The Breakfast Club - DONKEY: Off-Duty Alaska Airlines Pilot Attempts To Shut Off Plane Engine Mid Flight

Episode Date: October 24, 2023

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Hey guys, I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show, where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more. After those runs, the conversations keep going. That's what my podcast, Post Run High, is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. own? I planted the flag. This is mine. I own this. It's surprisingly easy. 55 gallons of water,

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Turn my mic on. Okay, well, Ed Sheeran, donkey of the day for Tuesday, October 24th, goes to a 44-year-old Alaska Airlines pilot named Joseph D. Emerson. Now, remember when I told y'all, when I get on long flights, especially out the country, I always give the pilot a little gift, a Dunkin' Donuts gift card, Starbucks gift card, just some little token of appreciation, because literally our life is in these pilots hands. You never know what people are dealing with. And a little kindness goes a long way. And it's insane to me that folks board planes and don't even speak to the people that are flying you to your destination you're 40 000 feet in the air you're going 600 miles per hour and you don't speak to the person that's in charge all that

like y'all really don't know what folks be going through mentally and emotionally and god forbid they have some type of breakdown in the air but apparently that is what happened in this situation because joseph d emerson allegedly tried to kill the whole plane let's go to kron for news for the report please on sunday afternoon alaska airlines flight 2059 a 76 seat horizon air flight was flying from everett washington to san francisco when an off-duty alaska airlines pilot who was riding in the jump seat a third seat in the cockpit allegedly tried to shut down the engines of the plane the pilots were able to regain control and that man was removed from the cockpit. The pilots then requested to make an emergency landing in Portland. It can be heard describing

the situation over the radio. We've got the guy that tried to shut the engines down out of the cockpit and he doesn't sound like he's causing any issue in the back right now. I think he's the dude. We want law enforcement as soon as we get on the ground and park. After landing, the suspect was taken into custody without incident. He has since been identified as 44-year-old Joseph David Emerson, a resident of Pleasant Hill. At this point, we don't know his motive for allegedly trying to turn off the engines. Crazy. But he's now facing 83 counts of attempted murder, along with reckless endangerment and one count of endangering an aircraft.

That's crazy. Now you feel me. Now you feel me. This is exactly why I show so much love to pilots. It's really just common sense. But y'all don't think about anyone but yourselves. So you don't even see the people who are helping you get to where you need to go. When you get on a flight, you're thinking about where you're going to put your carry on.

You're thinking about getting some sleep, doing some reading, getting some work done. You're thinking about what you got to do or who you got to do when you land. You're thinking about everything and everybody except for who's in that cockpit. Now, this is what should really bother us about this story. You heard it in the news report. The man was off duty. I don't know who the other pilots were, but Captain or not, if you off off duty you don't got no business riding in this cockpit okay i don't even know what the flight you know deck jump seat is but i read that pilots will sometimes ride in the cockpit jump seat when traveling in their official

capacity or commuting between airports this dude was not riding in an official capacity so he had no business in that seat clearly this man was on this flight just to cause a disturbance just to cause some harm whatever he was going through that day he wanted to project onto others you don't get on no plane sit in the cockpit and attempt to do something that is going to cause the engine to shut down okay unless you're really really going to something this is batman villain level evil you was trying to get the engine shut off so this plane could crash into a small town and salute to the crew on alaska airline drop on the clues bombs for them um for subduing the guy and having a quick reaction

to reset both handles to help restore the flow of fuel and prevent the engines from cutting off. If this was spirit of Southwest Airlines, everybody would have

probably died. Okay, I'm not even sure they have crews. I'm not sure they have crews. Okay, and I mean that respectfully. Last time I flew Southwest, that was about, what, 12 years ago?

About 12 years ago we was on Southwest, right? And we had to get on and play musical chairs. That's right. You know what I mean? Every man and woman for themselves and i don't remember them having any flight attendants they do they just dress like normal people that's all they got undercover flight attendants they got well they got like wear shorts they can wear shorts pants like what would it basically what they want oh they got volunteers if you volunteer to be a

flight attendant on southwest you get the best seat on the plane and i've never flown Spirit because the one time I was supposed to, they canceled the flight for no reason and never refunded me my money. So we got beef forever. Spirit don't have a crew either. Okay. Listen, I know I have a lisp and I'm not the highest grade of weed in the dispensary. But trust me when I tell you that doing a little something for a pilot can go a long way. Be kind because you never know what somebody is going through. And in this case, always treat people kindly and appreciate them because you never know

if it's your last day or their last day. And if they fly in your plane, it could be both of y'alls. So please give Joseph D. Emerson, and the D clearly stands for donkey, the biggest hee-haw. I'm trying to tell y'all be nice to these pilots, man, when you get onhaw. I'm trying to tell y'all. Be nice to these pilots, man, when you get on the plane. I'm going to have to do that. I never thought about gift cards. I speak to them, but I just never thought about the gift card.

I like that idea. Even speaking is fine. Just saying hello. How are you? Just sending y'all some positive energy, some love and light. You know, I usually do the gift cards when I go out to the country. I need to start doing it when we're in America, too. Yes.

Especially flying over to the West Coast. But just show some love to the pilots, man. Salute to all the pilots out there, man. Yeah, salute to the country. I need to start doing it when we are in America. Yes. Especially flying over to the West Coast. But just show some love to the pilots, man. Salute to all the pilots out there, man. Salute to the pilots. Probably some of the most unappreciated people

in our world today. Because we all get on these planes. We ain't thinking about the pilots. We thinking about everything but the pilots. Yes.

There ain't no way I'm trusting somebody's my life in somebody's hands like that without speaking to them. Are you crazy that's right come on now

okay cappuccino I flew southwest one time you want to know why why is that Charlemagne wanted us to go down to South Carolina

he flew you out he flew he paid he said I'll take care of all the flights and everything and when we got to the airport it was southwest and as soon

as I stepped on the flight people started running in front of me I'm like why are they running I didn't know that there was no seats like you just well not no seats but there was sign seats you gotta pick and as soon as I stepped on the flight, people started running in front of me. I'm like, why are they running? You're playing musical chairs. I didn't know that there was no seats. Well, not no seats,

but there was signed seats. You got to pick your own seats. And I said, man. I think you should appreciate those humble beginners. Okay? You see this crown roll bag full of chains I got? That's probably what I had back then.

That's probably what I had back then. Jesus Christ. You know what I mean? You should appreciate those humble beginners. All right, well, thank you for that donkey today. Peace, BET, BET. We'll see you tomorrow. Now, let's open up had back then. Jesus Christ. You know what I mean? You should appreciate those humble beginnings. All right, well. Okay. Thank you for that donkey today. Peace, BET, BET.

We'll see you tomorrow. Now, let's open up the phone lines. 800-585-1051. This was trending yesterday, right? They said, here is a list of places women absolutely refuse to go on a first date. All right? Now, some of these places, number one, is Cheesecake Factory. Oh, don't do that.

You're also disrespectful. Now, I'm not a Cheesecake Factory lover. There's too many things on the menu for myself. It's not great. It's just good. I don't love Cheesecake Factory. If you don't like Cheesecake Factory, you don't really deserve nice things. Number two, Applebee's.

Y'all really disrespectful. I'm not mad at Applebee's. I love Applebee's, actually. I can't believe y'all don't. But by the way, I'm not going to lie. I was looking at this list last night, and I said to myself, well, shoot, me and my wife wouldn't have been married if it wasn't for most of these places.

Because the first date was definitely the movies. My first date was Tony Romo's, The Rib Place. I remember Tony Romo's. I know what that is. Tony Romo's, The Rib Place. That was my quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. That was Tony Romo. That's Romo.

Romo. This is Romo. If it wasn't for the movies, there'd be no first date. And that's number eight on this list. Definitely Applebee's and Red Lobster was my go-to. Red Lobster was fine dining. And that's number eight on this list. Definitely Applebee's and Red Lobster was my go-to. Red Lobster was fine dining. I don't know what y'all...

Olive Garden. Oh, come on now. Unlimited breadsticks. I hop. Come on, man. Who doesn't like breakfast for dinner? Who are y'all bougie-ass people that don't like none of these places and don't want to go to these places on a first date?

Where y'all want to go? What's the problem? Now, somebody said Denny's. I don't do Denny's. I'd rather do IHOP. We do IHOP. We don't like none of these places and don't want to go to these places on a first date? Where y'all want to go? What's the problem? Now somebody said Denny's. I don't do Denny's. I'd rather do IHOP. We do IHOP. We don't do Denny's in New York. Yeah, I never did Denny's

because Jay-Z and Ghostface said don't do Denny's. You know what? Never eat at Denny's and party like Lil' Penny. Oh, that's right. That's right. Somebody said the gym,

church, Starbucks, coffee dates. What's wrong with church? Somebody said bowling. I thought bowling would be dope. You could bowl, you could talk. You could get the personality. You get them to talk trash and you see how they are.

That's interesting. Somebody said Waffle House. I get Waffle House. You know what it is? I just realized it. All they want to do is be on FaceTime with each other. They just want to be on the computer. They want to be on Zoom. They don't want to meet in person. If y'all got all of these places on this list on Zoom. They don't want to meet in person. If y'all got all of these places on this list, y'all don't want to meet in person.

That's a lot. Where do you meet somebody? Sports events. If I had courtside seats to the game, you wouldn't go with me? You don't want to go. I ain't talking to these ashy people. Y'all use a vino.

We done elevated the goal bar. All right. Well, 800-585-1051. Where is a good first date to take somebody? Let's discuss. Again, 800-585-1051. It's the breakfast club. Good morning.

The breakfast club. Hey guys, I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, the running interview show where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more.

After those runs, the conversations keep going. That's what my podcast Post Run High is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Had enough of this country? Ever dreamt about starting your own? I planted the flag.

This is mine. I own this. It's surprisingly easy. 55 gallons of water, 500 pounds of concrete. Or maybe not. No country willingly gives up their territory. Oh my God. What is that?

Bullets. Listen to Escape from Zakistan. That's Escape from Z-A-Q-istan on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, what's up? This is Ramses Jha. And I go by the name Q-War. And we'd like you to join us each week for our show, Civic Cipher. That's right. We discuss social issues,

especially those that affect black and brown people, but in a way that informs and empowers all people. We discuss everything from prejudice to politics to police violence. And we try to give you the tools to create positive change in your home, workplace, and social circle. We're going to learn how to become

better allies to each other. So join us each Saturday for Civic Cipher on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, 1974. George Foreman was champion of the world. Ali was smart and he was handsome. The story behind the Rumble in the Jungle

is like a Hollywood movie. But that is only half the story. There's also James Brown, Bill Withers, B.B. King, Miriam Akiba, all the biggest slack artists on the planet. Together in Africa. It was a big deal. Listen to Rumble, Ali, Foreman, and the Soul

of 74 on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, my undeadly darlings. It's Teresa, your resident ghost host. And do I have a treat for you. Haunting is crawling out from the shadows, and it's going to be devilishly good.

We've got chills, thrills, and stories that'll make you wish the lights stayed on. So join me, won't you? Let's dive into the eerie unknown together. Sleep tight, if you can. Listen to Haunting on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.