At the end of the day, the PIC always has the last word... He can give the middle finger to any direction given by ATC and take any action that he deems necessary to safely operate the aircraft.

I really don't want to take sides here, but I think the point is that they did in fact not try to save him, and he only survived by pure luck because they pulled the car out of the river.
I guess the million dollar questions (or in this case half a million dollar question) is, was it negligence that they did not check…

I would personally go for a Sullenberger joke... Seems appropriate: Same Aircraft, Same Airline!

Too soon, dude!

I hope you've done KOSH during the air show then...

I've had Eastbound and Down playing in my head from the moment I saw you post that image... Thank you!!! (I'm serious)

Any ad that uses Rolling Stones as soundtrack is great... Another example is the Mercedes Benz Willem Dafoe Super Bowl ad featuring Sympathy for the Devil!!!!

Let me know if you're ever in SoCal... I'll be happy to take you up and I guarantee it will be a lot busier than Nebraska!

I flew the AA 777-300ER last week from DFW to LHR in Business class and it was terrific. I switched from StarAlliance to OneWorld a few years ago because I thought that AA's loyalty program was far superior (I am current Executive Platinum on American) but I have also seen a drastic change in cabin quality at AA in…

When I saw the tracker from flightaware right after the news broke, my first thought was that it looked like the transponder had been shut off.

What were you going to fly? I've landed 172's at 24025G40KT (RW 27) without any issues (although quite exciting)...

Is that a Hyundai Accord?

One cold morning I took my parents car without knowing that their cat was lying on the front tire to be near the warm engine... I backed up and felt a bump!

If you go, let me know... I'm quite hooked up with exhibitors and airshow performers. Might be able to introduce you to some interesting people.

Flew in Business class (4G) in the new 777-300ER from American Airways yesterday and had a peak into 1st class. Qatar is definitely more luxurious but think the AA cabin has a bit more space.
Btw. Does anyone know how to become a contributor on Flight Club? As a ultra frequent flyer and a pilot I might have a story or…

And that is pretty much how it works in Europe... You take it in to your local MB dealer for repair and the insurance companies deals covers the cost based on which party is at fault.

Dude, take it from from someone who grew up in Europe and now lives in the US: In Europe $4.375 is four thousand three hundred seventy five. Period is used to separate thousands, comma is used to separate decimals. Writing 4,375,000,000 in Europe would be mathematically wrong and confusing since you can only use comma…

I was once in a restaurant in Bao'an, Shenzhen where the house specialty was double boiled dog penis...

Actually in Danish it's Kongelige Danske Flyvevåben... Don't know why it's spelled wrong most places on the interwebs... Probably because Wiki's got it wrong as well.

Holy Moly!