- A Colorado Rockies coach was filmed in a United Airlines cockpit mid-flight, reports say.
- A video appeared to show Hensley Meulens cracking jokes with others on the flight deck.
- The alleged unauthorized cockpit visit breaches federal safety regulations.
Federal aviation officials have launched an investigation after a viral video appeared to show a Colorado Rockies coach making a cockpit visit during a United Airlines charter flight from Denver to Toronto last week, said reports.
It is against federal safety regulations, made more strict following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, for unauthorized people to be in the cockpit during a flight, said the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
In the video, the Rockies hitting coach, Hensley Meulens, appears to be sitting in one of the two pilot seats while the plane is flying at…