ANA capt let flight attendants touch control column during flight

Saturday 05th April, 08:09 AM JST

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14 Comments

rjd_jr at 07:09 AM JST - 5th April

No harm, no foul.
anderstungtwist at 07:36 AM JST - 5th April

This is a good idea. We should try it on buses, trains, and submarines.
eastokyo at 07:45 AM JST - 5th April

I'm willing to let them study my control column too should the need arise.
some14some at 08:01 AM JST - 5th April

Ms or Mrs could be the cause of so many "near miss" incidents in Japan Aviation !
Beelzebub at 08:12 AM JST - 5th April

He was getting them prepared for manipulating his joystick, methinks.
robin_hood at 09:00 AM JST - 5th April

"The captain then encouraged the flight attendants to put their hands on 'his' control column..."
romulus3 at 09:05 AM JST - 5th April

great seduction play. I wonder if he scored.
Desiderata1967 at 09:24 AM JST - 5th April

All joking aside...he was the only pilot on each flight, there was no co-pilot. If something happened to him - fainted, heart attack, etc, the flight attendants should have been prepared to take control of the aircraft. A twin prop aircraft would need all the help it can get, if it suddenly spun out of control or became too 'heavy' for one pilot to handle. Even today's large aircraft, with all their modern equipment, always have two pilots with their hands on the column when making a turn.
umbrella at 09:25 AM JST - 5th April

He's of the masculine persuasion. Of course he likes his joy stick handled. But the captain should really wait until they are on the ground to exercise his privileges.
okapake at 11:20 AM JST - 5th April

BFD! Not worthy of a headline!
VoXman at 12:46 PM JST - 5th April

I wonder if the pilot complies with equal opportunity and allows the male flight attendents a turn at the column. "Come on benny it's your turn on the mechanical bull".
Taka313 at 12:53 PM JST - 5th April

Easetokyo,

I'm willing to let them study my control column too should the need arise.

Isn't that putting the cart in front of the horse? ;-)

Taka
sailwind at 01:11 PM JST - 5th April

Bah!

Bureau of the transport ministry and the bureau strictly instructed the airline to prevent the recurrence of a similar incident.

Like that is going to stop things like this from happening in the future. I think a 'stiff' fine is more in order here to erect a new standard that pilots would aspire to.
sincity at 07:08 PM JST - 5th April

Perhaps he has a future in politics.

I am sure there are a few of his staff that would be only too happy to lend a hand and play for his erection.