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I wonder if the employer requires a psych test for pilots. Those out of control german unions probably reject such tests, and would fight tooth and nail any of their pilots being fired for suicidal tendencies.
They do actually. The CEO of Lufthansa said at a press conference earlier that he passed all psyche tests. But he interrupted is flight training for a while but before continuing with the training passed all tests necessary.
But the Lufthansa pilots are notoriously known in Germany for striking at least once a year to demand higher pay.
They do actually. The CEO of Lufthansa said at a press conference earlier that he passed all psyche tests. But he interrupted is flight training for a while but before continuing with the training passed all tests necessary.
But the Lufthansa pilots are notoriously known in Germany for striking at least once a year to demand higher pay.
also "The company was unaware of the reasons for the interruption. If there were a medical explanation for it, Mr. Spohr said, Lufthansa as his employer would not be entitled to that information because of medical secrecy rules in Germany. " there is another problem.
From the beginning, this crash seemed suspicious since it made a regulated descent into the mountains with no distress calls.
I didn't understand why Obama came out the same day and said there was no indications of terror, since no one really knew at that point.
Turns out, this was no accident. The voice recorder shows that the co-pilot asked the pilot if he could control the plane for a bit. The pilot said yes, and left the cockpit for a few minutes. When he returned, the door was locked. The pilot tried to break in to the cockpit, but was unsuccessful, and the co-pilot purposefully crashed into the mountains, killing everyone on board.
We don't know the co-pilot's motivation yet, but it seems like in the future, the responsible thing to do would be wait for the investigation whether than running out and declaring it's not terrorism the first day.
Dude, just admit why you truly hate Obama! Maybe because he attempted to fix many of the issues Republicans didn't want to address and he turned around many things the last Republican administration in charge broke. Mistakes and all, Obama fundamentally changed America for the better...
You must be confused. I had made no mention of O in this thread until the faux outrage from his followers started getting ridiculous, at which point I told them the same thing I'll repeat for you: This precedent was set during Bush. So much vitriol and irrational hatred was thrown his way that it became acceptable behavior toward a president. So why the faux outrage and surprise now? I'm not buying it.
If that means you want to pull the tired race card on me, I think that says more about you than me.
Dude. It is not that I don't "understand someone would have to go to the bathroom." What I am saying, and what I said completely clearly in my message, is that it seems STRANGE to me that a pilot would need to excuse himself, absent an emergency, so soon after getting to altitude.
I am not assuming anything, and I would imagine that neither are the investigators. And thank goodness for that.
At any rate, NYTimes is reporting that a Norwegian budget airline is now requiring two people in the cockpit at all times.
Maybe he just had too much coffee that morning. Good grief!
I've heard reports that the co-pilot's vital signs - something that is monitored while inflight, were normal.
I have a hard time thinking that if he was doing this on purpose, knowing the outcome, that his vitals would be 'normal'.
I know those same reports show that he locked the cabin door and didn't allow the pilot entry, but how he can know what's about to happen and not have elevated heart rate, etc, is beyond my understanding.
May all those whose lives were effected be blessed and may they rest in peace.
From the beginning, this crash seemed suspicious since it made a regulated descent into the mountains with no distress calls.
I didn't understand why Obama came out the same day and said there was no indications of terror, since no one really knew at that point.
Turns out, this was no accident. The voice recorder shows that the co-pilot asked the pilot if he could control the plane for a bit. The pilot said yes, and left the cockpit for a few minutes. When orhe returned, the door was locked. The pilot tried to break in to the cockpit, but was unsuccessful, and the co-pilot purposefully crashed into the mountains, killing everyone on board.
We don't know the co-pilot's motivation yet, but it seems like in the future, the responsible thing to do would be wait for the investigation whether than running out and declaring it's not terrorism the first day.
It made me wonder why the Obama (or one of his spokeskiddies) made that announcement so soon after the news of the crash- IMO it wasn't necessary and I'd seriously doubt that he had a pipeline to the investigation so soon after the announcement, or knew something that none of the investigators at the scene or with the airline or governments involved couldn't know yet.
Just seems to me it was another pull for his Muslim buddies- he can't lose any opportunity to defend them against any potential "dissing" now, can he?
Even still, perhaps we will find that this incident was one of "suicide by plane crash" on the part of the co-pilot, and not related to any terrorist movements. In any case, it's a tragedy for all involved and they have my prayers.
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