stackyFACTSNothing screams safety like giving the pilot a medieval weapon. Aviation regulations actually mandate that pilots keep a crash axe in the cockpit. It isn't for fighting off unruly passengers, but rather to hack through the cabin panels if an electrical fire breaks out behind the walls during your relaxing flight to Cancun.
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