Yeah, you're right Zapata...a gun and a badge is the only reason that I sacrificed my time and money to jump through all the hoops that it took to become an FFDO. The chicks really dig the badge, and I get free dinner and drinks all across the country. It really doesn't have anything to do with increasing the level of security where I work...nah. Dang, there's no fooling you...I'm such a fraud!

I mean, you're right...it would be impossible for someone to stowaway onboard a cargo aircraft, and then attack the crew inflight. It could never happen.

Oh yeah...and a jumpseater would never turn into a psychopath (FedEx 705), and attack the crew with the intention of crashing the plane into corporate headquarters. It could never happen. Well, I guess it only happened just that one time...no biggie though.

I've got a great idea. Why don't we put you in charge of the TSA? You've already got it all figured out...which pilots have noble reasons for becoming a FFDO, and which ones are in it only for the badges, guns, free meals, and chicks (like myself). With your expertise at the helm of this fine organization, I'm sure you will transform it into a lean, mean iron clad wall of security for the traveling public, while ridding the ranks of all us cargo pilot slackers.

Many thanks for pointing this out to the masses here at APC