Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182, a Boeing 737, has disappeared from radar

Re:Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182, a Boeing 737, has disappeared... by bb88 on Saturday January 09, 2021 @09:59PM (#25708708)

Fun fact. When I flew Delta for the 4 years before the pandemic, anytime a pilot used the restroom, it was mandatory that a flight attendant take their place -- for exactly this reason. Sit in first class long enough you begin to get comfortable with common flight procedures.

Keep in mind it's not that the flight attendant can pilot a plane, it's that they can unlock the door to let the other pilot back in the cockpit.

While it is unlikely, it's still a possibility, and one that Delta, at least, is worried about happening.

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Re:Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182, a Boeing 737, has disappeared... by Reason077 on Sunday January 10, 2021 @11:28AM (#25716300)

Yes. But there are, of course, plenty of reasons why this policy is a good idea besides the unlikely possibility of malicious/suicidal actions on the part of a pilot.

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Re:Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182, a Boeing 737, has disappeared... by bb88 on Monday January 11, 2021 @12:17AM (#25724877)

No. That's pretty much the main reason.

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Re:Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182, a Boeing 737, has disappeared... by Reason077 on Monday January 11, 2021 @05:09AM (#25726883)

No, it’s one reason but it’s far from the only reason.

Medical events and incidents that cause incapacitation of a flying pilot are rare, but less rare than suicide by pilot incidents.

Consider what would have happened on BA 5390, for example, if only one pilot had been in the cockpit with the cockpit door locked.

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Re:Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182, a Boeing 737, has disappeared... by bb88 on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @05:00AM (#25760145)

I actually asked the crew and that was the reason stated.

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