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Re:Pilot posts detailed MS Flight Sim video of how to land B... by fao_ on Thursday February 18, 2016 @10:24AM (#11126369)
Would they even be able to enter the cockpit? IIRC since 9/11 the door to a cockpit is kept locked under almost[0] all circumstances[1]. I am not sure if this holds for all airlines though.

[0]: http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/08/how-to-h...

[1]: http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-german-jet-crash-door-201...

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Re:Pilot posts detailed MS Flight Sim video of how to land B... by chmars on Thursday February 18, 2016 @11:55AM (#11127131)
The cabin crew can unlock the door if the pilots do not intentionally keep the door looked as the Germanwings suicide pilot did.
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Re:Pilot posts detailed MS Flight Sim video of how to land B... by fao_ on Thursday February 18, 2016 @09:52PM (#11131225)
But that was exactly my point. That:

a) It appears to be standard procedure in the aftermath of 9/11 to keep the cabin doors locked at all times.

b) Many of the cases mentioned where this is useful are cases where the cabin crew are incapacitated due to, say, hypoxia or some other malady.

Given both of these I fail to see how this skill is as useful as others appear to be claiming it to be.

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