Red Warning Stripe In British Cockpits
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Red Warning Stripe In British Cockpits
Just curious: I flew recently on one of the newest entries in our fleet, a 734 ex British, wich has a red stripe you can extend across the cockpit entrance and says "WARNING: DO NOT ENTER COCKPIT".
What's that for?
What's that for?
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Lem - it is to stop pax trying to pee in the cockpit - a well-known British trait. Either that or it is some BALPA industrial thing. 
Not-so - type confusion there, old chap! E&E only opens underneath fuselage - or was that where that stewardess went.................?
Serious hat on now, LEM - depending on which serial no. it is, they came from all over the world with all sorts of different mods.
Not-so - type confusion there, old chap! E&E only opens underneath fuselage - or was that where that stewardess went.................?
Serious hat on now, LEM - depending on which serial no. it is, they came from all over the world with all sorts of different mods.
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Woops! There is a hatch in the metal floor there under the supernumary seat. You'd have had to be a contortionist to get into an electronics bay! What was it- manual gear lowering? Maybe it was to stop people entering when that is up? 'Twas 9 years ago now! I do know I used to pull that red ribbon over and attach when the girls approached sometimes (as a laugh).
Can someone explain that crap film 'Catch Me if You Can'? Leonardo goes into loo on B707 and jumps out of the wheel well? Damn clever! Sets the scene for a totally rubbish load of fiction.
Can someone explain that crap film 'Catch Me if You Can'? Leonardo goes into loo on B707 and jumps out of the wheel well? Damn clever! Sets the scene for a totally rubbish load of fiction.
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There is no such hatch in the cockpit on the 73, as in the 707, to my knowledge.
Some months ago, in central Africa, I used that hatch to get off a 707 (no stairs available, and the jump was too high...): you go down in the e&e and can jump down... don't know if you can open it from the interior.
Some months ago, in central Africa, I used that hatch to get off a 707 (no stairs available, and the jump was too high...): you go down in the e&e and can jump down... don't know if you can open it from the interior.
