Originally Posted by
Scoop
I realize that Pilots have inadvertently taking weapons through security.
I agree that this a lapse in professionalism and probably mostly just plain inattention, but really not much more. If these Pilots actually had any ill-intent they would not need to take a weapon through security. Furthermore if they actually had any ill-intent they would probably not try to take their weapon through a metal detector.
I realize that people may pretend to be a pilot to bypass security - this is why we need a foolproof method of identifying actual pilots. We need to focus on identifying people vice objects.
No argument from me! I'm just pointing out the inconvenient truth behind the fact that we are viewed differently by the policy makers than we view ourselves.
We reply with "Yeah, but...", and the headlines of Stupid Pilot Tricks gets waved in our face. We remind everyone of how we have a crash axe in the cockpit, and how we've got the yoke in our hands, and how we are trusted with hundreds of lives and millions of dollars worth of airplane...
...and they show the mug shots of drunk pilots trying to fly, or blowing holes in the airplane with his gun, or leaving his gun at Sbarro...
...and the critical element of INTENT is lost in the mix.