On Feb 24, 12:27*pm, Tman wrote:
a wrote:

* Now, consider for a moment those circumstances where both pilots were rendered unable to fly. The
most probable thing is probably some very serious physical accident in
the cockpit. It would not be 'neat', would it? The call would be for
someone who can fly a very likely crippled airplane, with no "stop-
reset-start" provision.

Maybe, maybe not. *It could be from the in-flight beverages / snacks --
if they're shared at the front office. *I never eat the peanuts on
Southwest, just so I can be standy in such an event. *A few hours in
piston singles, eh that'll help.
T

You may want to consider having some of those olives that are
marinated in a clear fluid as a preflight prep if you are believing
not eating peanuts will help. That has to be way out on the likely
distribution curve.

Now, if I was in an airplane that was undergoing a dual pilot failure
and an overweight guy stood up and said "I am MX, and I'll take over"
I'd be wanting some of those olives myself.

I'm reminded of that old joke about a man collapsing and a woman
bending over to help, only to be pushed aside by a (MX-like) character
who said "stand back, I am trained as a first responder." She said
"Good, when you get to that part that says call a doctor, I'll be
right here."