Re:It's Remarkably Easy to Lock a Pilot Out of the Cockpit
by anigbrowl on Friday March 27, 2015 @03:31PM
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Radios outside the cockpit don't help a bad actor in the least. It's simple to establish that a plane has not been taken over, because the legitimate crew file flight plans and stay in regular contact with ATC operators, plus there's air-ground telemetry.
If you're suffering from something like major depression or dissociative disorder, you shouldn't be in charge on airplane, especially under 30 (when rates of suicide are higher) and especially if you're on medication. Yes, it's career suicide, but you can't always have the career you want. I have chronic depression myself, I've managed it for many years, and while it is manageable I have enough experience of its potential to become overwhelming that I can see why airlines and air regulators want to minimize that risk.
If you're suffering from something like major depression or dissociative disorder, you shouldn't be in charge on airplane, especially under 30 (when rates of suicide are higher) and especially if you're on medication. Yes, it's career suicide, but you can't always have the career you want. I have chronic depression myself, I've managed it for many years, and while it is manageable I have enough experience of its potential to become overwhelming that I can see why airlines and air regulators want to minimize that risk.