re: Germanwings Crash: One Pilot locked out of cockpit at time of crash

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Not sure if this has been said already, but a more practical situation may be to have two doors, one for the cockpit, and another on the other side of the restroom area, which is about 3 feet away. When the pilot goes to the toilet, the FA closes the second door, and only then does the cockpit door open.

The pilot can access the toilet now, and the cockpit door is by default unlocked, as the 2nd door is now locked. The pilot goes to the toilet, and re-enters the cockpit area, locks the cockpit door, which in turn releases the 2nd door.

It's sort of like an air-lock on the space station. The same protocol can be used for delivering food to the cockpit crew.

PS: As a second measure, the FA can enter the cockpit while the other pilot is in the loo.

I'm not sure that you can do anymore, other than having the A/C be flown remotely from the ground if it comes to the worst case scenario.

You can never totally eliminate Evil, you can just make it harder for them to succeed.

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