Aeropig1,
You know which answer. You are trying to defend the indefenceable. My point is that if I want to kill the pax, then you can take anything off me that you like, as long as I'm sat up front, then your life is in my and every other pilots hands. So screening us throught the security gate is completly pointless.
Who is going to stop me if I decide I want to plow the aircraft into Parliament?
I sound like I'm wanting to play God, but it purely to illustrate a point. Screen us for illegal drugs if you want, breath test us, thats all fine, but I'm afraid taking even a leatherman off us is futile.
I would love to have this conversation with the guy(or girl) who actually makes these decisions.
Fortunately, I'm now on leave for 2 weeks, and hopefully things will be back to normal on my return.
Later.
JF