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BlueJazz

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45. I was wondering what type of cabin lock is on such a plane. (I've always flown 747's to Australia)

Thu Mar 26, 2015, 11:59 AM

Mar 2015

Not by choice..just luck.
Anyway, could it have been possible for the Marshals to have shot the lock on the door ? I know that could have been dangerous in itself. Just wondering ?

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Kamikaze Co-Pilot Accused of Mass Murder [View all] DonViejo Mar 2015 OP

How about those who took the third person out of the cockpit? Downwinder Mar 2015 #1

The job the 3rd person did is no longer required on modern passenger jets... A HERETIC I AM Mar 2015 #2

I can think of a number of crashes he could have prevented. Downwinder Mar 2015 #5

If a pilot or co-pilot is absolutely determined to crash the plane, no extra person .... A HERETIC I AM Mar 2015 #19

150 survived JAL Flight 350. Downwinder Mar 2015 #26

GOOD! But that has nothing to do with this argument or the current state of affairs. A HERETIC I AM Mar 2015 #29

Unneeded(?) Downwinder Mar 2015 #31

Oh, for fucks sake. A HERETIC I AM Mar 2015 #32

No, I gave it up when safety suffered. Downwinder Mar 2015 #35

I was wondering what type of cabin lock is on such a plane. (I've always flown 747's to Australia) BlueJazz Mar 2015 #45

I am not a commercial pilot, just an enthusiast of aircraft and a bit of a student... A HERETIC I AM Mar 2015 #54

Ah..yes...how right you are. I guess the only way (right now) to prevent such scenarios is to... BlueJazz Mar 2015 #56

You're exactly right. A HERETIC I AM Mar 2015 #61

One last thing..... A HERETIC I AM Mar 2015 #36

Not a concern unless it falls on me. Downwinder Mar 2015 #38

Not a target nor a tool RoccoR5955 Mar 2015 #48

Picayune. A HERETIC I AM Mar 2015 #51

Flight attendants can fight the fire hack89 Mar 2015 #37

Intentional ignorance. Agschmid Mar 2015 #44

Airliners really don't need 3 in the cockpit. PlanetaryOrbit Mar 2015 #60

Until one goes out and something goes wrong. Downwinder Mar 2015 #63

How about just blaming the asshole who was too much of a coward to use a gun or knife or jump CBGLuthier Mar 2015 #3

Perhaps he didn't have suicide on his mind but homicide./NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #6

With a third crew member he could not have done it. Downwinder Mar 2015 #7

Maybe he knocks the third guy out. former9thward Mar 2015 #8

The third guy is sitting in a position of advantage. Downwinder Mar 2015 #10

This "third guy" thing doesn't matter, it's irrelevant. Agschmid Mar 2015 #12

Only to increase bonuses. Downwinder Mar 2015 #17

It's 2015, automation is a thing... Agschmid Mar 2015 #46

There are risks. Downwinder Mar 2015 #49

How do you know? former9thward Mar 2015 #13

He would be sitting behind and above the pilots. Downwinder Mar 2015 #14

Above? A HERETIC I AM Mar 2015 #20

So, you put another guy in there... jberryhill Mar 2015 #22

"That's the problem with crazy people. They don't know they're crazy" - A HERETIC I AM Mar 2015 #23

+1 Agschmid Mar 2015 #47

Eh jberryhill Mar 2015 #50

you are digging yourself into a deeper hole. Takket Mar 2015 #40

US flights require a flight attendant to be in cabin if one of the pilots leave dixiegrrrrl Mar 2015 #43

Yes, I have seen that HockeyMom Mar 2015 #53

there as to be a fail safe solution to this... Javaman Mar 2015 #58

Do they still have air marshalls on flights or is that just an American thing? Rex Mar 2015 #4

A heart attack is unlikely. beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #9

That is horrible, I feel so sorry for all the families that got 'that call'. Rex Mar 2015 #11

8 minutes of unimaginable horror. beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #18

Agree. Rex Mar 2015 #25

�I think the victims realized just at the last moment,� he said." pampango Mar 2015 #27

They must have seen the pilot trying to smash down the door. beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #30

I'm no pilot, but as an experienced passenger, I feel the beginning of descent usually before alcibiades_mystery Mar 2015 #33

Especially if you were above the Alps. beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #34

someone who had taken that flight before might have wondered pretty quickly about the descent onenote Mar 2015 #39

They would have known the second the pilot was yelling and pounding at the door. former9thward Mar 2015 #42

The horrified shrieks of 149 victims is what that cockpit tape recorded countryjake Mar 2015 #57

I couldn't sleep last night, just thinking about it was too much. beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #59

It's beyond sane people's comprehension ailsagirl Mar 2015 #62

He could have snapped because of something recent. beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #65

+1 countryjake Mar 2015 #67

I'm having trouble finding any peace, also... countryjake Mar 2015 #66

Yes, he was. beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #68

Surely they won't. countryjake Mar 2015 #69

That's what I'm worried about. beam me up scottie Mar 2015 #70

It was a clear day cwydro Mar 2015 #41

Interesting information at the LA Times: pampango Mar 2015 #15

According to the Huffington Post: peabody Mar 2015 #24

Thanks. That's makes sense in a terrorist scenario. Terrible that it led to this. n/t pampango Mar 2015 #28

I hope they dig up more answers get the red out Mar 2015 #16

I posted this comment on a thread in LBN about this, but I would like KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #21

Weird. First that Malaysian flight, now this LittleBlue Mar 2015 #52

The WWII-era Japanese had nothing to do with this German airliner Wella Mar 2015 #55

Chalk it up to the War On Terra. KamaAina Mar 2015 #64

Maybe he suffered sudden paralysis, as with a stroke? LeftinOH Mar 2015 #71

I thought that but reading more, he had to do a bunch of stuff to make this happen uppityperson Mar 2015 #72