The Captain probably thought the copilot was unconscious or otherwise incapacitated.
He likely never knew or even suspected what mental state his copilot was in — if he had he never would have left the cockpit.
But his sense of urgency was aggravated by the 3,000 ft/min descent. He knew that would end badly if the copilot was really incapacitated.
He likely never knew or even suspected what mental state his copilot was in — if he had he never would have left the cockpit.
I bet if the pilot had pulled the old Land Shark routine from SNL, the co-pilot would have laughed, cheered up and opened the door.
"Uhh, Candy-Gram?"
The Captain probably thought the copilot was unconscious or otherwise incapacitated...
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No, once the captain punched the emergency access code into the keypad and the door did not open 30 seconds latter, he KNEW that the co-pilot had intentionally locked him out.