One pilot was locked out of cockpit during Germanwings plane crash.

[ArcadiaGP]

So, that may change things.

Germanwings Pilot Was Locked Out of Cockpit Before Crash in France

 

[bradmedic04]

Maybe the pilot who left had diarrhea and the one who stayed died of natural causes? Weird...

 

[Cameramonkey]

They both ate the fish.
/oblig

 

[Sylvain]

They both ate the fish.
/oblig

The captain and the first officer never have the same meal.

 

[bradmedic04]

I had the lasagna.

 

[avboiler11]

Plane reaches top of climb, one pilot leaves the cockpit to hit the head, and the other has a debilitating medical event that impacts the mode control panel (autopilot controls) or sidestick of an Airbus?

No, I don't believe in coincidences.

 

[Sylvain]

That's one of the downside of having stronger doors since 9/11 if one of the pilots was locked outside and couldn't get in.
You would think they would have a key or a code to get access to the cockpit from the outside.

 

[bwframe]

Wow, pretty freaky.
Sounds like a pretty major chink in the anti-terrorism planning.

 

[findingZzero]

Both my daughters have done exchange programs to Spain while in high school (Valencia/Barcelona) by way of IU. This plane had 16 HS girls returning to Germany from a similar program. Maybe even the same one. It breaks my heart.

 

[miguel]

Haven't been able to find the pilots' names. Let me know if you run across them.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

So, that may change things.

Germanwings Pilot Was Locked Out of Cockpit Before Crash in France

I just saw this on my Facebook feed earlier tonight...Imagine the helplessness...

 

[Sylvain]

Haven't been able to find the pilots' names. Let me know if you run across them.

I dont think it has been released yet.
I just read articles saying the captain had 10 years of experience with Lufthansa.

 

[indykid]

If one flight officer leaves the flight deck, that person is replaced by one of the flight attendants so that there are always two people in the cockpit at all times.

Really fishy if standard protocol was not followed.

 

[Bfish]

Both my daughters have done exchange programs to Spain while in high school (Valencia/Barcelona) by way of IU. This plane had 16 HS girls returning to Germany from a similar program. Maybe even the same one. It breaks my heart.

That is a wonderful experience for your daughters! I lived over there for 2 semesters and it was amazing... It is for that reason I find it very heartbreaking for parents to send off their daughters and then they not come home... I had not heard of that until now. Very sad!

 

[bluewraith]

That's one of the downside of having stronger doors since 9/11 if one of the pilots was locked outside and couldn't get in.
You would think they would have a key or a code to get access to the cockpit from the outside.

If the pilot has a key on the outside, then so does anybody else who cares to take him on (and others, I would assume).

 

[Dead Duck]

The captain and the first officer never have the same meal.

Maybe they both [STRIKE]ate[/STRIKE] had the same stewardess.

 

[Alpo]

If one flight officer leaves the flight deck, that person is replaced by one of the flight attendants so that there are always two people in the cockpit at all times.

Really fishy if standard protocol was not followed.

That is US protocol, not necessarily EU or German protocol.

 

[GunSlinger]

Plane reaches top of climb, one pilot leaves the cockpit to hit the head, and the other has a debilitating medical event that impacts the mode control panel (autopilot controls) or sidestick of an Airbus?

No, I don't believe in coincidences.

I don't believe in coincidences either. If the cockpit door was locked and the pilot couldn't enter then either the door code was changed/disabled and or the key lock was disabled likely from the inside?

 

[Sylvain]

I don't believe in coincidences either. If the cockpit door was locked and the pilot couldn't enter then either the door code was changed/disabled and or the key lock was disabled likely from the inside?

If that was a terrorist attack and the pilot wanted to crash the plane he could have crashed it on something else than a mountain.
The plane flew above Marseille prior to the crash, lots of great targets for terrorists there.

Maybe a suicide then?

Doesn't make much sense.

 

[oldpink]

If this early report is true, the whole thing to me goes from unfortunate accident straight into foul play.
The pilot leaves the cockpit to take a leak, returns, and the people in the cockpit refuse to let him back in?
Yeah, something's rotten in Denmark here.