Cat in the cockpit forces emergency landing

Cat loose in cockpit causes emergency landing in Brussels

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - A Belgian airliner made an emergency landing
after an agitated passenger - a cat - got into the cockpit and
attacked the co-pilot, the airline said Tuesday.

The SN Brussels flight from the Belgian capital to Vienna, Austria,
had been in the air about 20 minutes Monday when "it was noticed" that
a passenger's pet had escaped from its cage, "although it is not yet
clear how," according to an airline statement.

"Once free, the animal proceeded to wander around the cabin," slipping
into the cockpit when meals were being delivered to the two-man flight
crew, it said.

"At this stage the animal became agitated and nervous," it said. An
airline spokeswoman added that the cat scratched the copilot's arm.

The pilot decided to return to Brussels as a precaution, and the 58
passengers departed once more two hours later on another flight.

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So what happened to the duck?

- J.O.-

John Ousterhout wrote in message . ..
Cat loose in cockpit causes emergency landing in Brussels

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Kinda gives you a warm and fuzzy feeling (pun intended) about those
impenetrable steel cockpit doors, doesn't it?

I can imagine the new security precautions that will have to go into
effect to prevent potential terrorist felines from accessing cockpits.
Air Marshall dogs????

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

John,
the cockpit door are not steel, too heavy. They are of arimid fiber.
Kevlar/Nomex and the like. Much lighter and stronger.
Michelle (installed a few)

John Galban wrote:

John Ousterhout wrote in message . ..


Cat loose in cockpit causes emergency landing in Brussels



snip

Kinda gives you a warm and fuzzy feeling (pun intended) about those
impenetrable steel cockpit doors, doesn't it?

I can imagine the new security precautions that will have to go into
effect to prevent potential terrorist felines from accessing cockpits.
Air Marshall dogs????

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)



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Michelle P ATP-ASEL, CP-AMEL, and AMT-A&P

"Elisabeth" a Maule M-7-235B (no two are alike)

Volunteer Pilot, Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic

Volunteer Builder, Habitat for Humanity

Just as I suspected.

Pilots will do anything for some free pussy

tony



In article ,
John Ousterhout
wrote:

Cat loose in cockpit causes emergency landing in Brussels

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - A Belgian airliner made an emergency landing
after an agitated passenger - a cat - got into the cockpit and
attacked the co-pilot, the airline said Tuesday.

The SN Brussels flight from the Belgian capital to Vienna, Austria,
had been in the air about 20 minutes Monday when "it was noticed" that
a passenger's pet had escaped from its cage, "although it is not yet
clear how," according to an airline statement.

"Once free, the animal proceeded to wander around the cabin," slipping
into the cockpit when meals were being delivered to the two-man flight
crew, it said.

"At this stage the animal became agitated and nervous," it said. An
airline spokeswoman added that the cat scratched the copilot's arm.

The pilot decided to return to Brussels as a precaution, and the 58
passengers departed once more two hours later on another flight.

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So what happened to the duck?

- J.O.-