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BREAKING: Germanwings Pilot Was Locked Out of Cockpit Before Crash in France
http://www.nytimes.com ^ | March 25, 2015 | Fox News / NY Times

Posted on 03/25/2015 4:49:11 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing

On Fox News, Greta just reported that the NY Times is reporting that regarding the plane crash in the Alps, one pilot was unable to return to the cockpit during the flight.


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KEYWORDS: 4u9525; alps; bungholegummer; crash; germanwings; greta; lubitz; oops; plane; planecrash; scientology; xenu
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To: Praxeologue

or this:

A320 Cockpit Door Panel
Cockpit Door Panel | Cockpit Door Switch
Cockpit Door Switch

UNLOCK
Unlocks door when raised above the detent and held in this position. Door must be pushed to open. UNLOCK is an override and reset selection of any previous action.

NORM
When NORM is selected, it allows the door to be locked when closed. It also allows the door to be opened after an emergency access code entry and 30 second delay in case of pilot incapacitation.

LOCK
Momentarily placing the cockpit door switch to LOCK illuminates the red cockpit access panel light, rejects keypad entry request, inhibits aural alerts, and prevents further access code entry for 20 minutes. The cockpit door switch returns to NORM when released, but remains in locked mode for 20 minutes or until UNLOCK is selected.

There is no cockpit indication when LOCK is selected; therefore, if the door is closed and the cockpit is unattended during a locked period, the door cannot be opened until the timer expires or power is removed from the airplane.

pprune.org


261 posted on 03/25/2015 6:51:16 PM PDT by Praxeologue ( ')
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To: RKBA Democrat

Maybe the pilot in the cockpit was already dead and the door banging pilot was putting on a show for the “black box”/passengers.

Can the auto-pilot be put on a timer?

(I know that’s a stretch)


262 posted on 03/25/2015 6:53:41 PM PDT by madison10
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To: Praxeologue

http://www.efbdesktop.com/airplane-general/sys-1.3.1.html


263 posted on 03/25/2015 6:54:23 PM PDT by Praxeologue ( ')
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To: bonfire

Ohio is a beautiful state. I especially enjoyed visiting the Amish communities there.


264 posted on 03/25/2015 6:56:01 PM PDT by conservativejoy (We Can Elect Ted Cruz! Pray Hard, Work Hard, Trust God!)
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To: madison10

You still end up in the same place...an amazing set of coincidences for a crash that was clearly not a result of terrorism.


265 posted on 03/25/2015 6:56:07 PM PDT by RKBA Democrat (Ted Cruz 2016)
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To: Antioch

I was thinking the same thing...very similar


266 posted on 03/25/2015 6:56:44 PM PDT by halo66
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To: caseinpoint

::I worked at a nuclear research station many years ago. Years before I worked there, a nuclear accident put the army out of the business of creating minimal nuclear power plants for their remote posts. The power plant was to be run by three people. One day during testing, the three individuals working there were found dead. The control rod had been pulled from the reactor, setting off a criticality situation. Eventually it was discovered that one of the men was having an affair with the wife of the one who pulled the control rod

Funny, my neighbor works in nuclear plants and he told me this story, the victim was in pieces on the ceiling about 20 feet up.


267 posted on 03/25/2015 6:58:20 PM PDT by bigtoona
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To: RKBA Democrat
You still end up in the same place...an amazing set of coincidences for a crash that was clearly not a result of terrorism.

Agree.

268 posted on 03/25/2015 6:59:17 PM PDT by madison10
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To: Praxeologue

That’s what I thought.


269 posted on 03/25/2015 6:59:43 PM PDT by Shelayne
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To: BigEdLB

NBC reported one of the pilots today..the Captain. He looked American. They said he had 20 years of experience.

Nothing about the co-pilot.


270 posted on 03/25/2015 7:02:13 PM PDT by SomeCallMeTim ( The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them!)
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To: CivilWarBrewing

Kelly rerouted on this and sidestepped the “T” word, terrorism, repeatedly opting for....did he have a heart attack, was he incapacited, he might have been looking for fame. Leave the obvious out. If you are in the speculating business, like she is, why just speculate about heart attacks, loss of air cabin pressure, did he want fame.....why not complete the circle and mention terrorism. It has been new for the past 14 years in a rather big way.


271 posted on 03/25/2015 7:05:57 PM PDT by Texas Songwriter
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To: C210N

cockpitstop


272 posted on 03/25/2015 7:13:10 PM PDT by Texas Songwriter
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To: madison10
My DH calls it a meeting of the FSBA. (Future Suicide B--- of America)

They blow up so fast, don't they?

273 posted on 03/25/2015 7:14:48 PM PDT by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: maggief
Last report corrected 39 Turks to 1 Turkish-German, FWIW.

Thanks - I was using an early report on nationalities.

274 posted on 03/25/2015 7:17:18 PM PDT by CedarDave (Bush vs. Clinton in 2016 - If you have a 22-year old car, the bumper stickers are still good.)
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To: CivilWarBrewing

Dirka dirka?


275 posted on 03/25/2015 7:18:25 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: TomGuy

Maybe they could give it a test run by placing one on the golfer and Val first.


276 posted on 03/25/2015 7:18:34 PM PDT by getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL (Impeach the Liar.)
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To: RightGeek

Actually, my understanding is that the doors to the pilot’s cabin were strengthened after 9/11 so that the pilot/copilot could successfully lockout and prevent terrorists from taking control of the plane.


277 posted on 03/25/2015 7:20:34 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: caseinpoint

“one of the men was having an affair with the wife of the one who pulled the control rod.”

She was hot, but it seems he wound up pretty “hot” himself! ;)


278 posted on 03/25/2015 7:25:46 PM PDT by Frank_2001
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To: halo66
That could be...but they also do not leave the cockpit with only one pilot...they will have a flight attendant stand in until the pilot returns.

What if a flight attendant did stand in for the pilot by going into the cockpit? And the remaining pilot incapacitated the flight attendant in order to do a suicide dive?

279 posted on 03/25/2015 7:26:06 PM PDT by roadcat
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To: roadcat

That is a definite possibility...either the FA or Pilot could be the terrorist?


280 posted on 03/25/2015 7:30:58 PM PDT by halo66
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