"That was a tough situation at altitude. The customers, the crew, just did a great job," he told NBC television's "Today Show" programme. "That was a true team effort at 35,000 feet (10,000 kilometres) yesterday."

 

- AFP/de[/color]

 

There is a mistake though. 35,000ft is approximately 10km and not 10,000km! That would probably be to some planet liao.

[Tarzan666]

i wonder wat was he shouting about..the details?

 

I saw the clip on CNN & BBC..very blury, shaky..

[Donut]

i wonder wat was he shouting about..the details?

 

I saw the clip on CNN & BBC..very blury, shaky..

 

accordng to some news, he kept saying about a bomb in plane, terrorist, Al-Q, Afghan, "we are going down", etc....... keep mumbling

 

the passengers, upon hearing this from the pilot, sure panic like hell

[The_Bear]

accordng to some news, he kept saying about a bomb in plane, terrorist, Al-Q, Afghan, "we are going down", etc....... keep mumbling

 

the passengers, upon hearing this from the pilot, sure panic like hell

 

This is like the Hunt for Red October when the XO mutinied against the Captain.

[Maroon5]

hmm i took jetblue from vegas to boston last yr. not as eventful but im def not complaining!

[Pocus]

This is like the Hunt for Red October when the XO mutinied against the Captain.

 

sala show...it's crimson tide

[The_Bear]

sala show...it's crimson tide

 

The one with Denzel Washington?

[Buyingacar]

Lucky they restrained him if not who knows what he could have done?

[Alim]

[Vulcann]

This drama reminds me of 911 drama on the 4th plane that crashes on a field

 

Imagine ourselves to be one of the unlucky ones on board any one of the jetliners....

 

Quite a horrific way to go

[Vhtfhwlego]

This drama reminds me of 911 drama on the 4th plane that crashes on a field

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_93

[Vulcann]

i wonder wat was he shouting about..the details?

 

Errr....maybe this?

 

"Singaporeans siao!!! Bo tai bo chi hoot an old farlali unker driver who innocently said he "like, like, like" something to a young couple!"

 

[laugh]

[Vulcann]

accordng to some news, he kept saying about a bomb in plane, terrorist, Al-Q, Afghan, "we are going down", etc....... keep mumbling

 

the passengers, upon hearing this from the pilot, sure panic like hell

 

Heng the FO quite zai if not really siao liao...

[Donut]

Imagine ourselves to be one of the unlucky ones on board any one of the jetliners....

 

Quite a horrific way to go

 

I would have given him a couple of Bruce Lee movements and knock him out totally.......