Re:The crash of Air France flight 447 (2021)
by mrguyorama on Friday August 11, 2023 @03:31PM
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Bonin was showing himself to be extremely resilient to coming back to reality and rationality. He needed to be physically restrained. He was far too stuck in his head to rely on anything less.
Alternatively, we just kinda have an understanding that if your pilot goes into panic, and the copilot can't figure out a way to get them out of it, everyone dies.
Of course, then what if they panicking pilot decides they have to restrain you so they can continue what they are doing?
One trick that often works is to put your hand in front of their eyes. Humans have a deep instinct to want to see at all times, so they'll let go of the controls and use their hands to remove yours. No need for physical harm.