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new checklist item for some pilots
flaps----check fuel--check gun safety on and locked ??? gun properly holstered ??? -------------- DENVER - A gun belonging to the pilot of a US Airways plane discharged as the aircraft was on approach to land in North Carolina over the weekend, the first time a weapon issued under a federal program to arm pilots was fired, authorities said Monday. The "accidental discharge" Saturday aboard Flight 1536 from Denver to Charlotte did not pose a danger to the aircraft or the 124 passengers, two pilots and three flight attendants aboard, said Greg Alter of the Federal Air Marshal Service. "We know that there was never any danger to the aircraft or to the occupants on board," Alter said. The firing is the first time a pilot's weapon has been fired on a plane under a program created after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to allow pilots, for example, to use a firearm to defend against any act of air piracy or criminal violence, he said. The Transportation Security Administration is investigating how the gun discharged and is being assisted by the Air Marshal Service, Alter said. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Mike Fergus said his agency is also investigating to make sure that the plane is safe. The aircraft has been removed from service, the airline said. |
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"JA_MORAN" wrote in message .. . new checklist item for some pilots flaps----check fuel--check gun safety on and locked ??? gun properly holstered ??? -------------- DENVER - A gun belonging to the pilot of a US Airways plane discharged as the aircraft was on approach to land in North Carolina over the weekend, the first time a weapon issued under a federal program to arm pilots was fired, authorities said Monday. You mean they've actually gone and done it. Not only that, someone was so badly trained that they actually had a 'negligent discharge' while flying an airplane! Are the authorities in the USA certifiable or is this a hoax? -- William Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea. |
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On Mar 24, 5:19 pm, JA_MORAN wrote:
new checklist item for some pilots flaps----check fuel--check gun safety on and locked ??? gun properly holstered ??? -------------- DENVER - A gun belonging to the pilot of a US Airways plane discharged as the aircraft was on approach to land in North Carolina over the weekend, the first time a weapon issued under a federal program to arm pilots was fired, authorities said Monday. ================= I didn't see any references to the altitude at the time of the discharge. AP has a blurb ""If that bullet had compromised the shell of the airplane, i.e., gone through a window, the airplane could have gone down." Stating they were on approach I assume the plane was 15,000 ft or lower. |
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(Duh_OZ) wrote in
: AP has a blurb ""If that bullet had compromised the shell of the airplane, i.e., gone through a window, the airplane could have gone down." Nonsense, unless you take a really strained interpretation of "could." http://lugar.senate.gov/CRS%20report...ing_pilots.pdf "Mr. Ron Hinderberger, Director of Aviation Safety for the Boeing Company stated that "[t]he risk of loss of the aircraft due to a stray round from a handgun is very slight. Boeing commercial service history contains cases of gunfire onboard in-service airplanes, all of which landed safely." Hinderberger further noted that "[c]ommercial airplane structure is designed with sufficient strength, redundancy, and damage tolerance that single or even multiple handgun bullet holes would not result in loss of the aircraft. A single bullet hole in the fuselage skin would have little effect on cabin pressurization." -- Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN | |
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