Expert shows how off-duty pilot was able to reach controls to shut off Alaska flight's engines

[@aerialbugsmasher]

Calling these planes similar is like calling a Ford Pinto and a Tesla similar. The 737 and E175 are enormously different. Nearly 50 years technologically separated. Sure, the system is roughly the same in function but this just has lazy reporting written all over it. To add insult to injury there's not ONE image of an actual E175 anywhere on this clip. And it should say how ENGINE fire extinguishers work, not cockpit, in the caption.

[@akhil_joshi]

a "slightly different" aircraft

[@akhil_joshi]

Nahh i love it dawg a "similiar plane" e175 and b737 lmaoooooo they keep showing just the 737 its sooo funny

[@CAStone-kq4md]

Nerd .

[@oldrrocr]

nice try! most people would never know why they are dropping like a brick with wings. So, no more flying for Emmerson?

[@45scienceproject]

Agreed. This is irresponsible as fuck.

[@bizjets9128]

Gawd ... Embraer cockpit isn't even close to this antique Boeing. T-Handle was on ceiling and pilot in jump seat was closest to the handle.

[@dogmandan79]

The guy wasnt on a 737 folks.

[@smesui1799]

The aircraft in question is a Embraer 175; not a Boeing 737 .

[@smesui1799]

The aircraft in question is a Embraer 175; not 🚫 a Boeing 737 .

[@jonwop]

This video is exactly why I don't trust journalists

[@HeplMeh]

Edgy

[@arkalynis91]

Look at all these self appointed “aviation experts” in the comments talking about flight safety lol 🍿

[@otal0721]

you dont have to be an expert to know a 737 isn't an embrear

[@arkalynis91]

lol dont get offended, i'm talking about the ppl that are making comments about changing regulations and getting rid of jump seats

[@otal0721]

@@arkalynis91 oh lol. I’m so sped

[@guitarhillbilly1482]

@@arkalynis91 I agree getting rid of jump seats is a very STUPID idea. Hell the pilot or co-pilot has total control of the aircraft and can do whatever they wish. German Wings Flight 4U 9525 Example

[@cnB83]

Wrong airplane.

[@SMElder-iy6fl]

I wish they could have shown us how the pilots stopped the man. I hope he never boards another airplane again.

[@baladar1353]

Poor audio level, hard to understand what they say in the video. It's time to employ an audio engineer, folks. 👎

[@ruffrider2626]

Great idea to show the world in 2 minutes how to do that.

[@aerialbugsmasher]

The entire world has been a 2 second google search away from knowing how to do that ever since the internet went mainstream.

[@toddwalraven3090]

Also, only other pilots, dispatchers and federal agents can jumpsest in the cockpit. Random losers from the Internet can't just wander up mid flight and start fucking with shit😂

[@guitarhillbilly1482]

@@aerialbugsmasher Very Correct. It amazes me of the ignorance of some of the comments on here. [ PT6 Power Rules! ]

[@MachineGunPepe]

You realize the cockpit is locked right?

[@ruffrider2626]

@@MachineGunPepe They are? I thought just anyone could walk in there. Is there a big lock on the door?

[@rrosen7370]

I’m guessing there won’t be anymore hitchhikers in the cabin anymore!!!

[@windshields]

regulations like that would be meaningless, if you can't trust an airline pilot in the cockpit of another airline, you can't trust them to fly an airplane for their own airline.

[@cherrywilliams7866]

“Expert” shows how this plane is nothing at all like the plane referenced in the Alaska Airlines event.

[@guitarhillbilly1482]

There are Items in the cockpit that could be used as weapons to subdue a would be hijacker or an unauthorized person attempting to control the aircraft.

[@PragmaticDany]

MOFO CRASH AXE CHOP CHOP BISH

[@StevenSeril]

Why are you giving this information away?

[@DarkEmperor2460]

It's pretty terrifying to me that there are a couple of handles that can be pulled to disable a passenger airplane like this.

[@PragmaticDany]

Imagine the engine caught fire. Just pulling one lever to completely isolate the engine is a wonderful idea.

[@heh2k]

Do you ride in cars? What if I told you that's actually way more dangerous? You zip by other cars, inches away with a combine speed of 70mph if you're both going 35. Driver could swerve into traffic, or just turn off the engine (and steering if hydraulic, no brake boost when intake vacuum is gone). A front passanger could do the same.

[@DarkEmperor2460]

@@heh2k Yup you are correct. Now imagine if there were as many planes in the sky as there are cars on the road - which method of travel would be more dangerous? My problem with airplanes is the threat of gravity or the Y axis if you will. If a car malfunctions or the engine dies, you just pull over the side of the road/put on your emergency lights. If a plane malfunctions/the engines die or get shut off, you're dead.

[@JamieOliver77]

@@DarkEmperor2460 There's more flying space in the sky than driving space on the ground and there are many redundancy systems or designs on aircraft that ensure safety of those in them, more planes in the sky definitely means that there are going to be more airports and places to land in case of an emergency, currently air travel only cause 30.8 deaths per billion hours but cars cause 130 in the same time

[@DarkEmperor2460]

@@JamieOliver77 More flying space sure but also a lot more variables for accidents in the air than on the ground. There are currently over 250 million cars on the roads in the United States. Can you imagine 250 million airplanes in the sky? It would be chaos! Air traffic controllers would be the most common job position.

[@GangsterNerd1]

I don’t get it. Why not do it on your own plane? Why off duty?

[@piper0428]

He was able to reach because he was seated inside the cockpit in a jump seat which he was assigend!

[@sdeparis1]

lol shows a cockpit from 1981

[@smesui1799]

Since a Boeing 737 instead of the Embraer 175 is being shown; isn't it about time the 737 got a redesign of its main landing gear ? By now, with all the revisions this aircraft has undergone since its inception in the 1960's to its current larger and heavier versions like the 700, 800, 900, and now the Max, you would think a dual set of wheels on each side would be in order.😮

[@Solarwas]

nice i'm first

[@kerryb751]

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[@nazur72]

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[@kerryb751]

@@nazur72 🤣🤣

[@Solarwas]

@@kerryb751 thank you

[@2Phast4Rocket]

Great, ABC is going to show the terrorists how to disable a jet liner.

[@dboutier5636]

Information available in any pilot study course

[@2Phast4Rocket]

@@dboutier5636 Terrorists don't attend flight school

[@k9er233]

You may want to look into the specifics of the 9/11 hijackers/terrorists that literally flew the jets directly into their terrorism targets (twin towers and Pentagon). They did in fact take rather extensive flight training and procure, in cockpit, specific flight training in the actual models of the jumbo jets that they commandeered and used for their dirty deeds. There were a plethora of news reports and multiple statements from the FBI and FAA at the time regarding this flight training that was obtained by the terrorists in the cockpits of the aircraft that were flown into the buildings. The only reason the third plane was not able to hit their target in DC, was that a group of brave passengers stepped up and fought the terrorists to the ground in Pennsylvania. So, terrorists can and have "attended flight school" which enabled the 9/11 disaster to occur. @@2Phast4Rocket

[@guitarhillbilly1482]

All of this information and much more can be found on just about any Home PC Flight Simulator Program. There is a worldwide Library called the Internet in case you missed it.

[@2011Azure]

@@2Phast4Rocket The 9/11 ones did. That's documented.

[@user-mm7ok1ts9j]

FAA policy should be only active crew in the cockpit during flight!!!!

[@erauprcwa]

No...

[@xophaser]

Don't care if he has mental health, that is attempted murder.

[@SamplingPercussion]

167 charges huh? He beat Old Donny Trump at 91 felony looming charges. Those are two guys that will be dropping the soap very soon. 🧼🧼