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Politics : The Castle
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To: TimF who wrote (2018)9/10/2003 1:53:06 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (2) of 7936
 
The newest generation of reinforced cockpit doors was put in place in April, but few experts have much faith in their effectiveness. Last summer, on a bet, a cleaning crew rammed a drink cart into one of the new doors on a United Airlines plane. The door reportedly broke off its hinges.

I don't know what to make of this argument but I did see a report where pilots are not keeping their cockpit doors closed during flights. Just because someone has reported that a food cart ramming a door can break the hinges is not reason to keep the doors open and unlocked. [BTW I question the accuracy of that event......the dent in the door would have to be huge before hinges would break].

As you know, I am not that comfortable with pilots having guns in the cockpit. However, that might not need to be a requirement if they kept the damn doors shut and locked.

ted
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