ragspanner: if you had bothered to read what I wrote, you would have noticed that I made no mention of the (in)destructability of pressurised containers, only the denial of access to the flight deck.
I am happy to comply with any security requirements that have a point to them. Sadly, most of the stuff we have to endure is more about political correctness, arse-covering and small-mindedness, Murray here being a good example. As I said to him, if you can show me a good reason, I will happily comply.
Rustbucket732: Murray wants to be a pilot, but does not appear to have made a lot of progress... hence my remark. I have a lot of time for security personnel, but only when they have some intelligence.
Murray_NN: You just don't get it, do you? Did the terrorists need weapons to crash the aircraft? NO! Nor does ANY pilot, all a pilot has to do is point the nose at the ground and advance the thrust levers. What, therefore, does it matter if a pilot has a knife???
As usual, you simply spout your organisational line without offering any evidence at all that your views make any sense whatsoever (which they don't). The minute you offer some sensible reasons for what you advocate, I will happily embrace them... but as you can't, I won't.
Now, why don't you try answering the points I made to you? Or anyone else, if anyone actually HAS some answers...