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Matt Cawby Plane Spotter Update

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GG Staff | 02/27/2008 - 15:18 | Add new comment

Remember the story of the pilot that swooped a Seattle-area airfield without permission?

Ian Wilkinson, the Cathay Pacific Airways pilot, who was fired last week after hot-dogging a 777-300ER passenger jet, supposedly at his boss's request?

We blogged about it here on GoGirlfriend when a YouTube video hit the airwaves. The incident had been hushed up before Matt's video became public.

Poor Ian didn't have a prayer once bloggers got a hold of him.

Ready for your flight?Ready for your flight?According to the Herald, Capt. Ian Wilkinson flew as low as 28 ft off the ground. He is appealing his firing, as is co-pilot, Ray Middleton, who was also suspended.

News reports are still saying the chairman, who was onboard during the flyby, was shocked. Read: we're very embarrassed that someone caught us and now Ian gets to be the fall guy.

The buzz on the blogosphere is that a tidy buy-off should make the whole thing go away. If a 50-year-old pilot is still pulling stunts like this, it might be a good thing to wrap up the career with a nice package.

And we can all thank be thankful Ian didn't let his judgment lapse in a "really" dangerous situation - one where the passengers weren't a bunch of overgrown kids gunning for a thrill.

Way to go Matt for being in the right place at the right time!

Do you think the pilot and copilot should be fired?

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