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This is a link post Airbus emergency cockpit access vid
The captain of that Germanwings plane couldn't get back into the cockpit. This vid says that should have been impossible unless the bloke in the cockpit was actively blocking it somehow.
[vid starts at the relevant time for today's news claims]
(I helped save b3ta! Fray Brentos *mega-belms*, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 10:20, , Reply)
This is a normal post Suicide, or heart attack?

(I helped save b3ta! Turquoise Hexagon Sun has just dropped acid on, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 10:24, , Reply)
This is a normal post If it was a heart attack, you'd assume the pilot would be able to get in using this video's procedure.
Perhaps he didn't know how to do it, which would be terrible.
As for suicide, it all seems too controlled and calm for that.

Tell you what, shall we all wait for the official findings? Nah!!
*speculates to death*
 (I helped save b3ta! Fray Brentos *mega-belms*, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 10:36, , Reply)
This is a normal post It's pretty hard to actively block doors having a heart attack.

(I helped save b3ta! omnitruncatedkraken from Empire Algol, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 10:44, , Reply)
This is a normal post Something something Jim Morrison something

(I helped save b3ta! Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 13:41, , Reply)
This is a normal post Interesting, I was wondering what the "Dead mans switch" procedure was.
So the pilot would have to be actively blocking the door?
 (I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 10:37, , Reply)
This is a normal post Possibly.
Or some massive electrical failure that means the override system wasn't working.

Personally, I think it's because someone didn't have their phone on "plane" mode, and it crashed the plane.
 (I helped save b3ta! Fray Brentos *mega-belms*, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 10:48, , Reply)
This is a normal post It doesn't need to be a massive failure
A single faulty wire would do it.

Starting to look like a deliberate act on the behalf of one of the crew though. Again.
 (I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 11:57, , Reply)
This is a normal post Unusual for it not to be claimed swiftly though...
Could be a serial killer....
 (I helped save b3ta! zacherynuk @echo off, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 12:15, , Reply)
This is a normal post The person now has five seconds to enter the cockpit
and discover she along with everybody else is fucked, basically
 (I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 10:39, , Reply)
This is a normal post I would hope that the stewardess is trained in how to activate the autopilot.

(I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 10:42, , Reply)
This is a normal post In the video the door looks like it has a master switch
unlock, norm and lock. Perhaps the switch was accidentally on "lock". You'd want the pilots to have an override to prevent the emergency process being activated by the stewardess with a gun to her head if the plane was hijacked
 (theswollenbeef where there's a will there's a wank, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 11:04, , Reply)
This is a normal post It locks it for 5 minutes before it needs to be reset and locked again aparently.

(I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 11:10, , Reply)
This is a normal post WELCOME TO THE AGE OF
CONJECTURE
 (DefyingDarwin Old, untalented and white,, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 11:27, , Reply)
This is a normal post I remember when we just had the news at ten
now we have non-stop 24 hour speculation.
 (I helped save b3ta! buffet_the_appetite_slayer ٩(●̮̃•)۶ jacked in to the ICE on, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 11:49, , Reply)
This is a normal post You're surprised?
Plane crashes are something that most people are at least mildly apprehensive of.
Add to that certain groups realised what a good weapon they'll make.
 (I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 12:01, , Reply)
This is a normal post deliberate act according to French investigators
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32063587
 (I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 11:52, , Reply)
This is a normal post So, mass murder then
Fantastic. Really looking forward to my flight tomorrow.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 11:53, , Reply)
This is a normal post Me at 17:30 today. Nice knowing y'all.

(I helped save b3ta! gunmetal drove slowly in the passing lane on, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 13:12, , Reply)
This is a normal post Take some guns with you, just to be on the safe side.

(pissflaps. FSPW, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 13:42, , Reply)
This is a normal post That was a secret, you baby goldfish.

(I helped save b3ta! gunmetal drove slowly in the passing lane on, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 13:49, , Reply)
This is a normal post Did you remember to pack your hollow points?
There's always something you forget before travelling isn't there.
 (I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 14:43, , Reply)
This is a normal post I'm quite surprised they're releasing so much information so quickly

(I helped save b3ta! h3donist tryin' to play me out as if my name is Sega.., Thu 26 Mar 2015, 11:56, , Reply)
This is a normal post They would want to restore confidence in the airframe and airline as soon as possible.
All airlines like to point the finger at the pilots whenever something like this happens.
But the weird thing is why didn't he just roll the aircraft, put it into an unrecoverable dive and put it into the ground. Why go through all controlled descending lark.
 (SpangoTheWonderBadger is brewing beer, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 12:15, , Reply)
This is a normal post ^this
If I'd made the choice to kill myself and take 150 innocents with me, the least I'd do would be to give them a fun ride down.

I suppose there's the possibility that he had necked a massive amount of sedatives though.
 (I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 12:28, , Reply)
This is a normal post What a macabre thing to do if he was topping himself
really, genuinely twisted and dark
 (I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 12:53, , Reply)
This is a normal post People are shit.

(I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 13:23, , Reply)
This is a normal post Everybody except mum.
Everybody's into my mum.
 (smellysamlyingcable Seaman on, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 16:53, , Reply)
This is a normal post Mentals
are mental - by definition

They don't follow logic or reason.
 (I helped save b3ta! buffet_the_appetite_slayer ٩(●̮̃•)۶ jacked in to the ICE on, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 12:35, , Reply)
This is a normal post people who kill themselves
are often not thinking clearly.
 (DefyingDarwin Old, untalented and white,, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 13:40, , Reply)
This is a normal post France uses the "inquisitorial" judical system
"It's up to an "independent" prosecutor or investigating magistrate to distinguish between reliable and unreliable evidence. He or she has two missions: to endeavour to discover facts and represent the interests of the state. To discover the facts, he or she can interview complainants, witnesses and suspects in the case's preliminary phase, steering the investigation in one way rather than another". apparently

TDLR: French judges don't pussy foot around - they kick ass
 (I helped save b3ta! buffet_the_appetite_slayer ٩(●̮̃•)۶ jacked in to the ICE on, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 12:32, , Reply)
This is a normal post I wouldn't see this as a direct consequence of that.

(I helped save b3ta! omnitruncatedkraken from Empire Algol, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 12:41, , Reply)
This is a normal post Good job I was around to point it out then
(they are able to release information quickly because the judge who's job it is to reach a verdict leads the investigation)
 (I helped save b3ta! buffet_the_appetite_slayer ٩(●̮̃•)۶ jacked in to the ICE on, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 13:13, , Reply)
This is a normal post Okay, you can look at it that way, though I must add here that I'm somewhat
familiar with a country where (in most parts) inquisitorial system doesn't lead to any
early info, in fact, you usually hear that they can't say anything, as doing so prematurely
would hurt the criminal proceedings/application of the justice.
 (I helped save b3ta! omnitruncatedkraken from Empire Algol, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 16:31, , Reply)
This is a normal post Well I didn't expect the French Inquisition!

(I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 15:20, , Reply)
This is a normal post There's been a couple of leaks from the investigation
That have led to the rampant speculation you've seen. The investigation is therefore releasing more information than you might expect to try and kill some of the worst speculation.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 13:08, , Reply)
This is a normal post That's pretty dark

(I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 12:05, , Reply)
This is a normal post Co-Pilots been named elsewhere
www.wsj.com/articles/germanwings-co-pilot-named-as-andreas-lubitz-1427370009
 (I helped save b3ta! Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Thu 26 Mar 2015, 12:06, , Reply)