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(Video) Airbus Reinforced Cockpit Door Description and Procedure
Inevitably there will be questions about cockpit access procedures; here is a video explaining how it works on an Airbus. (www.youtube.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I'm just wondering: if OnStar can pop open a car lock using satellite technology, surely the same technology could be used to remotely unlock a cockpit door. The circuitry may need to override the pilots lockout ability.
I find 1 problem with this video as a whole. This information really was not meant for the general public. Now every media outlet is explaining in detail how it all works. And even an aviation website like flightaware.com links to it? Disappointed...
The biggest problem with your claim is that the video WAS in fact meant to be public. That's why it's on YouTube. For what it's worth, the PDF manuals of how the system operates were on the internet years before this video.
The intent of releasing this is to reassure people about the process and how it works. There is no additional security through making this information slightly less available.
The intent of releasing this is to reassure people about the process and how it works. There is no additional security through making this information slightly less available.
On CNN yesterday a Mexican pilot mentioned on many flights the door to the cockpit is not locked! Could this be true?
I doubt in the US... It is on the Checklist to lock t he door, and they are stupid if they do not. In Mexico who knows???
On the Bus you can't leave the door unlocked. The switch would have to be held in the unlock position since it is spring loaded to the NORMAL position.
On the other hand, El Al has never had a serious problem aloft because they keep criminals off the airplane. Their vetting of passengers, crew, luggage, and cargo would allow replacing the door with a curtain. Their attention to detail certainly would have prevented the tragedy in the Alps.