Former pilot who tried to cut off engines during flight after taking magic mushrooms pleads guilty

A former commercial airline pilot who tried to shut off the engines of a passenger plane mid-flight in 2023 was convicted ...
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Flying High: Pilot who tried to cut in-air engine accused of eating magic mushrooms

Kathleen Culliton is Raw Story's assistant managing editor. She's been covering local and national news for more than a decade for outlets that include the New York Post, Al Jazeera, DNAinfo New York, ...
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Off-duty pilot accused of trying to shut off airliner’s engines mid-flight said he took ‘magic mushrooms’ 48 hours before the incident, court documents say

(CNN) — The off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot accused of attempting to disable a plane’s engines mid-flight told investigators he believed he was dreaming and had taken “magic mushrooms” 48 hours before ...