Until robots take over, have a big husky guy act as a security agent for the flight, and also sits

[dissentient]

in the cockpit whenever one pilot has to leave and use the restroom.

Remember those air marshals? Well, they now have a new job, not only protecting the flight from terrorists, but also monitoring the pilot whenever only one is in the cockpit.

Until the robots get so advanced that they can fly the plane from start to finish, or the computer artificial intelligence gets advanced enough to do it, there is always a danger of these pilots committing criminal or terroristic acts.

[jberryhill]

1. And what stops the "big husky guy" from being ill-intentioned?

So, you want to put a "big husky guy" onboard as security agent.

Well, it turns out that "big husky guy" is a raging meth addled neo-Nazi, nobody knew about that, and he's just beaten the crap out of everyone in the cockpit and wants to read poetry to ground control while the plane goes down.

[Liberal_in_LA]

2. new plan - 2 big husky guys on the cockpit

One two watch the.pilot
The other to watch.husky.no. 1

[cwydro]

15. Lmao!

Very good!

[dissentient]

3. OH, come on. Sure, you can invent any scenario to defeat any security, but I for one would feel a

hell of a lot better knowing there was a security agent always present on every flight. Raise ticket prices to cover the costs.

[ret5hd]

6. I've got an idea that will save WAY more lives than that!!!

Lower the speed limit to 55 mph and very very strictly enforce it.

[jberryhill]

11. Ding ding ding ding! No more calls please

Yeah, the legislature in my state is debating whether to require motorcyclists to wear helmets.

[hack89]

22. Better yet - set the limit at the 85 percentile speed

and make them even safer. The real issue is not absolute speed but divergent rates of speed. Getting everyone moving at the same speed is the goal.

[NutmegYankee]

23. Why not set it at 35 and save even more lives?

Or how about 10 mph, them nobody would die. Those two arbitrary speeds are just as valid as 55.

[ret5hd]

24. I agree 100%! Absolute safety must be the ultimate goal!

I also suggest everyone be required to wear at all times those big padded suits. You know, like you see those people wear that train police dogs.

[NutmegYankee]

25. Great Idea!

Think of all the money police departments could bring in enforcing it all!!!!!

[Bluenorthwest]

10. The sort of security an air marshall provides requires the agent to be undetected.

So you can't have your undercover guy doing bathroom guard duty in front of everyone.

[KittyWampus]

9. if you hired retired special forces guys, it might work.

They get to their positions in special forces by being very competent.

Unless they are taking the drug Lariam… but still….

[Nye Bevan]

13. They might have PTSD (nt)

[etherealtruth]

4. Why not have a restroom in or immed off the cock-pit?

I am not sure this kind of horrific act can be totally avoided (How do we prevent a deranged pilot/ co-pilot from knocking the other over the head?) .... but, we do need to at least try to decrease the potential

[Angleae]

17. The only way is for the passengers to give up the fwd lav.

On smaller planes (737/A320 or smaller), it's generally only two lavs on board (sometimes 3 with 2 aft) and no provisions for putting an extra one up front.

[etherealtruth]

19. I know my thought was pretty naive n/t

[Kaleva]

5. Give every adult a gun and free drinks.

The percentage of air travelers killed by the actions of a pilot would quickly decrease to an insignificant number.

[cwydro]

16. This thread is too funny!

We need a smile in these times.

[Jenny Red Eye]

7. Only allow big husky guys to participate in air travel.

[ret5hd]

8. But what about the eye-bola!!! Have we forgot about that?

[Codeine]

12. Infinitesimal dangers always require an overreaching and extreme solution.

Every hook must become a slice.

[Nye Bevan]

14. The rule that two people must always be in the cockpit, which is already a rule in the US,

seems like the most sensible solution. Not absolutely foolproof, but it means that the suicidal guy who decides to kill everyone must also engage in 1 on 1 violence. And there is really no way to protect against such a person as they could overpower the other pilot when the two of them are locked securely in the cockpit.

[ret5hd]

18. I've got it! I've truly got the solution :

THE ENTIRE PLANE IS THE COCKPIT! The people in row 1 watch the pilots. The people in row 2 watch the people in row 1. The people in row 3 watch the people in row 2. etc etc etc.

The only flaw in my logic that I see is nobody is watching those damned people in the last row!

[leveymg]

27. You have what it takes for a management job in counter-terrorism.

[Phentex]

28. the last row is all the crying babies...

no terrorist will go there.

[treestar]

20. what if the big husky guy is suicidal?

Or some evil person programs the robot the crash the plane?

Human evil will always exist.

But the idea of the flight attendant going in so no one is ever alone there doesn't seem too big a burden. Unless the flight attendant is suicidal and can overcome the co-pilot.

[greytdemocrat]

21. Use one of these...

Oh wait...

[leveymg]

26. That robot became operational on the 12th of January 1992.

HAL: Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over.

[Jenny Red Eye]

29. Only hire male pilots who, as as boy, had to buy their bluejeans in the "husky" section.

[jberryhill]

30. Better - use real huskies!

Bathroom breaks will be a problem, but the plane can land for walks.