I used to always go into the cockpit on planes when I was young.. has this been outlawed?

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
L

LordJezo

Banned
May 16, 2001
8,140
1
0
I was just thinking about how when I used to fly 10 - 14 years ago I would always get to go in the pilots cockpit to get a chance to see the way they fly the plane and such..

I am assuming it has been, but have they banned such things?
 
minendo

minendo

Elite Member
Aug 31, 2001
35,560
22
81
Originally posted by: LordJezo
I was just thinking about how when I used to fly 10 - 14 years ago I would always get to go in the pilots cockpit to get a chance to see the way they fly the plane and such..

I am assuming it has been, but have they banned such things?
Click to expand...

Of course not. They let anyone in the cockpit at just about anytime.
 
P

PHiuR

Diamond Member
Apr 24, 2001
9,539
2
76
Originally posted by: LordJezo
I was just thinking about how when I used to fly 10 - 14 years ago I would always get to go in the pilots cockpit to get a chance to see the way they fly the plane and such..

I am assuming it has been, but have they banned such things?
Click to expand...

most likely lol...
 
CPA

CPA

Elite Member
Nov 19, 2001
30,322
4
0
after 9-11, pretty much all cockpit visits are banned. In fact, I think most airlines require the pilots to be in the plane and door locked before any passengers get on board.
 
Jeff7181

Jeff7181

Lifer
Aug 21, 2002
18,368
11
81
Pretty much... every time I've been on a plane since 9/11 both pilots and I guess the "head flight attendant" stand in the cockpit doorway looking everyone over as they board the plane. Guy ahead of me took a look into the cockpit while walking by and the pilot asked "can I help you?" Completely understandable though considering "recent" events. They need to screen passengers better though.
 
StageLeft

StageLeft

No Lifer
Sep 29, 2000
70,150
5
0
You guys suck. Every flight I've been on in the last two years they still offer tours, sometimes they actually put the plane on auto pilot and let passengers sit down. In a few cases I've asked if I could man the controls and, as long as a co-pilot is next to me, they actually let me use the joystick a few times. Something they said they like to do on the long flights, when high up, is have somebody go in and in 15 seconds press all the buttons and levers they can, and then the pilots go in and it's a game to see how quickly they can figure out what the passenger did, and try to fix it.
 
L

LordJezo

Banned
May 16, 2001
8,140
1
0
Originally posted by: Ladies Man
Originally posted by: LordJezo
Originally posted by: nick1985
Originally posted by: Jzero
Do you like movies about gladiators, Timmy?
Click to expand...

have you ever seen a grown man naked?
Click to expand...


Man.. look at who posted this topic..

What do you think the answer is?
Click to expand...

Have you ever been in a turkish prison?
Click to expand...


If in Turkish prisons you videotape your roommates in the shower, then yes I have been!
 
nick1985

nick1985

Lifer
Dec 29, 2002
27,153
6
81
Originally posted by: Skoorb
You guys suck. Every flight I've been on in the last two years they still offer tours, sometimes they actually put the plane on auto pilot and let passengers sit down. In a few cases I've asked if I could man the controls and, as long as a co-pilot is next to me, they actually let me use the joystick a few times. Something they said they like to do on the long flights, when high up, is have somebody go in and in 15 seconds press all the buttons and levers they can, and then the pilots go in and it's a game to see how quickly they can figure out what the passenger did, and try to fix it.
Click to expand...

that sounds really really really dangerous....:Q
 
T

TheNinja

Lifer
Jan 22, 2003
12,207
1
0
nah....they still let you. They'll even let you take it for a little test drive if you ask nice enough. OF COURSE THEY HAVE BANNED IT!!!

I nominate this for the stupidest question of the month. They don't allow finger nail clippers on the airplane anymore but you think they are going to let you stroll around the cockpit like it's a cocktail lounge?!?
 
nick1985

nick1985

Lifer
Dec 29, 2002
27,153
6
81
Originally posted by: LordJezo
Originally posted by: Ladies Man
Originally posted by: LordJezo
Originally posted by: nick1985
Originally posted by: Jzero
Do you like movies about gladiators, Timmy?
Click to expand...

have you ever seen a grown man naked?
Click to expand...


Man.. look at who posted this topic..

What do you think the answer is?
Click to expand...

Have you ever been in a turkish prison?
Click to expand...


If in Turkish prisons you videotape your roommates in the shower, then yes I have been!
Click to expand...

LISTEN KID! YOU TELL YOUR DAD TO BUST HIS ASS UP AND DOWN THE COURT FOR 48 MINUTES!
 
vi edit

vi edit

Elite Member
Super Moderator
Oct 28, 1999
62,484
8,345
126
Holding a flight attendant hostage with a plastic spork got me in there once.
 
Linux23

Linux23

Lifer
Apr 9, 2000
11,374
741
126
when i looked into the cockput while sitting in first class on a trip to Vegas, some US Marshall brought me to the back of the plane and...:(
 
D

dman

Diamond Member
Nov 2, 1999
9,110
0
76
I've been on a few flights recently, after we landed there was a kid hanging out in the cockpit on more than one occasion... no discussions of grown men naked, etc, that I could overhear. Since I was in the back (or not in first class at least) I'm not sure when the kids were brought in, but, I assume after landing. Perhaps they're just training younger pilots these days...

 
M

mAdD INDIAN

Diamond Member
Oct 11, 1999
7,804
1
0
Originally posted by: LordJezo
I was just thinking about how when I used to fly 10 - 14 years ago I would always get to go in the pilots cockpit to get a chance to see the way they fly the plane and such..

I am assuming it has been, but have they banned such things?
Click to expand...

I'm not sure if this is one of your serious posts or not...but I'll assume it is.

I, too, used to ask to go visit the cokcpit when I was young. And I always was allowed. Once I even sat in the cockpit for an entire 40min flight which was in a Mc Donel Douglas passenger plane. That was fun. The pilots were really cool and friendly. The view when your in the landing procedure is awesome..you see the plane bank and then the ills come up..and you just go over them and there is hte landing strip. I enjoyed it immensely..

It was especially cool to visit the 747 cockpit with all the buttons and lcd screens.

Ah the simple pleasures of life. It's a shame that we've come to a point where its not allowed anymore.
 
B

BooGiMaN

Diamond Member
Jul 5, 2001
7,955
0
0
Originally posted by: Skoorb
You guys suck. Every flight I've been on in the last two years they still offer tours, sometimes they actually put the plane on auto pilot and let passengers sit down. In a few cases I've asked if I could man the controls and, as long as a co-pilot is next to me, they actually let me use the joystick a few times. Something they said they like to do on the long flights, when high up, is have somebody go in and in 15 seconds press all the buttons and levers they can, and then the pilots go in and it's a game to see how quickly they can figure out what the passenger did, and try to fix it.
Click to expand...

is this before or after you sat on the pilots lap sans le pants timmy...:p

are you good at taking oral dictation timmy?
 
M

Mookow

Lifer
Apr 24, 2001
10,162
0
0
Originally posted by: LordJezo
I was just thinking about how when I used to fly 10 - 14 years ago I would always get to go in the pilots cockpit to get a chance to see the way they fly the plane and such..

I am assuming it has been, but have they banned such things?
Click to expand...

No, they havent banned that. They have, however, banned the activities that ensued that were not related to flying. But have some hope, NAMBLA is on your side.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom