One thing airplane passengers don't want to see

[Ghost Who Walks]

One thing airplane passengers don't want to see

Thu Aug 31, 8:29 AM ET

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The pilot of a Canadian airliner who went to the washroom during a flight found himself locked out of the cockpit, forcing the crew to remove the door from its hinges to let him back in, the airline said Wednesday.

The incident occurred aboard a flight from Ottawa to Winnipeg Saturday. The regional jet, capable of carrying 50 people, was operated by Air Canada's Jazz subsidiary.

Jazz spokeswoman Manon Stewart said that with 30 minutes of the flight to go, the pilot went to the washroom, leaving the first officer in charge. But when he tried to get back into the cockpit, the door would not open.

"The door malfunctioned ... this is a very rare occurrence," Stewart said, adding that the crew's decision to remove the door had been in line with company policy.

A report in the Ottawa Citizen newspaper said that for about 10 minutes "passengers described seeing the pilot bang on the door and communicating with the cockpit though an internal telephone, but being unable to open the door."

Stewart said the paper's report was "a bit dramatic" and stressed that at no time had the plane or passengers been in danger. She did not say how many people had been on board.

[Ghost Who Walks]

I'm glad they have a policy on actions to take when the pilot is locked out of the cockpit.

Excerpt from manual:
So You've Gone to the Crapper and Locked Yourself Out of the Cockpit

Luckily you've already emptied your bowels. If not, your constipation is now cured.

Standard procedure is to remove the door. This is a difficult process requiring a fair amount of strength. Get that adrenaline pumping by running up and down the aisles. Avoid screaming "Holy shit we're all going to die!"etc

[mocaholic]

One thing airplane passengers don't want to see

Thu Aug 31, 8:29 AM ET

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The pilot of a Canadian airliner who went to the washroom during a flight found himself locked out of the cockpit, forcing the crew to remove the door from its hinges to let him back in, the airline said Wednesday.

The incident occurred aboard a flight from Ottawa to Winnipeg Saturday. The regional jet, capable of carrying 50 people, was operated by Air Canada's Jazz subsidiary.

Jazz spokeswoman Manon Stewart said that with 30 minutes of the flight to go, the pilot went to the washroom, leaving the first officer in charge. But when he tried to get back into the cockpit, the door would not open.

"The door malfunctioned ... this is a very rare occurrence," Stewart said, adding that the crew's decision to remove the door had been in line with company policy.

A report in the Ottawa Citizen newspaper said that for about 10 minutes "passengers described seeing the pilot bang on the door and communicating with the cockpit though an internal telephone, but being unable to open the door."

Stewart said the paper's report was "a bit dramatic" and stressed that at no time had the plane or passengers been in danger. She did not say how many people had been on board.
I wonder if it was Captain Groenewegen??

[Roger the Cabin Boy]

Chiefy looks up as something flies over his head.

Huh?

[mocaholic]

Chiefy looks up as something flies over his head.

Huh?
When the Bulldogs had their infamous footy trip (1984?), the story goes that Robert Groenewegen somehow wangled his way into the cockpit. He got on the PA and said: "This is Captain Groenewegen speaking. We're goin' down! We're all gonna die!!!" sort of thing.

He was asked never to return. Along with Tony Buhagiar, Dougie Hawk, and a few others.

Maybe one of those tremendous Dog moderators (Borgsta, Dry Rot, Local Yokel) can confirm. It's pretty much truth though from what I've heard - and I know one of the senior trainers there.

[Roger the Cabin Boy]

Oh the innocent days of '84 when they actually let people into a cockpit without a full cavity search beforehand.

[mocaholic]

Oh the innocent days of '84 when they actually let people into a cockpit without a full cavity search beforehand.
Well, apparently Groene actually ASKED for one, but that's a different story. Possibly.

[Dry Rot]

When the Bulldogs had their infamous footy trip (1984?), the story goes that Robert Groenewegen somehow wangled his way into the cockpit. He got on the PA and said: "This is Captain Groenewegen speaking. We're goin' down! We're all gonna die!!!" sort of thing.

He was asked never to return. Along with Tony Buhagiar, Dougie Hawk, and a few others.

Maybe one of those tremendous Dog moderators (Borgsta, Dry Rot, Local Yokel) can confirm. It's pretty much truth though from what I've heard - and I know one of the senior trainers there.

Hopefully you'll get an answer here:

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5810570#post5810570

[mocaholic]

Hopefully you'll get an answer here:

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5810570#post5810570
Nice to know my cred stands up.

A tremendous tale. Glad I wasn't on that flight though...

[Magnum27]

What about the other story, on a different trip the boys were walking down the street in Bali or another exotic island ( can't remember exact island destination) , and in bright sunshine Dougie said why is it only raining on us to a couple of other players. When they looked up here was the same bloke hand gliding nude pissing on them :eek:

[crackers57]

What about the other story, on a different trip the boys were walking down the street in Bali or another exotic island ( can't remember exact island destination) , and in bright sunshine Dougie said why is it only raining on us to a couple of other players. When they looked up here was the same bloke hand gliding nude pissing on them :eek:

Hand gliding????? Doesn't sound like piss to me :eek:

[jimmy35]

Nice to know my cred stands up.

A tremendous tale. Glad I wasn't on that flight though...

Captain Grone would be receiving a totally different reception these days.

[Burt]

I'm glad nothing like that happened on my flight.

[Dan]

Reminds me of the time when I was living in Indo. One day I was catching small plane from Bali to Lombok, boarded the plane and sat in my sit. I notice the cockpit door was opened and to my surprise I see one of pilots having a smoke and beer.

[Tex21]

Reminds me of the time when I was living in Indo. One day I was catching small plane from Bali to Lombok, boarded the plane and sat in my sit. I notice the cockpit door was opened and to my surprise I see one of pilots having a smoke and beer.

Well the booze bus is hardly going to pick the cunt up at altitude.