Video of a Colorado Rockies coach sitting in cockpit during team flight prompts FAA probe
Officials are investigating a video that showed a Colorado Rockies coach sitting in the cockpit during a team flight— a major security violation.
Officials are investigating a video that showed a Colorado Rockies coach sitting in the cockpit during a team flight— a major security violation.
The incident unfolded on a charter flight operated by United Airlines on April 10 from Denver to Toronto, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Team hitting coach Hensley Meulens posted the clip on his Instagram, which was later deleted after it circulated online.
In the clip, Meulens is seen sitting behind the controls in the captain’s seat in the cockpit.
He gives the camera a thumbs up and the person filming pans to a uniformed United flight officer in the co-pilot seat. He said, “I’m going to land the plane tonight,” as he points to some of the flight controls and mimics the pushing the plane’s yoke.
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