[tcuoohjohn]

easy...Commanding an aircraft requires, skill, concentration, attention to detail, and sound judgement. If you are musing about the spiritual welfare of your passengers and reflecting on the mental stability of those who don't share your religious zeal then it is a safe bet that your aren't concentrating on the fundamental aspects of flying and passenger safety.

The Captain nearly set off a panic within the aircaft and 64 cell phone calls were logged from the aircraft. Nine of them assumed that a hijack was in progress. This initiated a series of coded Delta-Delta queries to the aircraft which further bewildered the Captain. Tower controllers were perplexed by FAA queries.

Candidly, this Captain lacks the mature judgement needed to command an aircraft. He could well have been the author of a disaster.

[Zack Nguyen]

If you are musing about the spiritual welfare of your passengers and reflecting on the mental stability of those who don't share your religious zeal then it is a safe bet that your aren't concentrating on the fundamental aspects of flying and passenger safety.

I disagree - the guy made an error in judgment and should suffer the consequences. Yet he may be a fantastic pilot. The two may be connected but not necessarily. I'll say he's a bad pilot if someone presents evidence that he is. Bob Knight is an unstoppable jerk, but his worst enemy agrees that he is a fantastic basketball coach.

With regards to the hijacking, I haven't heard that, but I have no idea why someone would assume the plane had been hijacked.