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Slightly related, are you aware of the 'two person cockpit rule'. -- (edited)

Posted by ty97 Feb 16 '23, 12:29

Pretty sure the US has this as a rule, or at least all the US airlines follow it: There must be two people in the cockpit of the plane at all times in flight.

So if one of the pilots needs the restroom, a flight attendant goes into the cockpit temporarily so that there are still two people in the cockpit.

Well apparently this was not a rule in Europe. And in 2015 a Germanwings First Officer locked the Captain out of the cockpit and crashed the plane into the Alps.

Following that, Europe instituted a two person cockpit rule...for a year or two. Then they just stopped doing it again.

WHAT IF THE PILOT HAS A HEART ATTACK

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most likely what happened to MH370 as well. -- nm - mafic Feb 16, 13:28
PilotGPT, write a landing procedure checklist that could be understood by fifth grader. Make sure no passengers or luggage are lost during landing. -- nm - Max Feb 16, 12:56
Planes pretty much fly themselves now-a-days - Do you even really need a pilot ? -- nm - decline Feb 16, 12:51 2
- The takeoff and landing parts are where you really need them -- nm - ty97 Feb 16, 13:01
- Capt Sully might have a few thoughts...keep in mind the auto pilot is only as good as the tech entering the coordinates - zeitgeist Feb 16, 12:55
I am now. - znufrii, promoted Feb 16, 12:40 2
- If you hear a ding (like the paging sound for the in-flight phone) in the middle of the flight at cruise altitude... -- (edited) - ty97 Feb 16, 12:43 1
  - I’ve seen as much, figured the cart was for security, never really thought about the other part. -- nm - znufrii, promoted Feb 16, 12:46
No problem, pilots on German airlines are not allowed to have heart attacks. -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 16, 12:37
... do they lock the doors in flight in Europe? If not, maybe that would alleviate the heart attack concern -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 12:34 3
- oh yes, the cockpit is secured like in the US* -- (edited) - ty97 Feb 16, 12:35 2
  - It seems like the cockpits are *securable*, but that one sounded intentional. If they're not secured in flight, then a heart attack might be fine - Beryllium Feb 16, 12:37 1
    - Pilots have died in flight, sadly. - ty97 Feb 16, 12:40
Randomly, Kim nad I were just talking about this the other day. I didn't know about it until she told me. - David Feb 16, 12:30 1
- I just figured everywhere did this - ty97 Feb 16, 12:32
EUROPE: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ -- nm - oblique Feb 16, 12:30

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