Covenant still intentionally ignores the fact that armed pilots must be behind a hardened, breach-resistant cockpit door that would give the pilots at least 30 seconds of decision time. With that time and two firearms, it is highly unlikely that the cockpit crew would lose command of the aircraft.
No concensus about arming pilots among the profession? Since you know so much about this topic, I am surprised that you don't know that in the US, which by far has the largest aviation industry and is currently the targeted area, both ALPA and the APA endorse arming of pilots for last-ditch cockpit defense. Or maybe, you don't know what those organizations are.
Got any opinions on brain-surgery, Covenant? You probably know about as much about that as aviation security.
[ 18 October 2001: Message edited by: Roadtrip ]