Low Horizon

[Jolly]

Planes don't fly well without engines...

https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2023/10/horizon-air-plane-diverted-to-pdx-after-person-in-cockpit-tries-to-shut-down-engines.html

[Copper]

More on the pilot

https://heavy.com/news/joseph-david-emerson/

[Mik]

I’m thinking the jump seat will no longer be an option.

[Copper]

If it was just suicide, he would have a better chance of success if he crashed his own airplane.

He must have had a specific target on that plane.

[Renauda]

Maybe he just snapped. It does happen.

[taiwan_girl]

@Renauda said in Low Horizon:

Maybe he just snapped. It does happen.

Sounds like it could be.

Pretty crazy situation.

[Mik]

It was the shrooms.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/off-duty-pilot-who-tried-to-cut-engines-told-police-he-experimented-with-mushrooms-complaint-says/ar-AA1iM6gD

Which, of course, is utter bullshit. He likely microdosed for depression, but even if you ate a bunch of them it would not explain his behavior.

[taiwan_girl]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/hell-pilot-accused-trying-crash-181449241.html?.tsrc=fp_deeplink

Interview with the off duty pilot. Definitely had a breakdown.