Yhis is not for the squeemish...it involves the ultimaty Military
Vehicle...a stolen aircraft - used as a bomb to kill US Citizens..read if
you wish ..it is pretty long,,,but may save your life - or hit the
"delete"..This is what we all need to know.. Gene
> > Fraternal Brothers and Sisters,
> > >
> > > My name is John Burnett. I am a DC-10 Captain for FedEx. I am also a
> > > Police Officer for the Memphis Police Department.
> > >
> > > My purpose in writing this is to share some of my thoughts regarding
> > > actions a pilot might consider when faced with a modern-day hijacker.
> > > These thoughts are "outside-the-box" when it comes to the way we've
> > > all been trained. Neither the FAA or our companies will suggest any
> > > of these techniques or implement them as a part of our normal
> > > training cycles. They couldn't for fear of lawsuits.
> > >
> > > I am distributing this via e-mail to buddies I've flown with. I'm
> > > asking them to send it to their circle of friends within the
> > > industry, and for you to send it to yours. I know most of us have e-
> > > mail, and I hope this reaches the next to face the horror of some
> > > religious fanatic onboard.
> > >
> > > We have all had "training" in what to do in case of a hijacking; try
> > > to keep the hijacker calm, make him think you're doing what he wants,
> > > take him where ever he wants to go, etc., etc., etc. Save your
> > > passengers, your crew, and your aircraft.
> > >
> > > In an emergency, you will revert to that training. When our
> > > unfortunate peers were faced with the screams of the Flight
> > > Attendants and hijacker's demands to open the cockpit door, their
> > > training probably made them open the door. When the fanatics made
> > > demands, their training told them to comply as best they could. I can
> > > only wonder what their thoughts were as they left the cockpit and
> > > were tied up in the back of the plane; what they thought as they
> > > descended over New York.. I hope the fanatics had to kill them in
> > > their seats and drag their dead bodies out of the cockpit. But, I bet
> > > they did as they were trained to do..
> > >
> > > As you look back over recent hijackings, FedEx, Egypt Air, and now
> > > the September 11th hijackings, you see a perpetrator who, for one
> > > reason or another wants to take over the airplane and kill himself.
> > > Each of these hijackers, except for the FedEx incident, were
> > > successful. They took over the airplane and killed everyone onboard.
> > >
> > > If you're following the news programs today, you hear a lot about how
> > > we could let these hijackers learn to fly. You would think if knowing
> > > how to fly would guarantee a successful hijacking, Auburn Calloway
> > > (the FedEx hijacker) would have been a hijacker success story. He was
> > > a Navy pilot, a martial arts student, a fellow FedEx crewmember, and
> > > he took all the weapons he needed: hammers, knives and a spear gun.
> > > He didn't have to overcome any Flight Attendants or demand they open
> > > the cockpit door. He just went back to his bag, took out his hammer
> > > came back into the cockpit and started crushing skulls.
> > >
> > > The crewmembers on that flight didn't worry about Flight Attendants,
> > > they didn't worry about passengers. All three pilots left the cockpit
> > > and fought a hand-to-hand, life-or-death battle.
> > >
> > > To survive today's hijacker, you cannot worry about your passengers;
> > > you cannot worry about your Flight Attendants. You must develop a
> > > mind-set that everyone onboard - including yourself - is already
> > > dead. Because, if the hijacker is successful in taking over your
> > > airplane, not only you, your crew, your passengers and your aircraft
> > > are lost, but thousands on the ground are at risk.
> > >
> > > One of the reasons the FedEx crew survived, is the extraordinary
> > > actions of the co-pilot. Although he had brain injury, the co-pilot
> > > took the DC-10 and immediately executed a half-roll. This maneuver
> > > took the hijacker off his feet as the Captain and S/O were struggling
> > > with him. During a point in the maneuver, the hijacker, Captain and
> > > S/O were thrown back behind the cockpit door. When he righted the
> > > airplane, the F/O then left his seat and joined the fight in the
> > > galley area of the plane. It was only after the Captain determined
> > > the hijacker was subdued, he returned to the cockpit and flew the
> > > airplane to landing.
> > >
> > > Very few of us have had to confront true evil. Fewer still have
> > > seriously considered taking the life of another human being. I
> > > believe this is the reason the FedEx crew did not kill their
> > > attacker. The crew's heroism that day is beyond belief and any action
> > > that leads to a safe landing and recovery cannot be argued with. But,
> > > when the Captain left the F/O and S/O, thinking the situation was
> > > under control, he was mistaken. The F/O and S/O had sustained
> > > serious, life-threatening injuries. The hijacker had not. As the
> > > Captain flew the aircraft, the hijacker, who had surrendered, began
> > > the fight anew. As the airplane landed, the hijacker was just moments
> > > away from overcoming the two crewmembers.
> > >
> > > I mention this for your consideration. I would suggest that you make
> > > the conscious decision to kill anyone who tries to take your airplane
> > > from you. Today we are at war. The hijacker who comes through your
> > > cockpit door is going to kill you and everyone onboard.
> > >
> > > So, how do you do that? What weapons are available to us as pilots?
> > >
> > > The intercom.
> > >
> > > Command that all men come forward and fight with the hijackers. You
> > > have many able-bodied men onboard. They are sitting in shock not
> > > knowing what to do. Command they come forward and help you kill your
> > > attackers. And, they will come.
> > >
> > > The airplane itself.
> > >
> > > Get the hijackers off their feet. Go into an immediate dive to float
> > > them to the ceiling. Then execute a 6G positive maneuver and hope
> > > they hit their head or break their back as they hit the floor, galley
> > > shelf, etc.
> > >
> > > Dump the cabin - maybe one of the hijackers has a head cold.
> > >
> > > Pull the fire handles, shut the start levers and turn the fuel valves
> > > off. If you loose the battle, at least the airplane won't be used as
> > > a guided missile on a kamikaze mission. With luck, maybe these guys
> > > didn't learn how to do an in-flight restart. Then leave the cockpit -
> > > all of you, and kill your attackers - don't believe it when they
> > > surrender - don't be nice to them - KILL THEM.
> > >
> > > Flare Gun
> > >
> > > If your airplane has one, the Captain might consider making sure it's
> > > loaded and secured next to his bag. I can think of nothing more
> > > satisfying than watching a ball of burning phosphorous embedded into
> > > a fanatic's gut, burning its way through him.
> > >
> > > The crash-axe.
> > >
> > > I would suggest you have your co-pilot take it from it's holder and
> > > secure it next to him so he has it immediately available. Makes an
> > > excellent skull crusher.
> > >
> > > Your flashlight.
> > >
> > > The FAA use to require a 2 cell. A 3 cell Mag-Light makes an
> > > excellent weapon. If your maneuvers have the hijackers on the floor
> > > writhing in pain, crush their skulls with it.
> > >
> > > Your stolen hotel bic pen.
> > >
> > > Drive it into an attacker's eye, ear, throat, or into the area just
> > > under the jaw bone. That's a particular interesting place to drive
> > > it, because when he opens his mouth to scream, you can read "Hyatt"
> > > sticking there.
> > >
> > > Your hand and fingers
> > >
> > > Drive your fingers into his eyes and try to feel your fingernails
> > > scrape the back of his eye sockets. Scoop the eyeballs out. It will
> > > confuse the hell out of him when he finds himself looking at his
> > > shoes as they dangle there on the ocular nerves.
> > >
> > > Your teeth.
> > >
> > > Remember Hannabal Lecter. Eat a nose, a cheek, or a finger. And keep
> > > eating. Attack with all viciousness. A piranha is a small fish, but
> > > it's greatly feared. A hijacker is not expecting you to eat him and
> > > it might make him forget why he got on your airplane to begin with.
> > > It will, at least, impress his buddies.
> > >
> > > Now here's my wish-list of things the FAA could do to help,
> > > especially in this time of war.
> > >
> > > Arm the Captain
> > >
> > > The battle is not going to require any long shots and a small
> > > revolver would be a good choice. It would hold off the attackers long
> > > enough for you to disable your aircraft. If the attackers claimed the
> > > red package they were holding was a bomb, I'd shoot out the door
> > > glass and hope the door would be ripped out and the hijacker and his
> > > package would be sucked out. And hey, if I got sucked out with him,
> > > I'd try to fly myself to the hijacker look in his face and laugh at
> > > him all the way to the ground.
> > >
> > > Invite the local Police to jumpseat
> > >
> > > Police are always looking for something free. Donut shops use
> > > to be a favorite target for robbers - until they started giving
> > > donuts to the Police. Robbers don't rob donut shops anymore.
> > >
> > > I would suggest each Police Department send the FAA a list
> > > of the best shots on the department and those guys and their guns
> > > would be welcome on my airplane. Fill every vacant seat with armed
> > > Police - give them a donut - and tell them to shoot anyone who gives
> > > your Flight Attendant any shit.
> > >
> > > Stop this silly no-knife rule.
> > >
> > > Make it public. Tell the public they're welcome to bring their pocket
> > > knives onboard. Then everyone will bring them. When you make your
> > > intercom call for help, you'll have a dozen or more knife wielding
> > > helpers trying to make sure their new Gerber tastes fanatics blood.
> > > There are even a few of them who'd want to keep ears as souvenirs.
> > >
> > > Law enforcement agencies are all aware there are copy-cat criminals
> > > and fanatics. We have a number of loony fanatical hate-groups here in
> > > the USA: ALF, PETA, KKK, Army of God, Anti-abortionists, and the list
> > > goes on. It doesn't matter the size of your airplane. Right now, as I
> > > write this, there is an anti-abortionist escapee here in the Memphis
> > > area. He's seen what happened at the World Trade Center. A small
> > > commuter plane would do a great job on an abortion clinic, or on an
> > > animal research facility, or on a local synagogue, mosque, etc.,
> > > etc., etc.....
> > >
> > > None of us is immune. Take some time and consider your actions if
> > > this event should ever happen to you.
> > >
> > > My prayer is none of you ever have to face this kind of decision.
> > >
> > > Best of luck to you, and may God Bless
> > >
> > > John Burnett >>
> > >
> > >
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