Another reason to avoid flying
Saturday, July 16th, 2005There are a lot of reasons to not fly these days,between the hypersensitive security, the cutbacks on basic services (”No pretzels for you!”), the lost luggage, the ever-increasing wait before you actually get on the plane, and the generally poor customer service.
Now there’s another good reason to drive to your next destination instead of flying : Insane German airline pilots.
Apparently, the pilot thought that a nearby British passenger plane was being flown by a friend. So he broke from his flight plan and attempted to fly close enough to take his friend’s picture, coming within 600 feet. The British pilot–who was not the German’s friend–was forced to take evasive action.
Fortunately, the pilot’s been suspended, but be on the lookout for more German pilots. There might be more of ‘em.
