"Talk to me Goose".... "Where the heck is Goose?"

Sometimes an idea comes along that is so great that it forces me to surface from the deep.

Ryanair's maverick CEO, Michael O'Leary has an idea worthy to be posted on BlastCranium. The idea is to get rid of co-pilots on their flights.

Computers basically fly the planes now, so why do you need another overpaid pilot in the cockpit? If the pilot is incapacitated , they train one of the crew members to land the plane. That makes perfect sense. Although, a flight attendant that is qualified to land a jet is probably going to want a raise (might defeat the purpose of the cost savings).

Bottom line is that I like this guy. If something is wrong with the plane, we are probably going down anyway so the co-pilot is just another guy on board figuring out how to spend the last 30 seconds of his life.

It feels good to be writing again. I will try to post more, for those who care.

By the way, I hope those born after 1978 will get the Top Gun reference in the title.