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Airline Anecdotes
SUITABLY RESTRAINED Posted by Peter Sharpe
Many years ago in 1974, I was training one of the new recruits to a DC3 and after completing pre-flight checks before departing to Lae, we were sitting in the cockpit waiting for passengers. I utilised this time to brief the new First Officer about the cockpit emergency equipment; life jackets, fire axe, fire extinguisher, handcuffs and baton. The handcuffs and baton were carried to subdue unruly passengers.
Getting towards the end of the briefing I demonstrated the quick method of applying a handcuff without opening by a key. After the demonstration on myself, I found that there was no KEY in the aircraft to unlock the cuff so here was Sharpie with a hand-cuff firmly attached to his right wrist.
Time was spent searching other aircraft emergency equipment but no key would fit this pair of handcuffs that on further inspection were made of a different metal than those issued to each aircraft and from appearance required a different key to unlock.
Not wishing to delay the flight, we departed for Lae where I would seek assistance from the engineering staff to remove the cuff. Lo and behold, again no key.
We could (a) remove the cuff by hacksaw or (b) visit Lae Police to seek their assistance.
Accompanied by an engineer, I arrived at Lae Police Station to be greeted with great suspicion by the constabulary, where after quite some discussion, the handcuff was removed. This cuff was in fact a Constabulary issue and how it got in our stores, no one knows.
For many years I was the butt many a handcuff joke, but at least we learnt to check that the correct set of cuffs and keys were installed!
Peter Sharpe.
Many years ago in 1974, I was training one of the new recruits to a DC3 and after completing pre-flight checks before departing to Lae, we were sitting in the cockpit waiting for passengers. I utilised this time to brief the new First Officer about the cockpit emergency equipment; life jackets, fire axe, fire extinguisher, handcuffs and baton. The handcuffs and baton were carried to subdue unruly passengers.
Getting towards the end of the briefing I demonstrated the quick method of applying a handcuff without opening by a key. After the demonstration on myself, I found that there was no KEY in the aircraft to unlock the cuff so here was Sharpie with a hand-cuff firmly attached to his right wrist.
Time was spent searching other aircraft emergency equipment but no key would fit this pair of handcuffs that on further inspection were made of a different metal than those issued to each aircraft and from appearance required a different key to unlock.
Not wishing to delay the flight, we departed for Lae where I would seek assistance from the engineering staff to remove the cuff. Lo and behold, again no key.
We could (a) remove the cuff by hacksaw or (b) visit Lae Police to seek their assistance.
Accompanied by an engineer, I arrived at Lae Police Station to be greeted with great suspicion by the constabulary, where after quite some discussion, the handcuff was removed. This cuff was in fact a Constabulary issue and how it got in our stores, no one knows.
For many years I was the butt many a handcuff joke, but at least we learnt to check that the correct set of cuffs and keys were installed!
Peter Sharpe.
