# What could be done on an Airplane! scenario? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 10, 2014, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-be-done-on-an-airplane-scenario/681004 "2014-02-10T20:46:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Artemis\_Tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-be-done-on-an-airplane-scenario/681004/101 "2014-02-15T04:59:30Z")
What if pilot gets his tie stuck on the toilet, copilot tries to help and door slams shut with nobody in command WITH the superdoor? ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-be-done-on-an-airplane-scenario/681004/102 "2014-02-15T05:27:34Z")
> [@demian\_travis](#): > > What if pilot gets his tie stuck on the toilet, copilot tries to help and door slams shut with nobody in command WITH the superdoor? If the guys in front are dumb nuff to do that, they will not ever get to the front seats of anything other a C-172 & that will kill them within 100 hours o f flight time… ie, it ain’t gonna happen. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-be-done-on-an-airplane-scenario/681004/103 "2014-02-15T10:43:55Z")
> [@Capt\_Kirk](#): > > I just want to point out that just about anything that takes out both pilots is not going to leave the plane on autopilot and flying level. At best, when or if you get into the cockpit all there is going to is alarm bells, flashing lights, a dis embodied voice saying “pull up, pull up” and a windscreen view of the Earth approaching at 500+kts. Most likely possibility would be bad food, but that wouldn’t be likely to kill anyone. Or how about some kind of venomous cold blooded animal is on the flight deck and bites both of them. We have procedures to avoid dual food poisoning but I don’t know that it would be that effective. We can’t have the same food as each other and/or we have to eat 30 mins apart. > [@demian\_travis](#): > > What if pilot gets his tie stuck on the toilet, copilot tries to help and door slams shut with nobody in command WITH the superdoor? The door can only be locked from the inside. ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-be-done-on-an-airplane-scenario/681004/104 "2014-02-15T17:17:30Z")
> [@Richard\_Pearse](#): > > Most likely possibility would be bad food, but that wouldn’t be likely to kill anyone. Or how about some kind of venomous cold blooded animal is on the flight deck and bites both of them. > > We have procedures to avoid dual food poisoning but I don’t know that it would be that effective. We can’t have the same food as each other and/or we have to eat 30 mins apart. > > The door can only be locked from the inside. I did not know about the door being only locked from inside. You learned me something. LOL Is there any reason that it is permissible for both pilots to leave the flight deck at the same time? ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-be-done-on-an-airplane-scenario/681004/105 "2014-02-15T18:35:52Z")
> [@Richard\_Pearse](#): > > Or how about some kind of venomous cold blooded animal is on the flight deck and bites both of them. Snakes on a plane? Pff. Like that would ever happen. :rolleyes: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-be-done-on-an-airplane-scenario/681004.md?page=5)