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SWISS abandons the rule of two-people in the cockpit
As of Monday, May 1, 2017, the Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) will abandon the rule of two people in the cockpit. An internal audit showed that this precautionary measure, taken in 2015 after the Germanwings crash, did not improve safety, according to the company officials. (www.airlinerpulse.com) 更多...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
This conversation is a waste of time. Its called "beating a dead horse". Stay Safe All.
Maybe someday someone will design a cockpit with a lav. Problem solved.
In about 1978 (I had obtained my private pilot's license 2 years earlier)we took our first Lufthansa flight to Germany. I introduced myself to the Steward and asked whether I'd be able to visit the cockpit. He went up front to ask and returned within 10 minutes, inviting me to come up front. Besides the pilot and copilot, there was also the navigator/flight engineer who sat at a long desk facing the right side wall of the cockpit. I remained up front for about an hour, conversing with the crew. An unforgettable experience, while we experienced good moderate turbulence over the Atlantic.
I fondly remember the days when crazies weren't flying because of strict mental tests and evaluations. I remember when a person that tries to take over a plane is kicked the death or subdued by the passengers. Where are we going.....no passengers with balls anymore.
I disagree with the so called experts. Yes there have been only 4 pilot suicide by aircraft. Frankly those are 4 too many that could have been prevented had another crew member been on the flight deck to open the door.
As for the cockpit door being opened longer that doesn't pass the smell test either. From the procedures I have seen and read about those extra few seconds would not give someone time to get to the flight deck.
This change by German Air safety and the German Air group has more to do with dollars and cents. Most likely one crew member on each flight needs to be trained flight deck procedure in order to be on the flight deck in that capacity. Training cost time and money something airlines don't like to part with.
As for the cockpit door being opened longer that doesn't pass the smell test either. From the procedures I have seen and read about those extra few seconds would not give someone time to get to the flight deck.
This change by German Air safety and the German Air group has more to do with dollars and cents. Most likely one crew member on each flight needs to be trained flight deck procedure in order to be on the flight deck in that capacity. Training cost time and money something airlines don't like to part with.
That's fine if you aren't on the plane that is taken over by the crazy pilot. Tell that to the people that died on the last one. Statistics are great for the ones that survive. It doesn't cost anything to put a flight attendant in the cockpit while the pilot is out for a pee break.The override thumb print is a great idea as well. I remember the PSA crash several years ago when a ex-employee got on a flight and killed both pilots. A locked door would have prevented that as well but it took 911 to get that done. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!
***In the entire history of Commercial Aviation***, there have been 4 incidents where a pilot (not hijacker, that's different) deliberately crashed an airliner in a Pilot Murder-Suicide.
Just for reference, that's 6,152,832,207 (six BILLION) flights worldwide since 1970, and only 4 incidents, compared with 856 crashes caused by Pilot Error, Weather, etc.
YOU ARE 214 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE KILLED BY A PILOT ERROR OR WIND SHEAR OR MECHANICAL FAILURE THAN YOU ARE LIKELY TO BE MURDERED BY YOUR PILOT.
Even then, your odds of arriving safely at your destination are 99.9999893057376%.
There's literally 214 times more reasons to avoid SWISS than this.
Just for reference, that's 6,152,832,207 (six BILLION) flights worldwide since 1970, and only 4 incidents, compared with 856 crashes caused by Pilot Error, Weather, etc.
YOU ARE 214 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE KILLED BY A PILOT ERROR OR WIND SHEAR OR MECHANICAL FAILURE THAN YOU ARE LIKELY TO BE MURDERED BY YOUR PILOT.
Even then, your odds of arriving safely at your destination are 99.9999893057376%.
There's literally 214 times more reasons to avoid SWISS than this.