It turns out it was the pilot who caused a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Frankfurt, Germany, to make an emergency landing in Toronto ... or rather his coffee.
That is a problem with a glass cock[it, it doesn't take a whole hell of a lot to scew up the electronics and you can be in deep trouble if you can't override anything.
"GreenTiger" said Drinking coffee, easy to figure out... he was just trying to sober up.
Ok, I admit it, I'm stealing this from Letterman.
I though the pilot was busy poking the stews .. er.. Flight Attendants. Sobering-up, drinking coffee, poking the stews and piloting a multi-million dollar aircraft with a few hundred lives in your hands...
Didn't the pat down catch the errant liquids?
I think one of the flight attendants was "patting him down" when he spilt his coffee.
Didn't the pat down catch the errant liquids?
I think one of the flight attendants was "patting him down" when he spilt his coffee.
You say that like it's a bad thing.
Ok, I admit it, I'm stealing this from Letterman.
Drinking coffee, easy to figure out... he was just trying to sober up.
Ok, I admit it, I'm stealing this from Letterman.
I though the pilot was busy poking the stews .. er.. Flight Attendants.
Drinking coffee, easy to figure out... he was just trying to sober up.
Ok, I admit it, I'm stealing this from Letterman.
I though the pilot was busy poking the stews .. er.. Flight Attendants.
Sobering-up, drinking coffee, poking the stews and piloting a multi-million dollar aircraft with a few hundred lives in your hands...
Multi-tasking... there IS a limit.
Here's a neat innovation they might want to consider:
Letterman mentionned that one last night too.