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An ex-Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a passenger flight while off-duty and riding in an extra seat in the cockpit can be released from jail pending trial, an Oregon judge said Thursday.

A pilots plunge into despair culminated in a perilous gamble to turn off the aircrafts engines mid-flight. This harrowing cockpit confrontation has cast a dark shadow over flight safety and the mental health oversight of pilots.