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Comment by imoverclocked

15 hours ago

This. Many people are unaware of just how much authority a captain has; Failing to follow their instructions is (basically) a felony. It's best to just not mess around on an aircraft.

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joxdosba  15 hours ago

Am a pilot, this is totally wrong.

PIC authority is strictly limited to in-scope items, this very obviously wasn’t in scope unless it was e.g. causing other passengers to behave in an unruly manner.

  • imoverclocked  4 hours ago

    The Pilot in Command (PIC) holds absolute, ultimate responsibility and final authority for the operation and safety of the aircraft.

    Also, in another reply you state, "aircrew has actual legal authority which stems from the fact that they’re aircrew."

    Do your pilot credentials include an ATP cert?

jolmg  15 hours ago

It's not about a special status of flight captains. Same can be said of e.g. a store manager acting in-place of the owner. It's a matter of one being on someone's private property, instead of on public property.

  • joxdosba  14 hours ago

    Hi, when I was in flight school it wasn’t explicitly stated but certainly heavily implied that as pilots were not allowed to trespass passengers and kick them off the plane mid-flight.

    If you have information to the contrary, I would like to be made aware because occasionally I have ended up stuck for hours in the air with unpleasant passengers.