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Warren DeMontague

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35. According to my Wife, that's exactly the rule on Domestic US flights.

Thu Mar 26, 2015, 03:59 AM

Mar 2015

No one is supposed to be alone in the cockpit at any time.

I have no idea if that is a rule for European, etc. flights- if it is, obviously it wasn't followed in this instance.

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NYT says one of the pilots was locked out of the cockpit before the Germanwings crash. [View all] DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2015 OP

And it doesn't appear there will be any body to autopsy - Hell Hath No Fury Mar 2015 #1

k/r PM Martin Mar 2015 #2

if a pilot leaves are they only able to get in if the other pilot allows them to ? JI7 Mar 2015 #3

What if the pilot left in the cabin passed out or had a medical emergency. Scary if that is the..... Logical Mar 2015 #4

I believe that after September 11, 2001, the FAA mandated cockpit doors be locked. DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2015 #6

Since 9/11, cockpit doors have been reinforced, and are, by regulation, always locked. backscatter712 Mar 2015 #7

If someone has a key to the door they can be overpowered and the key taken.. Fumesucker Mar 2015 #8

yep, no flight engineer on an A320 awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #13

Yes, the door has to be opened from the inside. jeff47 Mar 2015 #19

rule -another crew member stands inside until pilot returns Liberal_in_LA Mar 2015 #20

so this would mean the medical issue as contributing to the crash would be less likely ? JI7 Mar 2015 #21

maybe Liberal_in_LA Mar 2015 #24

That's the rule in US and some other airlines dumbcat Mar 2015 #22

This is an odd accident. cwydro Mar 2015 #5

Well, maybe he crashed on purpose or passed out and fell forward and leaned on the yoke?? Logical Mar 2015 #9

the aircraft has a joystick, not a yoke rickford66 Mar 2015 #27

When a pilot leaves the cockpit, a flight attendant should take his seat if there is going to be a applegrove Mar 2015 #10

Works for me! Brother Buzz Mar 2015 #12

The regulations says that the flight attendant former9thward Mar 2015 #16

That has been what I have witnessed on flights. nt boston bean Mar 2015 #18

do all airlines have that regulation or only american ones? Takket Mar 2015 #26

I don't know. former9thward Mar 2015 #33

According to my Wife, that's exactly the rule on Domestic US flights. Warren DeMontague Mar 2015 #35

How terrifying that must have been. beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #11

Why no frantic cellphone use? By the guy locked out etc 4139 Mar 2015 #14

At that altitude, speed and backcountry environment... jberryhill Mar 2015 #17

Some expert on MSNBC just said the pilots have a way to get back in for an emergency...... Logical Mar 2015 #15

I'm afraid so, too n/t FourScore Mar 2015 #30

It seems unusual for the pilot to have left the cockpit that early in the flight... brooklynite Mar 2015 #23

It could be something simple as needing to use the lavatory. Angleae Mar 2015 #25

If the pilot who was still in the cockpit did it deliberately, FourScore Mar 2015 #32

OMG How horrifying. I think the pilot still in the cockpit had a stroke or heart attack. stevenleser Mar 2015 #28

I was also thinking about the pilot who was locked out and what his last minutes were like. FourScore Mar 2015 #29

Scary, but at least not painful. Nt Logical Mar 2015 #31

Very creepy if cwydro Mar 2015 #34