Originally Posted by sailingfun

The flight attendant is in the cockpit to open the door for the pilot who left to return. He or She can complete the required visual scan and open the door. Not a issue now but after 911 additional door security was provided by a manual bar system that mandated two people in the cockpit to allow reentry. The extra person is not in the cockpit to provide security of any type. They are there to open the door.