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 away after making the plane land on a road, and taking away the pilot and another passenger's watches. My friend was pretty shaken, but didn't seem to have a lasting effect, than a few days, after which it became another interesting story he could tell people. I guess repeating the story is a part of the coping mechanism... at least for bush pilots.
[1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzSHkAoemlk On 1 April 2016 at 17:24, Deepa Mohan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hmmm....yes...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 <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 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 that's > > how the public perception of them is. > > > > On Fri, 1 Apr 2016 at 12:17 Suresh Ramasubramanian <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> 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 <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > > >> > 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 live with the paranoia of another > >> > possible hijack. Does a hijack affect the mental health of a pilot? Do > >> > pilots usually stop flying after being in charge of a plane that was > >> > hijacked? Do they continue flying with no seeming psychological after > >> > effects? > >> > > >> > Have any of you read anything about any of this? > >> > > >> > --Rajesh > >> > >
