[alpo]

A few years ago a Fedex pilot planned to commit suicide by crashing a DC10 into Fedex in Memphis. He got a ride with the regular crew and attacked the pilot with an ice ax, thinking it would look like inpact injuries.
He fought the crew for half an hour as the 2 pilots tried to stop him and fly the plane. Both pilots were injured to the extent they can never fly a plane again. The guy is in jail for life.

The crew replaced an older captain and female pilot who had timed out by one minute when their flight arrived, the perp had planned to fly with them, thinking it would be easier to overpower them.

[Reaganite Republican]

I remember that

[cynwoody]

A few years ago a Fedex pilot planned to commit suicide by crashing a DC10 into Fedex in Memphis.

From the Wikipedia:

Auburn Calloway, a Federal Express employee facing possible dismissal for lying about his reported flight hours, boarded the scheduled flight as a deadheading passenger with a guitar case carrying several hammers and a speargun. He intended to disable the aircraft's cockpit voice recorder before take-off and, once airborne, kill the crew with hammers so their injuries would appear consistent with an accident rather than a hijacking. The speargun would be a last resort. He would then crash the aircraft while just appearing to be an employee killed in an accident. This would make his family eligible for a $2.5 million life insurance policy paid by Federal Express.^[1]

He got life twice over. Does that mean he has to wait until his second life is over before he can vote Democrat?

[bootless]

Wow, I didn’t realize the other crew had timed out by a minute. In this case, thank you, FAA regs!