GO Airlines makes the news

[tompalm]

Both pilots fall asleep at 9:00 a.m on the way to Hilo. Gee, maybe someone does need to bang on the door.

The fact is that you get what you pay for. The pilots at this airline are young. They work harder (more hours than pilots at other airlines) and they play hard. They probably needed to rest their eyes for a minute. Pilots at this airline will get about 2000 hours and move on to a better company like Hawaiian or Aloha, or a major in the mainland. Most pilots are younger than 30 years old and probably have a more active night life. No excuses for this to happen, it is just the facts.

The FAA opens investigation, stay tuned.

http://kgmb9.com/main/content/view/4199/40

 

[Jestjoan]

OMG

I'm speechless................

 

[DaveNV]

As my Mother would say, "There's going to be hell to pay for that one!"

Dave

 

[DeniseM]

Just think - they almost had a free trip to Tahiti!

(Yes, I know the plane would run out of fuel long before Tahiti! )

 

[DaveNV]

Just think - they almost had a free trip to Tahiti!

(Yes, I know the plane would run out of fuel long before Tahiti! )

Especially since they were heading East at the time. Honolulu to Hilo flight, right? Next stop, Central America, or thereabouts.

Dave

 

[rickandcindy23]

Maybe they will have a big sale now!

The RT flights between Maui and Kauai have been pretty high, so maybe we will get lucky and catch their, "Our-pilots-are-asleep-on-the-job-but-please-try-us-anyway sale."

 

[eal]

Good grief! I just booked Honolulu-Lihue return flights for my DS and DDIL on Go!

There better be strong coffee served in the cockpit on those flights...

 

[UWSurfer]

Maybe they will have a big sale now!

The RT flights between Maui and Kauai have been pretty high, so maybe we will get lucky and catch their, "Our-pilots-are-asleep-on-the-job-but-please-try-us-anyway sale."

Nah..."we offer restful flights for everyone on board!"

eesshhh!

 

[rickandcindy23]

That is a great name for the sale!

There are regulations that require the pilots to rest a certain number of hours, so I am very surprised by the news of pilots sleeping at the wheel.

I, on the other hand, have a very difficult time on those flights because the planes feel very unsteady. I am glad the pilots can relax, I guess. :rofl: That should make me feel better about flying, shouldn't it?

 

[DaveNV]

Actully, given the average age of the go! staff, I'm surprised they would be allowed to even get a work permit! Jeez, I have socks older than some of those kids... :hysterical:

Dave

 

[tombo]

Oh for the good old days when the pilots were drunk. The young Pilots of today are too lazy to stay awake and drink. What is the world coming to? :zzz:

 

[johnmfaeth]

About 98% of the time, the autopilot is flying anyway. I would bet this happens on all airlines.

Not condoning this, just sure its a somewhat regular thing. Gets boring driving a "bus" all day.

 

[philemer]

Both pilots fall asleep at 9:00 a.m on the way to Hilo. Gee, maybe someone does need to bang on the door.


http://kgmb9.com/main/content/view/4199/40

The article doesn't say they fell asleep. Folks are only speculating. An investigation has begun. I think it would be improbable that TWO pilots could fall asleep during such a short flight. Unless they were up late drinking Mai Tais and practicing hula moves.

Pretty scary though.

 

[applegirl]

Cindy your first post cracked me up!

 

[daventrina]

.... Unless they were up late drinking Mai Tais and practicing hula moves.

If that is the case then see post below...
FAA requires 8 hours bottle to throttle and the limit is .04%. .04% is low enough that if you're out a drinkin the night before you could be above .04% the next mornin. There has been more that one case where pilots were removed from duty for being FUI and their last dring was the night before.

Oh for the good old days when the pilots were drunk. ...

 

[hvsteve1]

Pilots asleep?

For those of you already nervous about airline safety, you'll love this article about the GO! Airlines plane which was supposed to land in Hilo but continued on out to sea. It eventually landed, but the FAA is investigating to see if the reason the plan didn't land and the crew did not respond to radio calls was that the plane was on autopilot while the pilot and co-pilot fell asleep.:zzz:

http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/0220abrk-sleepingpilots.html


[Since there is an existing thread on this topic on the Hawaii Board, I am going to merge the two threads for continuity.]

 

[tompalm]

Here we go. Lead story at 10:00pm.

http://kgmb9.com/main/content/view/4441/40/

 

[Kauai Kid]

Both pilots fall asleep at 9:00 a.m on the way to Hilo. Gee, maybe someone does need to bang on the door.

The fact is that you get what you pay for. The pilots at this airline are young. They work harder (more hours than pilots at other airlines) and they play hard. They probably needed to rest their eyes for a minute. Pilots at this airline will get about 2000 hours and move on to a better company like Hawaiian or Aloha, or a major in the mainland. Most pilots are younger than 30 years old and probably have a more active night life. No excuses for this to happen, it is just the facts.

The FAA opens investigation, stay tuned.

http://kgmb9.com/main/content/view/4199/40

Better be careful banging on the door, the air marshall might arrest you.

Sterling