Did you leave the key under the flowerpot?

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Did you leave the key under the flowerpot?

#1 Post by Boac » Tue May 17, 2022 6:44 pm


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#2 Post by PHXPhlyer » Tue May 17, 2022 8:43 pm

My B737 Type Rating training was apparently incomplete.:-o We were not instructed in how to open a DV window from the outside. [-X
Should I ask for additional training or a refund of my fees? :-? :))

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#3 Post by Boac » Tue May 17, 2022 8:45 pm

Indeed - lucky you never needed to?

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#4 Post by G-CPTN » Tue May 17, 2022 8:51 pm

How 'critical' is restricted access to the flight deck? Surely there has to be crew members who know the access codes - are these fixed, or can they be changed as can any password?

I find it strange that it was considered necessary to access through a window, rather than obtaining the code from the flight planners.

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#5 Post by PHXPhlyer » Tue May 17, 2022 8:55 pm

I think that I still have my Airbus flightdeck door key from before they switched over to electronic keypads. :-?? :D

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#6 Post by Boac » Tue May 17, 2022 9:12 pm

A lot of crew would never get in through that window :-o :-o

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#7 Post by bob2s » Tue May 17, 2022 10:07 pm

Boac wrote:
Tue May 17, 2022 9:12 pm
A lot of crew would never get in through that window :-o :-o
All could get through the window if they remember to take their wallet from their back pocket before attempting to enter. =))

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#8 Post by PHXPhlyer » Tue May 17, 2022 10:17 pm

Even with Airbus windows a bit bigger than the 737's; I flew with some that wouldn't make it out if we had to take to the ropes.

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#9 Post by Boac » Wed May 18, 2022 7:10 am

bob2s wrote:take their wallet from their back pocket
In the tweet you can see the F/O 'assisting' the Captain to gain entry by relieving him of that.

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#10 Post by ExSp33db1rd » Wed May 18, 2022 4:53 pm

......to take their wallet from their back pocket before attempting to enter.
Wasn't the hump on the 747 to allow the Captain to sit on his wallet ?

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#11 Post by Boac » Wed May 18, 2022 5:08 pm

I thought the hump on the 747 was something we don't talk about? Oh, my mistake - I see what you are talking about............ :))

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