Nazaroo
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The CoPilot who tricked the Pilot out of the cockpit, locked the door,
and crashed it into the Alps had a half-dozen red flags
that should have nixed him ever getting in the cockpit of a commercial liner.
The reason he got to fly was that he was a homosexual,
and they were grooming him for the position,
and thought he would make a great public example later
for a HOMOSEXUAL Airline Pilot.
So just about EVERY RULE was broken to get him in the cockpit
of a commercial airline, to log flight time.
Only there were many signs he was completely unsuitable
and untrustworthy as a pilot responsible for the lives of hundreds of others.
Its now known that he:
(1) Had a psychiatric record before getting his pilot licence, indicating suicidal tendencies.
(2) Had been using Antidepressants and strong Anti-Psychotic drugs.
(3) Had skipped out in the middle of pilot training for several months, with no explanation.
(4) His doctor flagged him as unsuitable for flying and he failed to report him to the authorities.
(5) He had less than 600 hours of flight time logged, but in fact it was required since world War II that airline pilots have 5,000 hours of flight time logged to be qualified for commercial flying.
Had any one of these issues and red-flags been acted on, 16 school children would be alive today.
This is a perfect example of why safety issues should NOT be waved
for the sake of political "correctness" which turns out to be political ERROR.
Notwithstanding ALL THIS,
lives could have been saved had there been a way for the PILOT to get back in the cockpit in time.
For instance, an inexpensive "thumbprint" operated lock for the pilot,
an override card or number to type into a pad or swipe,
or even a remote doorlock that could be triggered by the tower,
in the event of this type of emergency and several others.
Also, an override for significant flight-path alterations like steep dives,
which requires the pilot's authorization or ground control's in case of
pilot incapacitation.
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