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I too wondered how many where saved by this. It certainly was debated before (here a german article from a year ago, closing with the cynical words "Than you'r

• aurora72 12y ago
  Hey that article is exactly on topic. Here's an excerpt and my translation below: "Was geschieht, wenn sich ein Pilot zur Toilette begibt, sein Kollege im Cockpit - aus welchen Gründen auch immer - das Bewusstsein verliert oder verstirbt (solche tragischen Fälle kommen durchaus vor) und der nun außerhalb des Flightdecks befindliche Pilot plötzlich keinen Zutritt mehr zur Steuerzentrale des Flugzeuges hat? " What happens if one pilot visits the WC and his colleague in cockpit - for whatever reason - loses his consciousness (such tragic cases do happen) and yet the pilot outside of the flight deck has no more access to control center of the aircraft? It almost foresaw what was to happen on flight 4U9525.