"Gord Beaman" ) wrote in
:

Jim Yanik wrote:

If another hijacking does occur using guns,it probably -will- be an
"inside job",IMO. But in that case,only an armed pilot will be capable
of defending the cockpit.All the other security methods will have been
rendered useless then.


??
How does a bad guy (even holding a gun) get through a secure
cockpit door?...that's a silly statement Jim.

Doors get opened during flight for various reasons.Even 'secure' ones.
The reinforced cockpit doors alread have two examples of them being
breached.(cleaning crew using a beverage cart as a ram.)
An unruly passenger also kicked his way partly thru one,IIRC.(that guy got
the crash axe!)
There's more than one way to open a door. Det cord could have also been
smuggled aboard,if guns have been.

One other thing;are any "crash axes" available in the passenger
compartment? Or solely in the cockpit? (WRT commercial flights)

In military a/c yes, in civil airliners, I doubt it.
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-Gord.




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Jim Yanik
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