Re: [silk] What happens to pilots of planes that are hijacked?

friend of mine used to be a bush pilot in the congo [1]. He got hijacked once, of course it wasn't a jet liner, it was a 9-seater caravan, and the hijacker was a mentally unstable person with a grenade and a gun. The story had a happy ending, because my friend is still alive, the hijacker ran

Re: [silk] What happens to pilots of planes that are hijacked?

Hmmmyes...there may be a movie about the air-hostess (stewardess) but I never thought about the pilot, co-pilot, the navigator On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 12:41 PM, Rajesh Mehar wrote: > Some kind of study tracking pilots of planes that have been hijacked should > exist

Re: [silk] What happens to pilots of planes that are hijacked?

Some kind of study tracking pilots of planes that have been hijacked should exist no? I'm particularly interested in pilots because they are 'in charge'. They are not 'caught up' in the events but are placed with the burden of responding and have the most agency after the hijackers, at least

Re: [silk] What happens to pilots of planes that are hijacked?

Ptsd http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/52420857-90/majid-hijacking-pan-flight.html.csp http://www.amazon.com/Anxiety-000-Feet-Introduction-Psychotherapy/dp/1855759659 --srs > On 01-Apr-2016, at 12:09 PM, Rajesh Mehar wrote: > > Hello Silkies, > > This question

[silk] What happens to pilots of planes that are hijacked?

Hello Silkies, This question popped up in my head this morning and St Google didn't provide any good answers. I know that in some cases, the pilot is killed during the events of a plane hijack and so this question is moot. But I'm sure that in many hijacking cases, the pilot survives and must