UNUSUAL BEHAVIOR OF PASSENGERS


AND/OR CREW While relatively rare in executive aircraft operations, the possibility of having to deal with dangerous behaviors does exist.


In all regulations governing aviation, domestic and international, the PIC has decisive power to deny boarding and/or to de-plane any person who is threatening the safety of flight and/or the personal safety and well-being of passengers and crew.


The following are example be haviors which can lead to the PIC’s decision to take corrective action: • Intoxication • Threats against the aircraft or crew • Lack of compliance to crew instructions • Theft • Interference with crew duties


Irrational thought, can lead to disruptive, dangerous behavior, either in the aircraft or on the ground. At the extreme, these individuals are often clinically diagnosed as having a “personality disorder.”


PERSONALITY DISORDER


Many motives can be assigned an individual or group leading to unusual and dangerous behavior(s). Behind these motives generally lies some sort of a personality disorder. Here are four types of individuals to be wary of:


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Disgruntled employee (fired, laid off, unhappy, in debt) Inadequate personality (without reason) Criminal (for profit) Terrorist (for beliefs)


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