Commuting/Jumpseating not in uniform
 

Obviously the liquids/food rules apply but I didn't know we were required to be screened in the cancer tubes. I always used to go through the regular metal detector with my airline employee id in what this referred to as "civies." Is this new? Wasn't going to argue with Mr TSA but I told him I thought he was wrong about that.

Yes it's the norm unfortunately. If you're not in uniform you don't get any special treatments.

If there's one thing standard about the tsa is that there's no standardization.

Depends, I j/s out of LAX last year with my family. I was not in uniform, they let me pass with all my liquid and gel.

Every TSA agent is assigned a set of rules to follow at the beginning of each shift that will normally differ from that of the previous day.

If your FOM permits business casual for positioning flights, you ARE in uniform. Get a supervisor, and offer to show them the text in the manual. If all else fails the phrase "Opt Out" will get permit you to bypass the electronic security theater for a good old "hands on" session.

Just do the screening and get over it. You think sitting next to 5 CRTs, multiple high strength antennas, and 5 TRUs at 30000ft doesn't expose you to radiation?

The lack of standardization with TSA is annoying, but bottom-line is regardless of your FOM, it's a security checkpoint. I'm sure you can fill in the blanks.

I disagree with 9easy, do everything you can to avoid any extra radiation for the reason he stated. You only live once, and those machines are very new and many say are no healthy at all.


Just opt out and get the feel up, its what I do. They want to pat me down, go for it. Better than the nakey cancer machine.

Well supposedly they are phasing out these machines and moving to smaller airports(not much help to commuter/regional pilots).

TSA quietly removing some full body scanners - CBS News