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Override as well. there were 22 types of switches within the flight deck that can be used to control the locking mechanism. one is a toggle switch that's on the center pedestal that has normal position lock and override. that override position is really important in the course of this investigation because that disconnects the keypad used by the flight attendant or the other pilot who is outside of the cockpit to gain access into the cockpit if the pilot becomes incapacitated. so it is starting to look like we may have a nefarious scenario here. that would be my leading hypotheticals but we ha...

That's where the training comes. >> obviously, he should be able to get back in the cockpit quickly, ordinarily. i got to tell you, this is so disturbing. last night i couldn't go to sleep. this is a profession to where we expect to be trusted. and to have this happen is really shocking. >> mr. fithe, what about the toggle switch in the cockpit where the single operator could override the security switch of the door. does that have to be looked at in your opinion? >> we have to go back and reevaluate. after 9/11 we were concerned about people in the back of the airplane getting o the front of ...

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Locks automatically f what i've been reading. but there is a fail safe code to open the cock pit door if it is locked and the pilot knew what that code was f. what i've been reading, everybody is saying he surely knew what that code was. but then the copilot could hit a toggle switch to keep it locked notwithstanding the code but only lasting for five minutes. what to you make of all of that -- what do you make of all of that? >> you need to have that. suppose you have both pilots in the cockpit and you've got somebody intent to do harm in the back with a knife to the throat of the flight atte...

If that's true that's going to change. >> anthony roman, if i could ask you, why would a pilot be alone in the cockpit, is that normal? >> no that's not normal and it's against regulations. this is absolute violation both in the united states and in europe. this is a remarkable development. you know, we can talk a little bit about the cockpit door. that is both bullet proof and grenade proof and has a triple electronic mechanism to look it. it also has a manual dead bolt in the event that the electronic system fails. this is controlled by either a toggle switch to the right of the captain in t...