Someone breaking into your cockpit...

[Freight Dog]

.... on the anniversary of 9/11. What do you do?

 

[TurboS7]

SOP/IAW New security procedures.

 

[SpeedBug]

Crash axe…

I would not stop swinging till the bad(s) guy quit squirming.

 

[Freight Dog]

What if there are two or more of them charging in? Case in point... UAL 93.

 

[WingRider]

I would take out an Automatic Shotgun like the Navy Seals have, might do the trick nicely!
Now, how to get this on the plane......
But Seriously, I think the passengers will really help you out this time around. If that dosen't work, learn how to throw that Crash Ax so it sticks 'em!

 

[SpeedBug]

an Automatic Shotgun...
Now, how to get this on the plane......

TSA screeners in ATL???

 

[SpeedBug]

What if there are two or more of them charging in? Case in point... UAL 93.

Considering the consequences if I loose control of the plane, becoming a human cruise missile or target practice for the National Guard.
I believe I would be at or near maximum adrenalin levels and able to put up one hell of a fight. If I’m going down I’m going down fighting, kicking, screaming, bleeding all the way.

Crash axe
3-cell maglite
Aluminum clipboard I carry for my charts
Fire extinguisher
My fist, head, teeth, fingernails etc…

 

[EagleRJ]

1- Shove the flare gun down their throat and pull the trigger.

2- Discover the expression on the face of someone with 2000 degree heartburn.

3- Shout "Allah Akhbar" as you do this for added effect.

4- Return to reading the USA Today.

 

[Jetsnake]

Just Remember.

9-11-01

"NEVER FORGET"

United Flight 93

American Flight 11

United Flight 175

American Flight 77

We will forever be with you...
And your family's.

Semper Fi (Always Faithful).

Jetsnake

 

[Typhoon1244]

SOP/IAW New security procedures.

One of our I.P.'s said that our company's SOP has changed since 9/11. It used to be "cooperate with the hijackers but stall as long as possible."

The new policy is "kill them."

It's a lot easier to remember.

My advice: rapidly changing positive and negative G-loadings make it very difficult for Muslim extremists to stay on the feet and keep from smashing their skulls on bulkheads. (I don't consider myself to be paranoid, bu there's a reason I don't take my should harness off at cruise anymore.) Other pilots have argued with this technique, saying "it's too easy for you to damage the aircraft or lose control of it."

If Akbar has just knocked down your door and is about to beat your brains out with what's left of the security bar, you're already as bad off as you can get. What've you got to lose?