And in every one of those cases, the weapon brought through by accident was detected by the currect technology...not backscanning full body scanners.

Carl

Well, the schedulers themselves are not concerned about that at all - it is just policy. There is current discussion about this by the SOT (Scheduling Optimization Team) and maybe with some more input from the reserve pilots, it will be changed at some point. In bases like ATL or MSP where there are real possibilities of repositioning a/c, it makes sense to have an extra crew on call into the night, but at most of the other bases there is no reason for it after the last flights.:o

Wow. Really? Glad you know all there is to know here, and you can see the big picture so much clearer than the rest of us. I would love to know these reasons and what, exactly the threat might be. I guess as the "inflight security coordinator" :rolleyes:, I'll just turn a blind eye to such information and hope my government knows what's best for me, and will take care of me, and look out for my best interests.

Move along. Nothing to see here.

Splash,

I don't understand your logic, Are you, or are you not an airline pilot and a legitimate airline employee? If you are, why are they groping you? Maybe you have a weapon in your shorts?

Newsflash to the TSA - There is a friggin axe in every cockpit!!! Either You can verify who I am via my ID or it just does not matter!!!! The TSA is nothing more than eye candy.

If you really want a trully successful screening program you can not be politically correct. You will have to offend people - other than pilots. So Muslims can keep there head-wraps on for religious reasons, but others will have to remove hats/head covers. So are head wraps/hats a threat or not? If they are a threat, then than all come off - sorry if you are offended. If they are OK for devout Muslims (not a threat) Then they should be OK for everyone.

Bottom line - If our IDs can not prove who we are then we are just pretending to be secure.

Scoop

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This! +1

Carl

I think this might be the funniest thing you've posted. Absolutely killing me. Looks like me till noon most days.

I totally agree but at the same time I wonder about every pilot out there.

I'm all for crewpass on a day to day basis, however, if they said they reserve the right for random checks I'd be understanding. Maybe annoyed if I have to do it, but understanding. Sort of like how I've never touched alcohol in my life but if someone wants me to do a breathalizer test, annoyed but so be it. But I shouldn't have to do one every day or even monthly.

BTW, what have they done for securing the gaping hole that is general aviation, especially their large jets?

I know, it fits so well. I just image.google.com and put in Homer in his underwear and well, it all just seems to apply to reserve pilots. :D

The point is that as the CSG you should be able to have the assumption that your aircraft, crew, passengers and cargo are secure. This is what the TSA guy I know told me. Part of an ongoing discussion on screening all of us I guess. The premise is that if everyone and everything has been screened, then it is safe to assume we are all working with the same level of assumption for our security.