Coolest Dad Ever

[EM1]

Just saw this a few minutes ago. Hope this is the right place for an article like this.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,587801,00.html

https://www.nrotc.navy.mil/scholarship_criteria.aspx

 

[NavAir42]

Wow, I think the former chief pilot they had on there said it best: "not a wise move."

That said, if I heard a takeoff clearance come from a kid at a Navy tower it probably would cause me to chuckle.

 

[Boomhower]

Pre-9/11, I doubt everyone would have gotten so worked up about this. Now, the hammer will come down very hard on the dad and everyone in the room.

I can't speak for everyone on here but I probably would have thought it was kind of funny if a guy put his kid on the radio for a second, and probably would have reacted like the pilot did by telling the kid he did an "awesome job." You just kind of assume that the dad is looking over his shoulder and feeding him the calls.

 

[Brunes]

Yeah....It's pretty clear that the kid was supervised and everyone seemed to enjoy it...but a below on headwork for that controller.

 

[JonDW7]

Pre-9/11, I doubt everyone would have gotten so worked up about this. Now, the hammer will come down very hard on the dad and everyone in the room.

Agreed. This really isn't as huge of a deal as Foxnews is making it out to be.

 

[CAMike]

Pre-9/11, I doubt everyone would have gotten so worked up about this. Now, the hammer will come down very hard on the dad and everyone in the room.

I can't speak for everyone on here but I probably would have thought it was kind of funny if a guy put his kid on the radio for a second, and probably would have reacted like the pilot did by telling the kid he did an "awesome job." You just kind of assume that the dad is looking over his shoulder and feeding him the calls.

Exactly. I dare say "Mom/Dad" was on a headset and WOULD have immediately corrected any error made by the little one. It's frustrating that our society has mostly abandoned "take you son to work day". Sometimes that little hands on moment has a significant positive influence on a child, which they certainly need more of these days.

 

[NAVYBM2]

This brings back the story of that Russian pilot that let his son "fly" the airplane. Of course it was on autopilot, but at that time the Airbus was not fully controlled by the autopilot. So they ended up banking like 60 degrees or something like that and then they stalled, crashed and burned in Siberia with like 150 people on board.
Not as bad here of course, but there is a cause for concern maybe?

 

[Flash]

This brings back the story of that Russian pilot that let his son "fly" the airplane. Of course it was on autopilot, but at that time the Airbus was not fully controlled by the autopilot. So they ended up banking like 60 degrees or something like that and then they stalled, crashed and burned in Siberia with like 150 people on board.
Not as bad here of course, but there is a cause for concern maybe?

That was Aeroflot Fight 593, the kid unknowingly disconnected part of the autopilot while in the seat.

 

[Python]

Ignore my other thread. Here's the audio.

 

[C420sailor]

I did the same when I was about 10 years old when my mom took me to work. I wasn't on tower though---ramp control. I didn't pass taxi instructions, only informed them of what gate they could expect on arrival. The pilots kept calling me ma'am. "I'm a sir!" I'd shoot back and they'd laugh. It was a great experience.

 

[scoolbubba]

Too bad, these things are great for the kids and as long as nobody gets hurt...there is no issue. Lawyers and the posts on the internets ruin everything, I guess.

 

[ryan1234]

Can't be any worse than some of the foreign students/pilots on the radio.

When I was real young, the pilots on a SwissAir A330 let me sit in the right seat for a few minutes over the Atlantic....(obviously pre-9/11)... it was a great experience!

 

[Lights Out]

No harm no foul.
Obviously there is a trained controller right there, watching over the kid and handling unexpected calls...
Too bad they're probably going to make an example of this guy.

 

[Staubb00]

This still doesn't explain who was rapping on 121.5 up here Sunday!

 

[phrogdriver]

Fox made a big deal about how many were aboard the two planes the kid spoke to and where they were going. All he gave them were pushes to the next controller. It's not as if he was giving them ASR finals in IMC or anything.

We're in a zero-tolerance, obey the letter of laws instead of using judgment era. That's just the way it's become.