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Originally Posted by gshase
I fly WWII airplanes for 2 Doctors and they both told me the same thing. That it is hard to say no to someone Famous like Michael Jackson or Kobe. The pilot knew he would be flying in very marginal conditions and could not man up and say you should drive and not take the chance flying. He most likely would have been on Kobe's **** list for not getting them to the game on time.
Dr Conrad Murry would still be practicing Medicine if if he could have stood up to Michael Jackson but did not want to be ousted from the biggest Super Star in the world.
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Good point and all true without a doubt. We have a member here, (who doesn’t really post anymore), who flies big shots and celebrities on private jets. I would think that the way to handle this touchy situation would be a very polite but firm discussion at the beginning of employment explaining that as a pilot or doctor, they will never compromise the safety and well being of *you*, the client/employer. It’s a lot easier to have this conversation in advance and at a non-stressed time, as opposed to when said primadona is throwing a schit fit and demanding that you fly NOW. It would also make it easier in that heated moment if you could remind them that they already agreed to these terms, preferably in writing as well as verbally.
Tough situation but if I’m the pilot, I’m not willing to die for some jerk. Not saying that Kobe was a jerk, just postulating in general.
