Hi all,
Roy Hodd got it right in his answer. As a pilot I got annoyed almost daily be so called secutity checks. Some are straightforward and do make sense while at other airports I do have my doubts to say the least... And after all I'll sit in the flight deck just close to a fire axe, fire extinguisher... and I'm in control of a considerable mass of metal and jetfuel. And the worst: at many airports all the people working in and around my plane
(catering, engineers, cleaners...) don't pass any security checks at all. And they could do harm, if they wanted...
enjoy flying, jojodel