I once fell asleep on the job, but I have a good excuse. I was sixteen and had gone to a party prior to starting my shift. I was drunk (and apparently tired). It wasn’t really a big deal, and no one was threatened by my actions. I did manage to drool a little on some lady’s groceries, and I think that annoyed her a bit. It never happened again (at that job) – I was subsequently fired. I’m so stupid.
However, I’m not as stupid as these two dumb-ass pilots.
Talk about a BIG oops! I know the passengers probably weren’t at any risk. Pilot naps probably occur far more often than we’d like to know, but these morons blew it. Guys! Set a freakin’ alarm. You can fly a multi-million dollar aircraft, but misconfigure an alarm on your cellphone? Seriously? I should talk… It is probably easier to fly a plane than it is to properly configure the settings on most of today’s cellphones.
The pilots stated that they were in a heated conversation about airline policy and simply had been distracted. Well, the FAA has pulled the black-boxes on the plane. I’m guessing the conversation will sound something like this:
(Hum of engines…)
…ahem.
(Hum of engines…)
..ahem… ahem… Huh? Oh shit!!!
Good luck on the unemployment line guys. It’s a mess out there.
