SECURITY! Don't dis the the FA and THEN READ about 1940's AIRPLANES!

[mikea]

The plane went all the way out to the take-off point, in the queue for take-off. ... The plane then proceeded to turn around and head all the way back to the gate.
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After about 5 - 10 minutes, 2 Mass State Policemen, 1 or 2 TSA Agents, and the bursar for the flight come down the aisle and motion me to get off of the plane.Policeman: "Sir, were you looking at a book of airplanes?"

Me: "Yes sir I was. I am a musician for money, but for fun I study old aircraft and build models of them, and the book I was reading was of Polish Aircraft from 1946."

Policeman: "Would you please go get that book so that i can see it?"

I go back onto the plane - all eyes are on me like I was a common criminal. Total humiliation part 2.

After a couple of minutes he says, "Why, this is all Snoopy Red Baron stuff..."

http://vancegilbert.com/index.php?page=blog&display=2245#offset1

OMG! READING ABOUT AIRPLANES ON AN AIRPLANE! Why, in a few minutes you could probably learn how to take control by cutting through to the control lines under the floor of the cabin!

 

[Jim Logajan]

There is already another thread about this incident:

http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43790

 

[fgcason]

I wonder if the tsa knows the pilots that have a job up front flying the airplanes read books on how to fly the airplane every time they come to work. Terrorists the whole lot of us pilots. Bastids the whole lot of whiney crybabies that should be at home having mommy take care of them instead of being out in the real world.

 

[Florida Cracker]

I wonder if the tsa knows the pilots that have a job up front flying the airplanes read books on how to fly the airplane every time they come to work. Terrorists the whole lot of us pilots. Bastids the whole lot of whiney crybabies that should be at home having mommy take care of them instead of being out in the real world.

I have often wondered why the pilots don't simply drop the whiners back at the terminal and get on with their job?

 

[Everskyward]

I wonder if the tsa knows the pilots that have a job up front flying the airplanes read books on how to fly the airplane every time they come to work. Terrorists the whole lot of us pilots. Bastids the whole lot of whiney crybabies that should be at home having mommy take care of them instead of being out in the real world.

As was stated in the other thread, the crew went back to the gate. It had nothing to do with the TSA.

The plane went all the way out to the take-off point, in the queue for take-off. All the while I noticed a lot of phone pinging back and forth between the flight attendants. The young woman flight attendant was also crouched next to and conversing seriously to a dead-heading pilot about 4 seats up on the other side. The plane then proceeded to turn around and head all the way back to the gate. Once at the gate, the jet bridge was positioned. The Captain announced, "We have a minor issue, and we will continue our departure once it's resolved." He left the aircraft.