Would you stop a hijacker on board your flight?

FishOnABike · 07-06-2017 08:54PM

Candie wrote: »

I'm a very, very, small female person and a devout coward.

Other than those factors, I've no real clear picture of how my tackling a hijacker would look.

Bite the ankles off them!:D

markc1184 · 07-06-2017 08:57PM

I'd like to think I would but it's easy to say that from behind a computer screen. Different matter all together when your faced with that situation and the sh1t has hit the fan.

07-06-2017 08:58PM

FishOnABike wrote: »

Bite the ankles off them!:D

I could probably get at their knees, they won't be expecting that!

I might not be big and mighty but I am a pilot, so I might be handy after the bigger people take out the hijackers if the flight crew are incapacitated.

I'll get us home - I'm not saying anything about being in one piece - but definitely home! I'm not entirely useless!

FishOnABike · 07-06-2017 09:06PM

Candie wrote: »

I could probably get at their knees, they won't be expecting that!

I might not be big and mighty but I am a pilot, so I might be handy after the bigger people take out the hijackers if the flight crew are incapacitated.

I'll get us home - I'm not saying anything about being in one piece - but definitely home! I'm not entirely useless!

Well a 'good' landing is one from which you can walk away. A 'great' landing is one after which they can use the plane again.

demanufactured · 07-06-2017 09:09PM

I'd say my prayers and take my vitamins...
Then I'd walk up to the ring leader and say "Well ya know somethin brother" me and all these good people here didn't climb on this plane to die today dude!

We came here for expensive in flight meals and free movies man!
We ain't gonna let a bunch of no good hijackin bad guys ruin our day today...

Me and all my RyanAirinacs are gonna get together... Were gonna round up the troops.. And when it comes down to it...mr hijacker is gonna be begging the Hulkster for forgiveness...

And me and all my maniacs will show you what it's like to get your rear ends kicked....

*Starts tearing off shirt*

So WHATCHA GONNA DO!?!?!? .. WHEN ME AND. MY 24 INCH ARMS RUN WILD ALL OVER YOU..... BROTHER!!!

snowflaker · 08-06-2017 08:36PM

demanufactured wrote: »

I'd say my prayers and take my vitamins...
Then I'd walk up to the ring leader and say "Well ya know somethin brother" me and all these good people here didn't climb on this plane to die today dude!

We came here for expensive in flight meals and free movies man!
We ain't gonna let a bunch of no good hijackin bad guys ruin our day today...

Me and all my RyanAirinacs are gonna get together... Were gonna round up the troops.. And when it comes down to it...mr hijacker is gonna be begging the Hulkster for forgiveness...

And me and all my maniacs will show you what it's like to get your rear ends kicked....

*Starts tearing off shirt*

So WHATCHA GONNA DO!?!?!? .. WHEN ME AND. MY 24 INCH ARMS RUN WILD ALL OVER YOU..... BROTHER!!!

Ryanair don't show movies!

pangbang · 08-06-2017 08:44PM

demanufactured wrote: »

I'd say my prayers and take my vitamins...
Then I'd walk up to the ring leader and say "Well ya know somethin brother" me and all these good people here didn't climb on this plane to die today dude!

We came here for expensive in flight meals and free movies man!
We ain't gonna let a bunch of no good hijackin bad guys ruin our day today...

Me and all my RyanAirinacs are gonna get together... Were gonna round up the troops.. And when it comes down to it...mr hijacker is gonna be begging the Hulkster for forgiveness...

And me and all my maniacs will show you what it's like to get your rear ends kicked....

*Starts tearing off shirt*

So WHATCHA GONNA DO!?!?!? .. WHEN ME AND. MY 24 INCH ARMS RUN WILD ALL OVER YOU..... BROTHER!!!

That's when an aer lingus steward, 8ft tall and 9ft wide whacks you over the head with a meal tray.

"Hulk O'Hogan, you just went TOO FAR! Me, and all these little ultimate lingus warriors here are gonna teach you a lesson you'll NEVER FORGET!"

I mean, its basically the iron sheik hijacking the thing anyway.

DivingDuck · 08-06-2017 08:44PM

I imagine in most cases they don't run up and down the aisles shouting "We're going to smack the plane into O'Connell bridge, and you're all going to hell" as much as they do some spiel of "Ladies and gentlemen: please remain calm, this plane has been commandeered by the forces of X, we are going to land at Y, at which point you will be allowed to disembark and we will take the plane to our destination."

If they announced that everyone on board was definitely going to die, there would be a much greater chance of the passengers fighting back... But since most people will put their faith in even the smallest hope of survival, I assume they're smart enough not to announce their actual plans, and tell lies instead.

Far harder for people to work up the courage to fight, then.

wakka12 · 08-06-2017 08:46PM

damned if you dont,only maybe damned if you do

Murrisk · 08-06-2017 08:54PM

tomwaterford wrote: »

If your going to die anyways,why would you not?

The vast majority of plane hijackings historically have ended with no civilians being killed. So in that context, it seems more clever to keep your head down. Sure, some hijackers might want to crash the plane, but even now, not all would.

DivingDuck wrote: »

I imagine in most cases they don't run up and down the aisles shouting "We're going to smack the plane into O'Connell bridge, and you're all going to hell" as much as they do some spiel of "Ladies and gentlemen: please remain calm, this plane has been commandeered by the forces of X, we are going to land at Y, at which point you will be allowed to disembark and we will take the plane to our destination."

If they announced that everyone on board was definitely going to die, there would be a much greater chance of the passengers fighting back... But since most people will put their faith in even the smallest hope of survival, I assume they're smart enough not to announce their actual plans, and tell lies instead.

Far harder for people to work up the courage to fight, then.

+1

Sure, the 9/11 attackers said they were going back to the airport. So, in an hijacking situation, you probably won't know what their endgame is. You might make matters worse by assuming that they want to destroy the plane.

Tigger · 08-06-2017 09:02PM

When stressed some people run and hide and some people meet it head on
I can't run and hide I have to meet stuff head on it acually freaks me out to not simply deal with things and it doesn't stress me at all to just deal with things
I couldn't simply stand by if bad stuff was happening on a plane cos I'm scared of planes crashing so I believe I'd probably give it a shot
I don't think I'm brave I'm simply agressive

pangbang · 08-06-2017 09:09PM

wakka12 wrote: »

damned if you dont,only maybe damned if you do

Dough if you did do a damn, and that damn didn't do diddly, den the dudes died defying dem dirty, danger-doin dolts, donning der domicile-done doo-dads on der dicks....at least.

Nabber · 08-06-2017 09:10PM

Easy to be a hero in a hypothetical situation. Only a small percentage of people would act alone, the percentile increases with bravery in numbers.

I don't know if I would. I don't know how the shock and fear would affect me.

Turtyturd · 08-06-2017 09:12PM

No, I'm Irish so would be too polite apparently. Wouldn't want to be offending the terrorists before I die.

DellyBelly · 08-06-2017 09:14PM

I reckon I'd take them out alright. There's some areas especially around the neck or throat where if you hit them they will be knocked out. I've done some martial arts so reckon I'd overcome them. If there were more then 6 I might be in trouble but less I'd fancy my chances

pangbang · 08-06-2017 09:19PM

DellyBelly wrote: »

I reckon I'd take them out alright. There's some areas especially around the neck or throat where if you hit them they will be knocked out. I've done some martial arts so reckon I'd overcome them. If there were more then 6 I might be in trouble but less I'd fancy my chances

So youre saying you could take out 5 dudes with necks as thick as tree trunks and wrought from pure diamond?

I reckon your fingers would melt on contact, like slivers of butter poking a raging volcano.

DellyBelly · 08-06-2017 09:20PM

pangbang wrote: »

So youre saying you could take out 5 dudes with necks as thick as tree trunks and wrought from pure diamond?

I reckon your fingers would melt on contact, like slivers of butter poking a raging volcano.

Look I know it wouldn't be easy but I'd fancy my chances. Better trying something then do nothing.

pangbang · 08-06-2017 09:21PM

Turtyturd wrote: »

No, I'm Irish so would be too polite apparently. Wouldn't want to be offending the terrorists before I die.

"Now I MUST insist!" says the remaining half of your head as it plummets to earth.

Widdershins · 08-06-2017 09:24PM

Tigger wrote: »

When stressed some people run and hide and some people meet it head on
I can't run and hide I have to meet stuff head on it acually freaks me out to not simply deal with things and it doesn't stress me at all to just deal with things
I couldn't simply stand by if bad stuff was happening on a plane cos I'm scared of planes crashing so I believe I'd probably give it a shot
I don't think I'm brave I'm simply agressive

Are you me?

08-06-2017 09:25PM

DellyBelly wrote: »

I reckon I'd take them out alright. There's some areas especially around the neck or throat where if you hit them they will be knocked out. I've done some martial arts so reckon I'd overcome them. If there were more then 6 I might be in trouble but less I'd fancy my chances

This made me think of that old episode of Friends where one old guy tells another he could kill him with his thumb.

You might be in trouble IF there were more than six.

Yes, you might be alright.

pangbang · 08-06-2017 09:25PM

DellyBelly wrote: »

Look I know it wouldn't be easy but I'd fancy my chances. Better trying something then do nothing.

So youre saying you'd still fancy your chances if their grip had the same power as two planets colliding at light speed, with intelligence equivalent to 100 Einstein brains sellotaped together?

Murrisk · 08-06-2017 09:27PM

Nabber wrote: »

Easy to be a hero in a hypothetical situation. Only a small percentage of people would act alone, the percentile increases with bravery in numbers.

I don't know if I would. I don't know how the shock and fear would affect me.

This is me too really. I have no idea what I would do or how I would react. I have heard that in emergency situations, sometimes the most trained people go to pieces whilst the laypeople present are more hands-on. You just never know really.

DellyBelly wrote: »

I reckon I'd take them out alright. There's some areas especially around the neck or throat where if you hit them they will be knocked out. I've done some martial arts so reckon I'd overcome them. If there were more then 6 I might be in trouble but less I'd fancy my chances

Talk is cheap.

Murrisk · 08-06-2017 09:30PM

Candie wrote: »

This made me think of that old episode of Friends where one old guy tells another he could kill him with his thumb.

You might be in trouble IF there were more than six.

Yes, you might be alright.

On the 9/11 flights, two out of every four or five hijackers was there as muscle. On AA Flight 11, the hijackers WERE taken on by a passenger, Daniel Lewin, who was a fit, brawny guy. And they got the better of him, he was the first fatality on the day. (according to the flight attendents who called from the plane)

Danzy · 08-06-2017 09:33PM

In the past you would shut up and get off the Plane when it landed in Libya etc.

Now, you would know that you had one chance because he was certain to kill everyone.

08-06-2017 09:34PM

Murrisk wrote: »

On the 9/11 flights, two out of every four or five hijackers was there as muscle. On AA Flight 11, the hijackers WERE taken on by a passenger, Daniel Lewin, who was a fit, brawny guy. And they got the better of him, he was the first fatality on the day. (according to the flight attendents who called from the plane)

He probably didn't know martial arts though. That's a game changer, six at a time is the norm when you haz the skillz. :P

Danzy · 08-06-2017 09:35PM

DellyBelly wrote: »

I reckon I'd take them out alright. There's some areas especially around the neck or throat where if you hit them they will be knocked out. I've done some martial arts so reckon I'd overcome them. If there were more then 6 I might be in trouble but less I'd fancy my chances

We may have the same concern.

If I hit them a right hook, would there be a danger that if it glanced off him that I could damage the structural integrity of the Plane.

These Ironic things do happen.

pangbang · 08-06-2017 09:38PM

Danzy wrote: »

We may have the same concern.

If I hit them a right hook, would there be a danger that if it glanced off him that I could damage the structural integrity of the Plane.

These Ironic things do happen.

First rule of god club: Control your powers.

Danzy · 08-06-2017 09:41PM

pangbang wrote: »

First rule of god club: Control your powers.

I'll think on that for a Century.

DellyBelly · 08-06-2017 09:41PM

Danzy wrote: »

We may have the same concern.

If I hit them a right hook, would there be a danger that if it glanced off him that I could damage the structural integrity of the Plane.

These Ironic things do happen.

You don't have to hit some one too hard to knock them out. It's all about getting them in the right spots. I just happen to know where those points are

Danzy · 08-06-2017 09:45PM

markc1184 wrote: »

I'd like to think I would but it's easy to say that from behind a computer screen. Different matter all together when your faced with that situation and the sh1t has hit the fan.

It would be like every battle and skirmish in war ever fought by most but the exceptionally dedicated.

Keeping her lit as the piss and **** ran down their legs.

Many of the most bravest men I remember told me that is how it was for them.

Would you stop a hijacker on board your flight?

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