Man Arrested for Locking Himself in American Airlines Cockpit

[ComplexHiAv8r]

OK, who was in Baton Rouge last night???? Buddy Pass maybe????

Story: http://abcnews.go.com/US/man-arrest...rlines-cockpit/story?id=17060970#.UDYXmaBQSZQ

An man who locked himself inside an American Eagle plane cockpit in Baton Rouge, La., surrendered to authorities and was in police custody, law enforcement sources told ABC News.

 

[Xcaliber]

The plane was quickly disabled by disconnecting the external power so that there would have been no way to start the plane.

Umm...battery?

 

[Screaming_Emu]

Umm...battery?

If he wasn't a pilot, even with external power I doubt he'd be able to get it started.

Nerd alert: When I was in college I bought this software addon for flight simulator that added a realistic 747-200 to the mix of aircraft in the game. All of the systems were functional and it even came with a huge PDF file telling you how to run everything. Reading is for suckers so I tried to figure it out on my own. Couldn't even get one engine started and at the time I was a commercial pilot.

 

[derg]

Couldn't even get one engine started and at the time I was a commercial pilot.

I remember chandelles, crazy eights, eights on pylons... Don't remember anything about starting a turbojet engine in the PTS!

Sent from my TRS-80

 

[Zidac]

If he wasn't a pilot, even with external power I doubt he'd be able to get it started.

Nerd alert: When I was in college I bought this software addon for flight simulator that added a realistic 747-200 to the mix of aircraft in the game. All of the systems were functional and it even came with a huge PDF file telling you how to run everything. Reading is for suckers so I tried to figure it out on my own. Couldn't even get one engine started and at the time I was a commercial pilot.

Ah, PMDG? I have the 737-800 but haven't gotten around to reading the PDF either. I have been CTRL-E-ing it...

 

[MikeD]

If he wasn't a pilot, even with external power I doubt he'd be able to get it started. .

Oh yeah? I bet he could if he was a MS Flight Sim 4 pro!

 

[Autothrust Blue]

Ah, PMDG? I have the 737-800 but haven't gotten around to reading the PDF either. I have been CTRL-E-ing it...

Well, you need fuel, (pneumatic) air, and sparks...

 

[dasleben]

I had 767 Pilot in Command. Nerd.

 

[inigo88]

I had 767 Pilot in Command. Nerd.

Woah life imitates art! (I hear that was one of the best addons too.)

 

[Zidac]

Woah life imitates art! (I hear that was one of the best addons too.)

I highly recommend the PMDG Jetstream 4100 if you haven't tried it. It's probably the best turboprop add-on. I just kind of wish they picked a more common
turboprop to model.

 

[ozziecat35]

I used to be able to start a PMDG 737 or Level D 767 Sim from Dark and Cold...I had a lot more time on my hands when I was single....

 

[dasleben]

Woah life imitates art! (I hear that was one of the best addons too.)

It was pretty solid, looking back on it. I know a couple guys now who have that Level D 767 to help prep for PCs.

 

[tomokc]

If SLC non-revver Curtis Saxton hears about this, I hope that security gets to the cockpit door before he does.

 

[SeanD]

Shift+E, problem solved

 

[Autothrust Blue]

I had 767 Pilot in Command. Nerd.

Level D Simulations (the follow on product) is an excellent piece of software.

 

[Maximilian_Jenius]

I used to be able to start a PMDG 737 or Level D 767 Sim from Dark and Cold...I had a lot more time on my hands when I was single....

If you were bored, single and a flight simmer, time wasn't the only thing you had in your hands!

 

[ozziecat35]

If you were bored, single and a flight simmer, time wasn't the only thing you had in your hands!

And in the Army in Korea...damn skippy!!!

 

[Maximilian_Jenius]

And in the Army in Korea...damn skippy!!!

Trifecta!!!

 

[Murdoughnut]

If he wasn't a pilot, even with external power I doubt he'd be able to get it started.

Nerd alert: When I was in college I bought this software addon for flight simulator that added a realistic 747-200 to the mix of aircraft in the game. All of the systems were functional and it even came with a huge PDF file telling you how to run everything. Reading is for suckers so I tried to figure it out on my own. Couldn't even get one engine started and at the time I was a commercial pilot.

I bought the 767 add on a few years back and could never manage to get both engines started without blowing a bottle of fire retardant

 

[Murdoughnut]

Ah, PMDG? I have the 737-800 but haven't gotten around to reading the PDF either. I have been CTRL-E-ing it...

Just do what I did and take the ATOP course ( http://www.b737.com/ ) ... made the 737 systems make a lot more sense.

Seriously, the ATOP course is the coolest thing I've ever done in aviation.