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- technology@zerobytes.monster
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
The problem with locking cockpits is that is that it’s perfect for an evil or very sick pilot.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanwings_Flight_9525
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.
“I’m not trapped in here with you. You’re trapped in here with ME.”
I think some airlines require a pilot to switch with one of the board crew when they leave the cockpit.
I hope so, but an evil pilot still only has to subdue that one person.
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