ronthenekred 10 #1 Posted March 24, 2015 Another tragedy, all lost it seems. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/03/german-passenger-jet-crashes-french-alps-150324104354907.html Not sure if any Brits were on board. Anyone have friends, relatives skiing in the Alps? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Vegas1 10 #2 Posted March 24, 2015 http://i.imgur.com/uLuftbg.jpg "Cancelled" is a bit inaccurate... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
JFKvsNixon 11 #3 Posted March 24, 2015 Another tragedy, all lost it seems. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/03/german-passenger-jet-crashes-french-alps-150324104354907.html Not sure if any Brits were on board. Anyone have friends, relatives skiing in the Alps? It's awful news. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Vegas1 10 #4 Posted March 24, 2015 Another tragedy, all lost it seems. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/03/german-passenger-jet-crashes-french-alps-150324104354907.html Not sure if any Brits were on board. Anyone have friends, relatives skiing in the Alps? Dont really see the relevance of the last bit, the plane was going from Spain to Germany and crashed in a relatively remote part of the Alps which isnt a skiing resort. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Bigthumb 10 #5 Posted March 24, 2015 A320 again. They are having bad luck with those. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Vegas1 10 #6 Posted March 25, 2015 A320 again. They are having bad luck with those. It is one of the most common commercial airlines out there, so it is likely to feature more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
PeteMorris 10 #7 Posted March 25, 2015 Here's the flight as it was tracked by flightradar....It seems it lost altitude rather quickly and the last signal received was at 6,800 feet. http://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/4u9525/#5d42675 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Bigthumb 10 #8 Posted March 26, 2015 (edited) The German airliner that crashed in the French Alps appears to have been brought down deliberately. The investigators have reported that the chief pitot had been locked out of the cockpit by his co-pilot and was desperately try to smash down the cockpit door when the plane crashed. (Reuters) - One of the pilots on the German Airbus plane that crashed in the French Alps, killing everyone onboard, left the cockpit and was unable to return before the plane went down, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing evidence from a cockpit voice recorder. “The guy outside is knocking lightly on the door and there is no answer,” an unnamed investigator told the Times. “And then he hits the door stronger and no answer. There is never an answer.” “You can hear he is trying to smash the door down,” the investigator added. (Reporting by Peter Cooney in Washington; Editing by Eric Beech) Edited March 26, 2015 by Bigthumb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
JFKvsNixon 11 #9 Posted March 26, 2015 The German airliner that crashed in the French Alps appears to have been brought down deliberately. The investigators have reported that the chief pitot had been locked out of the cockpit by his co-pilot and was desperately try to smash down the cockpit door when the plane crashed. (Reuters) - One of the pilots on the German Airbus plane that crashed in the French Alps, killing everyone onboard, left the cockpit and was unable to return before the plane went down, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing evidence from a cockpit voice recorder. “The guy outside is knocking lightly on the door and there is no answer,” an unnamed investigator told the Times. “And then he hits the door stronger and no answer. There is never an answer.” “You can hear he is trying to smash the door down,” the investigator added. (Reporting by Peter Cooney in Washington; Editing by Eric Beech) It doesn't necessarily mean the pilot brought the plane down deliberately. The airliner cockpit are locked from the inside and fortified, so the pilot could have had a heart attack/stroke/seizure and been unable to let his colleague back into the cockpit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Bigthumb 10 #10 Posted March 26, 2015 (edited) It doesn't necessarily mean the pilot brought the plane down deliberately. The airliner cockpit are locked from the inside and fortified, so the pilot could have had a heart attack/stroke/seizure and been unable to let his colleague back into the cockpit. Heart attacks/strokes/seizures are pretty common occurances. I do believe the CAA have rules to cover that. It would be pretty foolhardy to introduce a rule that resulted in the loss of a plane and the death of everyone on board every time a pilot had a problem of that nature. Edited March 26, 2015 by Bigthumb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
truman 10 #11 Posted March 26, 2015 Heart attacks/strokes/seizures are pretty common occurances. I do believe the CAA have rules to cover that. What rules ...? How can you legislate against a pilot having a heart attack? How common are they amongst flight crew? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Vegas1 10 #12 Posted March 26, 2015 When I was on a plane a few weeks ago (OK, it was a Boeing 747) i was sat on the very first row just behind the cockpit door and there was a little keypad on it which one presumes has a combination to open the door in case of an emergency? However throughout the flight, if anyone wanted to get into the cockpit they had to show their face to the camera and they were let in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...