It's a little more complicated than that and some of what was heard was political in nature. However, this particular pilot apparently doesn't like the San Francisco Bay Area as he was landing at San Jose, and was caught on recorded (public) ATC chatter as he was preparing to land. I'm pretty sure he was talking to his co-pilot and thought he wasn't broadcasting.
For some reason he doesn't like people driving around in Hyundais, and (paraphrasing here) doesn't feel that one is a man unless he's rolling coal.
Regardless of the subject of the rant, I understand that saying anything unrelated to the safe operation of the aircraft under 10,000 ft is not allowed.
For some reason he doesn't like people driving around in Hyundais, and (paraphrasing here) doesn't feel that one is a man unless he's rolling coal.
Regardless of the subject of the rant, I understand that saying anything unrelated to the safe operation of the aircraft under 10,000 ft is not allowed.
Southwest Airlines Pilot Caught in Expletive-Filled Rant Over California
A Southwest Airlines pilot was caught on a public air traffic control frequency as he went on an expletive-filled rant over California complaining about liberals, Hyundai drivers and touting the merits of “rolling coal.”
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FAA investigating pilot's expletive-filled rant about Bay Area, liberals
Southwest Airlines said it is "fully addressing the situation internally" after the pilot was identified as one of its employees.
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