


“I never imagined it would turn into this in a thousand years.” “It started as a consensual prank between me and the other pilot,” Haak said. The passengers on the Southwest flight had no idea that their pilot was spending some very personal me-time during the flight.Īnd Haak, while speaking at his sentencing hearing, made it sound like this was just some kind of good-natured camaraderie he was sharing with the female co-pilot – again, a woman he just met. Now I know why the cockpit door is locked.Īirline pilot taking some personal time in cockpit “As the plane continued its flight, Haak further engaged in inappropriate conduct in the cockpit, as the first officer continued to perform her duties as an assigned aircrew member,” the prosecution statement reads.

Then he began watching porn on a laptop computer.Īt some point, he metaphorically began to bring his recreational pursuits in for their final descent in front of the female co-pilot, a woman he had first met that day. More Cerabino humor: Dear graduates, congratulations for all you've (accomplished/endured) | Frank Cerabinoįederal prosecutors said that Haak left the pilot’s seat and disrobed in the cockpit after the plane had reached its cruising altitude. More COVID: Cerabino: My plan to turn Florida's many strip clubs into COVID-19 VaXXXination sites More Florida News: COVID-19 strikes anti-vax Florida preacher who said 'stupid people' get vaccinated | Frank Cerabino And the now-retired pilot, Michael Haak, 60, of Longwood, pleaded guilty last week to a misdemeanor charge of lewd behavior and was sentenced to a year of probation and a $5,000 fine. It happened on a Southwest Airlines flight from Philadelphia to Orlando last summer. Did you hear the one about the airline pilot who got in trouble for watching porn during a flight to Florida?
