I thought the doors were hydraulic to be able to be opened.
But this may be from my 90s movie knowledge.
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Passenger attempts to open emergency exit door during Delta flight
- Thread starter RBH
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I thought the doors were hydraulic to be able to be opened.
But this may be from my 90s movie knowledge.
What the fuck is going on with people in airplanes these days? Why is there a new story like this every week? Why are all of these psychotic in-flight episodes seemingly coming out at the same time?
The air pressure is higher inside the plane than outside (if it indeed is pressurised at all, the earliest planes probably weren't), so if your door mechanism is really dumb (say a normal door plus a simple hatch). then it wouldn't take much to open it.
Don't imagine planes in the 50 and 60s had sophisticated hydraulic doors.
"Being an adult is the worst! You think it would open doors for you, but as soon as you actually try to open one, everyone in the plane starts wigging out!"
"Our time has finally come"
Okay, this got me. All those steak and egg breakfasts are about to pay off.
Damn I was just on a Delta flight two days ago.
People acting out of pocket cause they've been cooped up and (in a lot of cases) more polarized in their beliefs during the last year. 'Don't Tread On Me' inferiority complex shit.
Imagine if they call all the "strong men" to get up to the front and when you get up the flight attendant is like "nah I think we're good"
reminds me of Airplane
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The major airlines would typically ban you from flying with them for life with upsets like this. So if you are scared of this person flying again. It could happen but not by any major air line. Federally you're not going to see them added to the no fly list as the government rarely adds U.S. citizens to the list.
Came here for this - unless Superman or Magneto was trying to open that door, there was no way that door was going to open at altitude.
Was that psychosis? The screams for help make me think they weren't fully understanding what was even happening.
It's not uncommon for folks to just bring aboard something in their hands that they dont have room to pack in their suitcases. Ive seen stuff like skateboards, tennis rackets, etc., I really wouldnt think much of seeing someone with a motorcycle helmet. Would have just assumed they didnt want to check it.
It be amazing of it was that easy. One accidental movement and you're getting blown out of the plane.
From what I read, the doors are also simply locked and only get unlocked by the pilot once the plane touches ground. So even without the pressure seal it would be quite difficult
I've never actually seen this movie. This may be the most entertainingly stupid thing I've ever seen.
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I'm already terrified of flying, crap like this (I know, it's not often really but still. ) and the other store story from what, a week ago, keeps me from ever wanting to.
From what I've heard those doors CAN be opened up below a certain altitude before the pressure differential takes place (There's probably an additional lock). At least you probably wouldn't get sucked out in that situation unless you were right at the door. I certainly wouldn't ever want to test that the differential would work 100% of the time. Several crashes have occured due to cargo doors not being shut properly. (A failure in physical and sensor feedback in the mechanism) Sweet dreams!
Double that and cover the layover and I'm probably jumping out my seat.
This was some pretty terrifying stuff and this was barely around a week after a similar incident happened. Just what is going on? I'm personally feeling disturbed, since I'm flying to Orlando next month.
The original Charlie's Angels is so, so, stupid, yet so, so awesome. I adore it. So many great performances (all 3 of the angels, Bill Murray, Crispin Glover, Luke Wilson, Matt Leblanc, Tim Curry and, of course, Sam Rockwell). I'm jazzed myself up so much writing this, I'm gonna rewatch it tonight! Lol!
Wait, what? Who ever assured anyone of that?
I think less than 1% of US flights have marshals on them.
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Unruly passenger who caused Delta flight diversion was attendant on inactive status
A flight attendant on inactive status caused a disturbance on a Los Angeles-Atlanta Delta flight, which diverted to Oklahoma City.
Unruly passenger who caused Delta flight diversion was attendant on inactive status
A flight attendant on inactive status caused a disturbance on a Los Angeles-Atlanta Delta flight, which diverted to Oklahoma City.www.ajc.com
This is pretty damn crazy, sounds like they def were in a deep mental health crisis on the flight, I wonder wtf was going with them prior to trigger all this.
Wait, did I learn this correctly plane-Era:
It is impossible to open emergency exits mid flight unless facilitated by a pilot's actions?
Reason I kinda have to know are stories like these causing me an anxiety spike whenever I am flying and I think that just -that- guy standing there might be the one to try to open it!
It is impossible to open emergency exits mid flight unless facilitated by a pilot's actions?
Reason I kinda have to know are stories like these causing me an anxiety spike whenever I am flying and I think that just -that- guy standing there might be the one to try to open it!
I have to imagine that at some point during flight attendant training, they go over the whole 'nobody will be able to open that door at altitude' thing. This guy had to know that, right? Weird
From what I recall the cabin being pressurized alone would keep a person from pulling open the doors. No clue if it has locks though.
You're not going to open an external door (emergency exit or otherwise) on a commercial airliner at 30k feet.
You would need to be MUCH lower to the ground to have a shot at it.
As a guy who's right at the edge of being underweight, I don't know what would be more embarrassing--getting up when I'm clearly not strong by any stretch of the imagination and getting turned away, or staying in my seat while my wife is looking at me.
I'm assuming it's due to air pressure. What happens if your at a low altitude though?
They probably thought that most of the people on the plane would be on their side, lol.
Everyone is the hero in their own story.
Yes, it's primarily due to the air pressure and the shape of the door. At an altitude where they don't need to keep the plane pressurized to keep the occupants alive (where commercial planes spend very little time,) then I'd guess it'd be physically possible, but then there supposedly a lock that's only operable from the cockpit that keeps it locked in cases like that. I'm not so sure about that since I think that could be an issue in an emergency and I haven't seen an authoritative source on that.
I'm really curious about this. I had no idea those emergency exit doors couldn't be opened mid-flight until this thread, and movies make it seem like it's totally a thing you can do. If I had to put money on it, I'd bet it's not common knowledge.
The guy in the video said they asked for "able-bodied" men. Big difference.