Re: Security checks for crews are getting to the riduculous!
Kaptin M I feel it is you that doesn't 'get it'.
The point re 'before 9/11' was to say that it was not in anyones belief that such an act could happen. I made no mention of who did what, just that prior to the tragedy no-one would have believed such an act likely. This was to answer a point made along the lines that just because there is no recorded instance of a crew member taking over their own plane it wont happen'. Clearer?
The reason for mentioning the suicidal crew was to show that even you Gods of the skies have colleagues who are capable of doing the unthinkable regardless of the consequences to others. The point wasn't connected (other than by you) with whether the crew had been screened or not, smuggled weapons or not. Clearer?
If you had read the first part of my post I think you would have found it read 'I also think much of the petty security that is imposed at airports today is ill targeted, unnecessary, over the top and probably a complete waste of time. I too have fumed at being asked to take my shoes off, remove my lap top from its case and put it through seperately, take my belt off my trousers even before it has had a chance to set off the AMD. I also get fed up with the thieves charter in the USA which says you cannot make your personal items secure by locking your case.
Naive I am certainly not, nor do I have absolute faith that there are no bad apples in the pilot community just because they fly the planes, which would be very naive IMO.
I have no problem with people disagreeing with my views but at least keep the response in the meaning of what was written.