Pete kind of stole my thunder in response to MFAFF......
Seriously though, mfaff, according to your logic..security has no point. ID cards are no good (they can be copied) uniforms have no merit (spend a bit of money on Ebay and hey presto!)...and of course once they (the mythical and thoroughly well resourced terrorist) are airside, its a quick change into a new disguise which allows them to carry out their dastardly deeds with a minimum of fuss
Back to the real world...and we are talking about pilots here, not cleaners, caterers, bus drivers, fuellers, engineers, station managers, or for that matter architects.
1. Once locked behind our bullet-proof door, there is no need for exploding shoes, underpants, toothpaste, contact lense fluid.
2. Removing said items adds NOTHING to security and accomplishes nothing more than to "piss off" a large majority of otherwise professional, competant, and considerate aviators.
3. Every system, design, concept, or process that has been implimented to improve security is vunerable to the ingenuity of man.
I say to all you hollywood fantasists...go out more, and get a life. To the armchair expert on here....go back to eating your chicken wrap for lunch, instead of posting uninformed rubbish on here
