Flight etiquette expert from Plano takes on Russell Crowe's hoverboard rant on Twitter

Heather Poole, a Plano native, blogger and best-selling author on the world of flight attendants, took on actor Russell Crowe on Twitter for his rant against Virgin Australia for not allowing him to check in hoverboards. 

On Tuesday, Crowe launched into Virgin Airlines for not allowing him to bring his children's new hoverboards aboard a plane in Sydney, Australia. Hoverboards have been banned on some airlines because they've been determined to be a safety risk.

Crowe sent out angry tweets to his 1.85 million followers, then left the airport without checking in, tweeting that he was done with Virgin Airlines.  Virgin Australia responded with an explanation that, hey, the hoverboards contain batteries that are known to explode.

The public exchange between actor and airline drew reactions, including one Wednesday from Poole, who tweeted to her 99,300 followers that Crowe cared more about his kids' gifts than airline safety.

Media in the United Kingdom picked up on the exchange as did U.S. news outlets because Poole's opinion on flight matters counts.

In 2012, she published

Cruising Attitude

, her memoir about her experiences as a flight attendant. She's a go-to source for in-flight etiquette and flight-attendant culture.

Poole, who played forward for Plano Senior High School's state soccer champions, was not alone in her criticism of Crowe, who starred in

Gladiator

. The Gothamist pointed out his outburst on Twitter.