I've always taken it for granted that when I fly, the PILOT wants the same thing I do: A nice, safe flight that's totally free of death and destruction. But I won't anymore. Not after hearing THIS . . .
Bryan Griffin (...no... not the DOG-From-Family-Guy "Bryan Griffin") is a former pilot for Qantas Airlines. Recently, he won $145,000 in a lawsuit against the airline. It had to do with a certain compulsion Bryan felt when he was flying. See, Bryan's been diagnosed with anxiety, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. And for about three years, every time Bryan would fly, he'd start to feel the overwhelming urge to CRASH THE PLANE. Bryan says that things sometimes got so bad, he'd have to leave the cockpit until he calmed down. And on one flight, he had to immobilize his arm because his hand, quote, "involuntarily moved towards the start levers" to kill the plane's engines in mid-air.
According to Bryan, Qantas knew about his compulsion all along. Yet they continued to let him fly, which only made things worse. Qantas is considering an appeal.
...Oh, COME ON! Now, not only do we have to worry about terrorists blowing up planes, or DRUNK pilots trying to land them through an alcoholic haze, we've got to worry about MENTALLY ILL pilots feeling compelled to CRASH THEM!?! Forget it... I'm never flying again... and I DID warn you!!
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