Orvilleflyer
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In regards to the government's recent statement about firearms being a distraction in the flightdeck, and that pilot's should "concentrate on flying the plane..." here's what a fellow pilot had to say-
"Who was flying the plane without distraction during the Ethiopia 961 hijacking (B767). For those who forgot, that's the one that was caught on tape while ditching in the ocean off the Comoros. The cockpit door was broken down with the butt of the cabin fire extinguiser, the copilot pulled from his seat and the captain beaten over the head with a whiskey bottle all the way until impact. Yeah, I'm sure they were glad not to have the distraction of a firearm."
"Who was flying the plane without distraction during the Ethiopia 961 hijacking (B767). For those who forgot, that's the one that was caught on tape while ditching in the ocean off the Comoros. The cockpit door was broken down with the butt of the cabin fire extinguiser, the copilot pulled from his seat and the captain beaten over the head with a whiskey bottle all the way until impact. Yeah, I'm sure they were glad not to have the distraction of a firearm."