Note to airplane pilots: pee before take-off !!

Okay, this is amazing. Next time, the pilot might want to pee before taking off the airplane. Yes?

Thank god they had the tools and wherewithal to remove the door. Then again, isn’t it true that the whole idea is that the co-pilot can fly the plane and do the pilot’s job in it’s entirety in case the pilot is incapacitated?

Still…must’ve been scary up in First Class. :eek:

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Oh great. This is the airline I’m flying to Sault Ste. Marie on the 13th. (It’s not like I had a choice…)

This rarely happens to me in my Piper Cherokee…

And no, from the link’s description I doubt there was any real danger. To land the plane solo would have been unusual, but probably do-able. I’m guessing the co-pilot would have had to move over to the left seat because very often the ground steering tiller is only on the captain’s side in airliners.

Solution.

Nice case of Urban Legend.

On second reading, I see that the door was apparently stuck, not just fallen shut, but still …

You really should have read to the bottom of your own link. :smiley:

:smack:

Weirdly enough, this is the same type of aircraft that just crashed in Kentucky.

cite for my above post.

You’re new here, so allow me to guide you a bit. When calling someone on b.s., it’s usually considered good form to come back and apologize when proven to be 100 % wrong in the calling of the b.s. No big deal, we all do it now and then and generally it’s good for some ribbing and that’s all.

And, welcome to the Straight Dope !

Mach Tuck, yeah it did read from the story as though the co-pilot could have handled things but still, it is a bit unnerving. They might consider using biometric I.D. touchpads… just in case.

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