Germanwings 9525

Recently, there was a tragic accident where 150 passengers on Germanwings flight 9252 were all killed. After taking the time to mourn, a sudden question began to arise from the accident; that question being how mentally sane the co-pilot of the plane was.

Sadly, following a string of investigation and review, it was revealed that the accident in the French Alps was not entirely an accident. Instead, co-pilot Andreas Lubitz had taken intentional action to destroy the plane.

While the primary pilot of the plane left to go to the restroom, the co-pilot was left alone in the cockpit of the plane, and intentionally began a steep descent. this information was discovered after citing the so-called "black-box" audio recorder in the cockpit of the plane.

The pilot, in an attempt to save the plane, began to hack away at the door with an axe kept near-by for this purpose. However, he did not make it in time, and after an 8 minute descent the passengers can be heard screaming moments before the crash.

Although this sort of tragedy is undoubtedly heartbreaking, there is a dangerous path that can be followed from the retaliation of airlines. It would be truly concerning if, in some knee-jerk reaction style of thinking, airlines limited the control of a flight from the pilots.

While it is shocking when events like this take place, we must not forget that the vast majority of the time, pilots are qualified, mentally-healthy workers who enjoy what they do, and federal or privatized restriction to those people would be truly destructive to passenger safety.

That's all I have to say today, but I'll be back tomorrow.

"Where they make a desert, they call it peace." -Tacitus