The year was 2014. I was on a routine business trip from the United Kingdom to New York City.

I boarded the flight and everything was routine. I sat down in my seat and was relieved to find out

that no one was assigned next to me. I had the whole road to myself. Tired from a long day,

I dozed off in my seat. When I woke up, the plane was already a cruising altitude.

The seatbelt sign was off, and people were moving about the cabin. The flight attendants were

already serving food and drinks. Feeling refreshed and energized after my short power nap.

I decided to open my laptop and get some work done. After reading and responding to a few emails,

I started to get tired again. Right when I was about to doze off again, I received a notification

of a message. Weirdly enough, the message displayed on my command prompt box. This struck me as odd

and out of place. Hey, are you there? The message read. Yes, who is this? And how are you talking to

me? I asked. He continued. Don't worry about any of that right now. I'm about to hack into the

plane's systems. My appetite for power and control is high right now. I want you to be a helpless

witness to what is about to occur. What the hell are you talking about? I asked. I am talking about

controlling the plane's systems. With a basic Bluetooth accessible device, you can access the most

vulnerable equipment on a plane. Their anti-thuff software has not caught up with the times.

I am about to make their mistake evident. The person replied. I thought to myself. Am I just

being pranked? Was this person even on my plane? I didn't know how to really handle this situation.

I decided to call their bluff. Well, if you can really hack the plane, let's see you try.

I said, I thought you'd never ask. Let's start with something simple. How about the fast and

seatbelt sign? It will turn on in three, two, one, zero. As soon as zero displayed across my screen,

the fast and seatbelt sign came on. I started to get nervous. I thought to myself, was this guy

really controlling the plane? Shortly after the sign came on, there was some turbulence in the air.

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