Somebody posted yesterday that it could have been a test. After thinking about it I wondered - yes, I know this is real tinfoil hat stuff - but remember when the Russians sprayed some terrorists with gas that put them to sleep? I'm wondering if somehow gas was released in the cockpit that caused the pilots to fall asleep. These are pilots with real clean records. Real tinfoil hat stuff.
If gas is used in the cockpit, is there some hacker who could control the plane from either in the cabin or on the ground?
You know, I used to worry about being wacky, but realized that someone talking about a handful of guys who would take down the World Trade Towers within an hour with a set of box cutters... they would have been considered coocoo for coco puffs.
On Drudge tonight...just a week later...
“Passengers faint on Newark to London flight...”
LONDON — Six people fainted on board a British Airways flight from Newark Liberty Airport to London’s Heathrow Saturday, prompting emergency crews to check the plane for hazardous materials.
Police said nothing suspicious was found on board after the jet was searched by emergency teams in protective gear.
The plane landed at Heathrow’s Terminal Five shortly after 6 a.m. and was boarded by emergency teams, including fire brigades, that had been notified about the unusual onboard illnesses.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iVFsI5T44zkU397Tb2RfLy6RyNLQD9BM3BQG0