I removed myself from an airline flight - long

Who gives a rat's ass what the bus driver thinks? You are a paying customer, not his servant!

You make your decision and you live with the consequences... The fact that nothing happened on that flight (I assume) is neither here nor there... If it had ripped that door off and had to emergency land, and people slide down the chutes and break limbs, would you now be worrying about what someone's hired help thinks of you?

As far as the pilot saying he didn't need to inspect the mechanics work, if the door had departed in flight you can bet he would have been singing a different song to the DOT, as they took his certificate for failing to inspect...

The FAA/DOT and the Federal Courts are on the same play book on that one - "You, the pilot, are 100% responsible if you were aware there was a question of airworthiness (and sometimes even if there is not a question)... Yes, we may also get mechanic, but you, the pilot, will be the first up to the steps to the gallows..."

Denny

"Maule Driver" wrote in message .com...
This happened in Houston years ago - maybe 6 or 7. Curious about what any airline people think of this.