2006-08-13 23:43:13 · 24 answers · asked by rekha c 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
as a passenger who has paid for her ticket is it not my right to be fully satisfied
2006-08-13 23:44:05 · update #1
You can ask...but the pilot can (and probably would) decline to provide you with his license. Pretty much anything beyond a friendly request might be construed by the flight crew (and courts) as Interference with a Flight Crew...which is a felony.
The airline operates under an Air Carrier Certificate issued by the FAA under Federal Aviation Regulation Part 121.
The Certificate is available upon request at each station. Parts of it are highlighted in the Contract of Carriage which is your contract with the airline when you bought the ticket...also available upon request.
In order for the Part 121 Certificate to be in effect, legal, and valid, the airline and the airplane must be operated within the terms outlined in the Air Carrier Certificate. Among these requirements is that each pilot be properly certified to operate that type of aircraft. In order for a pilot to be "properly certified," this includes having his Airman Certificate (Pilot License) on his person at all times whilst operating the aircraft.
FAA inspectors can (and do) perform "Ramp Checks" on a regular basis to, amongst other things, make sure that the crew is carrying the required documents on their person.
2006-08-14 09:40:17 · answer #1 · answered by 4999_Basque 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The chance of a 747 getting airborne with an unlicenced "pilot" at the controls is a big fat ZERO!
By law and by ICAO standards, the pilots must always carry their licences and various other documentation such as medical certificates and recurrency training certificates with them while performing flying duties in the cockpit. But that doesn't give the passengers the right to see them, or else the flights would be delayed even more than they already are.
Airlines issue ID cards to their flight crews, and those ID cards are required to be checked prior to a flight crew boarding an aircraft.
You have been also provided with some other good answers on why this would not be possible.
2006-08-14 05:41:54 · answer #2 · answered by astarpilot2000 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
maximum international airlines and those like United, u . s . a ., Delta are extra probable to. perform 747s on longer flights, consisting of to Europe and Asia by using fact the 747 can cope with the longer distance. For going to Chicago and JFK, the 757 and 767 are generally used. Out of LAX, i got here across that 747 are extra hardship-unfastened on routes to London, Korea, China, Germany, and so on...
2016-10-02 01:33:16 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have submitted a rather pointless and silly question. Let me ask you some:-
1) Upon what specialist knowledge do you rely to suggest that he is not competent?
2) How would you know a valid and current licence if you did see it?
3) Would you know what type of licence he is required to have?
4) Would you know which type-ratings he is required to have?
5) Even if you did know the answer to 4), would you know if the aircraft you were on board was of the precise type to which the type-ratings relate?
There are a million further questions I could put to you, but I will stop now - I hope you get my point!!
2006-08-14 03:58:32 · answer #4 · answered by aarcue 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Do you really think that they would entrust him with a 350 million dollar aircraft, 400 passengers which are 400 millionaire law suits waiting to happen and god only knows how much money in utile cargo, to somebody that cannot live up to the standard?
2006-08-14 16:58:33 · answer #5 · answered by Pablo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although you may be seriously concerned, there is probably nothing to worry about because he has a co-pilot that probably does know how to fly. This is probably even the reason the captain is still able to down a couple shots before flights and keep his job.
2006-08-13 23:51:10 · answer #6 · answered by star p 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He has no need to show you his license, and even if he did, what difference would it make while the plane is in the air?
I would get the names of the flight crew from the attendants, and then make an inquiry through FAA. State the flight you were on, the names of the flight crew and your reservations/concerns...
2006-08-14 12:49:05 · answer #7 · answered by merigold00 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The probability of an unlicensed crewmember is zero so demanding to see a license isn't going to tell you squat.
What would lead you to suspect that the captain wasn't licensed?
2006-08-14 00:20:04 · answer #8 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
After the pilots safely land the aircraft , catch up to the captain and tell him that you want to be satisfied. Who knows you may get your wish.
2006-08-14 03:03:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absurd. All pilots for an airline company knows each other well enough to know that the man sitting next to them is competant.Besides, if you are already in the air, it is TOO LATE to get off the plane.
2006-08-14 00:01:09 · answer #10 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋