At 10:40 AM -0400 10/5/01, Eric L. Strobel wrote:
>Actually, I believe this is one of the tactics pilots are instructed on.
>Because (I think) if they flip a valve, there's no sudden WHOOSH to signal
>the decompression. At some point the pressure drop triggers the O2 masks to
>drop in the cabin. If this accompanied by a sharp maneuver, the bad guys
>are on their asses (possibly on the ceiling :-) ), and in any event will be
>focused on reaching a source of O2. If the maneuvering (remember,
>passengers are supposed to keep belted while seated...) keeps them off their
>feet for even a few seconds, their brain power begins to fade and the
>hijacking is over.
This brings to mind a news story I read a few months ago. Seems
that a disgruntled (and I mean *really* disgruntled) FedEx employee
stowed away on one of their cargo jets, and appeared in mid-flight to
attack the pilot and co-pilot with a screwdriver. The pilot disabled
him by flying the plane *upside down*, throwing him to the roof. I
can only imagine one of those huge cargo jets being thrown completely
over on its back, I had no idea they could even do that.
Regards,
- Lou Forlini
Software Engineer
System Support Products, Inc.
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