Alaska flight incident reveals another feature Boeing didn’t inform pilots about - Federal investigators said that Boeing didn’t make pilots aware that when a plane rapidly depressurizes, the cockp…::undefined

  • CrimeDad
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    1211 months ago

    The problem with locking cockpits is that is that it’s perfect for an evil or very sick pilot.

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        11 months ago

        Yup. If you think about it, that flight was the fifth to be brought down by the 9/11 hijackers. The FAA just gave them a freebie.

    • @solrize
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      1311 months ago

      “I’m not trapped in here with you. You’re trapped in here with ME.”

    • exu
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      311 months ago

      I think some airlines require a pilot to switch with one of the board crew when they leave the cockpit.

      • CrimeDad
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        111 months ago

        I hope so, but an evil pilot still only has to subdue that one person.

        • @[email protected]
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          111 months ago

          Subdue, while flying a plane? The only way I can picture that working is if they casually pulled out a gun and executed the other person before they realized. Pilots also have to go through a security line for employees… It’s far from impossible to get past that, but it’d take planning…

          Suicide is a fixation on a method of death, then following through in the moment