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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 2:34 pm
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Originally Posted by N965VJ
On some aircraft it is physically impossible to open the cockpit door without getting out of the pilots seat. Having a FA go into the cockpit while a pilot takes a lav break prevents the flight controls from being unmanned, even if only for just few moments.
It was on a mainline when I've seen this, Most probably a DC9/MD80/MD88/etc. Not sure how that effects the analysis.
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