I'll explain as much as I can, what I think is happening; pilot calls for taxi, ATC gives clearance to Lima, but the pilot is probably new in the area and doesn't know the taxi-ways. L and M are right next to each other, so the pilot may have misread the directional signs and tried to go onto Mike instead of Lima. The proper thing to do for the ATC would have been to say exactly where to go, and the proper thing to do for the pilot would have been to ask for assistance in taxiing. Pilot is in the wrong, as it is the pilot's responsibility to know the taxi-ways or ask for assistance if he's not 100% sure of where he's going.
Agreed. Captain Happy needs to work on the "happy" part and realize that it's his responsibility to know the taxi-ways and go the right way when told what to do.
***** Controllers with poor attitudes are certainly not a rarity if you have flown in the vicinity of any major airport. Their occupation is quite stressful, but hey, so is ours. Only 1% of the population can say they've earned their wings. A career in aviation is not for the faint of heart.
Its normal to screw up because we are all human.. Sadly, this guy is being very hypercritical since he was the one to just screw up. haha! He probably got another divorce or something.. lol
Nothing funny about that. Remember the KLM, Pan am incident at teneriffe. This pilot should need reporting as a result. But hey i'm no aviation expert.
The pilot makes a mistake and then gets angry and blames it on someone else. I used to have a colleague like that. I don't think people with that mindset should be flying large passenger planes.
In my non-professional and humble opinion, the ATC was just trying to prevent a mistake. The captain wasted a lot of air time there. I particularly loved the other pilot siding with ATC :)
Isn't the pilot suppose to request directions if he needs them, and also be familiar with the airport layout as part of preflight? Why is he yelling at the controller about directions?
***** The pilots said they weren't on Mike, they were on Lima about to taxi onto Mike. Then the pilot got into a rant about not being told where to go, which is not ATC's responsibility, if you didn't request a progressive taxi. The controller was pretty clear on what taxiways the pilots needed to be on, end of discussion.
I started flying for Delta in 1988. 99.9% of the guys went out of their way to be professional and considerate with other workers- cabin crew, gate agents, ground crew and ATC. Atlanta ATC and Delta guys are especially fraternal. If my first officer pulled that I'd request taxi back to the gate and call crew scheduling. If it was the captain on the radio, I pity his F/O.
Kinda reminds of that movie "AIRPLANE"....Announcer 1: "The red zone is for unloading only." Announcer 2: "No the white zone is for unloading." Announcer 1: "Look, don't give me your "White zone" shit, Patty...."
Delta Captain Insane-o went from chill to bezerk in 5 seconds. And he has 50-100 fine folks sitting behind him. Imagine the look his fellow pilot was giving him???
"Delta 2422, taxi back to gate. I will come down and meet you there. In the meantime you can tell your passengers that your arrogance has made you about an hour late, at best."
I work in the airline industry and I know first hand just how stressful it can be, We all have our moments, and sometimes we just need a kick in the right direction to get us back on course. The "captain happy" comment was probably just the comic relief he needed. Cracks me up.
A Traffic Controller's Role is to Control Traffic, to manipulate it. And if necessary, intentionally give false information. As it can be seen in the clip, that particular controller was unable to control that particular element of the traffic. | The issue is this: 2422 was told to follow the MD88 to go to Mike, but the MD88 gone to Lima instead. Result? 2422 ended up in Lima. | The MD88 seems to be getting special treatment here.
Did he say that he makes a mistake every 2 to 3 MINUTES? WTF? Is it me or did he seem unable to coordinate his sentences? Cognitive problems all the way around this guy!
You'd think that everyone who flies loves their job. This pilot appears to think he is underpayed, overrworked, the world is against him and as already mentioned, his wife is going out with an air traffic controller. Clearly he wants another life and his attitude on the radio shows it. Tough luck, bitch. Shut up and fly.
A pilot license is synonymous with a pilot certificate. All pilot licenses/certifications have a set of 'privileges' associated. A pilot can also gain add-ons, endorsements, and ratings. A 'type rating' is required for aircraft over 12,500, jet and/or turbine powered. If a pilot violates the rules the license/certificate is revoked and all subsequent ratings and endorsements are also lost.
Nope. PPL Private Pilot License. SPL Sport License. CL Commercial License. There are licenses and ratings. For example, you are a PPL with an IR Instrument Rating. Aircraft are certificated...
