tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893698629458358623.post6148443847356438939..comments2024-02-26T19:19:32.362+00:00Comments on Not a sheep: Germanwings plane crash: Pilot 'locked out of cockpit' per BBC NewsNot a sheephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14123293202225008273noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893698629458358623.post-14157069342126691782015-03-26T09:14:53.741+00:002015-03-26T09:14:53.741+00:00No, but locked cockpit door policies were introduc...No, but locked cockpit door policies were introduced post 9/11, with access via keypad locks (there is another way, known to the crew...). However, during most flights, a brief excursion by one of the cockpit crew invariably ended with him/her knocking on the door from the outside, to be let in, which was more convenient than fumbling around with a code. Perhaps the code was either not known, or forgotten.<br /><br />In any event, it DOES seem strange that in almost ten minutes of a fairly pronounced descent, no-one thought to take the situation seriously, and attempted to force the cockpit door earlier on.<br /><br />The spectacle must have been terrifying for the punters.<br /><br />Deliberate? Who knows. With no pertinent voices recorded, the mystery deepens.xenisegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101323762079723972noreply@blogger.com