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JetBlue pilot to passengers: 'We may experience some slight turbulence and then - explode'

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012 7:23 AM

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Captain Clayton Osbon watched Serenity too many times

Passengers tackle 'crazy' pilot yelling about bombs and Iraq

'Say your prayers... We're all going down!' screams captain to terrified travellers on JetBlue flight

A PILOT had to be wrestled to the floor by passengers on a flight from New York to Las Vegas yesterday after ranting about bombs and screaming: "Say your prayers... We're all going down!"

The farcical scenes began 34,000 feet up in the air while Captain Clayton Osbon was flying the JetBlue airbus over Kansas and Oklahoma. According to the New York Post, he began ranting about bombs, unnerving his first officer who advised him to go to the bathroom to "cool off".

Then, in full view of 135 passengers, he reportedly began running up and down the aisle shouting: "Say your prayers, say your prayers. Iraq, al-Qaeda, terrorism, we're all going down!" This part of Osbon's breakdown is captured in the video below.

An off-duty pilot stepped into the cockpit to help the first officer and swiftly locked the door. But this further enraged Osbon, who apparently began to hammer on the door, shouting: "You gotta let me in!"

Crew members tried to calm him down but when he allegedly pushed a female flight attendant and ran for an emergency exit, several male passengers intervened.

The travellers, who described Osbon as going "crazy", wrestled him to the floor. One retired New York police officer, Paul Babakitis, said he didn't know Osbon was the captain of the plane at the time. "I just saw a deranged person," he said. "I thought he was a terrorist... trying to get into the cockpit."

After Osbon broke two pairs of plastic zip-tie handcuffs, passengers tied him up with belts and sat on him until the jet made an emergency landing in Amarillo, Texas, where he was taken to hospital.

The FBI, Transportation Security Administration and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the incident.

His wife, Connye Osbon, last night told ABC News she had "no idea what's going on". But several family members and friends have expressed shock that such a "fun-loving" and "easy-going" guy could lose his cool so dramatically.

www.theweek.co.uk/us/46065/passengers-tackle-crazy-pilot-yelling-about
-bombs-and-iraq#ixzz1qQuJNXqg

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012 8:09 AM

WULFENSTAR

http://youtu.be/VUnGTXRxGHg

Seriously...

If the pilot had actually said "'We may experience some slight turbulence and then - explode'"

Despite the obvious terror and fear you would have initially felt...

who here would have been grinning like fools?

I sure would have been screaming 'I AM A FEATHER IN THE WIND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies"

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012 8:32 AM

FREMDFIRMA

As usual, the EFFECTIVE response comes from us ordinary peons, rather than the useless overbearing security theatre apparatus.

Just pointin that out.

-F

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012 8:56 AM

PIRATENEWS

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The inflight movie was the fictionalized account of FLIGHT 93.

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012 11:45 AM

WHOZIT

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Originally posted by piratenews:
The inflight movie was the fictionalized account of FLIGHT 93.

They should have ran "Airplane".

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012 12:22 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

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Originally posted by Wulfenstar:

I sure would have been screaming 'I AM A FEATHER IN THE WIND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

LEAF! Not 'feather'... LEAF! Good grief.

" AU, that was great, LOL!! " - Chrisisall

"The world is a dangerous place. Not because of the people who are evil; but because of the people who don't do anything about it." - Albert Einstein

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012 12:35 PM

WULFENSTAR

http://youtu.be/VUnGTXRxGHg

Rap,

Was wondering if someone would catch that ;)

"Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies"

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012 12:56 PM

WHOZIT

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012 1:00 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Quote:
Originally posted by Wulfenstar:
Rap,

Was wondering if someone would catch that ;)

The whole point of me even checking this thread out was to compliment on the usage of one of Mal's lines.

Then I saw yours, and HAD to comment.

You see, the 'leaf on the wind' line holds a fond memory for me. Years ago, long, long before there ever was a Firefly, I was at a friends wedding reception. I was contemplating on whether to drive home that night, or stay over, and hit the town w/ the wedding party, bride and groom included. Having enjoyed a few adult beverages, I was at that fine point of...

A - stopping, and begin the sober up process, or
B - carry on w/ the rest of the group, and stay the night.

And so, to no one in particular, I uttered ... " I am as a leaf upon the wind, so blow me " indicating that all I needed was the slightest twist of the arm to convince me to stay. Then, before anyone else could respond, a buddy of mine blurted out " I'll blow you! "

Which was a huge surprise to both me and his girlfriend... Clearly, he didn't mean it THAT way, though I did stay over that night. Had a blast, too.

And so, when many years had gone by, I heard Wash utter that 'leaf on the wind' line, I couldn't believe it... just too gorram funny.

" AU, that was great, LOL!! " - Chrisisall

"The world is a dangerous place. Not because of the people who are evil; but because of the people who don't do anything about it." - Albert Einstein

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012 4:06 PM

RIONAEIRE

Beir bua agus beannacht

I hope it was just a stress thing and he'll be back to normal soon.
I can't believe they'd show a movie about a crashing plane on a flight.

I assume you're my pal until you let me know otherwise. "A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012 4:18 PM

ANTHONYT

Freedom is Important because People are Important

Quote:
Originally posted by RionaEire:
I hope it was just a stress thing and he'll be back to normal soon.
I can't believe they'd show a movie about a crashing plane on a flight.

I assume you're my pal until you let me know otherwise. "A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya

Hello,

I can't believe it either.

--Anthony

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Note to self: Mr. Raptor believes that women who want to control their reproductive processes are sluts.

Reference thread: http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=18&t=51196

Never forget what this man is. You keep forgiving him his trespasses and speak to him as though he is a reasonable human being. You keep forgetting the things he's advocated. If you respond to this man again, you are being foolish.

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Thursday, March 29, 2012 7:25 AM

PIRATENEWS

John Lee, conspiracy therapist at Hollywood award-winner History Channel-mocked SNL-spoofed PirateNew.org wooHOO!!!!!!

Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:

And so, to no one in particular, I uttered ... " I am as a leaf upon the wind, so blow me "

That was Joss' original line, but Fox kilt it.

PS dont sit in the back of da airbus.

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Saturday, March 31, 2012 6:05 PM

PIRATENEWS

John Lee, conspiracy therapist at Hollywood award-winner History Channel-mocked SNL-spoofed PirateNew.org wooHOO!!!!!!

Crazy JetBlue pilot was also a saleman for DIET COLA, full of excitotoxins banned for pilots in US Air Force, now facing 20 years in prison:
http://rense.com/general95/jetblue.html

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