He may be a gung ho pilot of note (I don't know him or his background), but he broke SOPs, company procedure and worldwide airline security standards.
Was he wrong in that instance?
No of course he wasn't
Jeezus, Kite, what colour is the sky on your planet?
You (we) may not agree with various "security" regulations, but that locked door policy is rock-solid enshrined in stone - and he broke
SOPs, company procedure and worldwide airline security standards.
How many reasons does a guy need to be wrong? What do you mean, "in this instance?" How was he right to break the most fundamental security barrier we have "in this instance?" How does this instance differ from the next? The rule is the same. Just because the visitor was on a chartered flight makes no difference whatever - 000s of the public - ie, these people, fly charters every day - what makes this occasion special? Put it another way, Kite; describe a situation that is "special" so as to allow a plane load of pax and bags to board without any security checks. What is it you don't understand about rules and SOPs?
The guy broke a rule that is generally considered rock-solid, he can only be WRONG WRONG WRONG. Wake up, pal, this is Professional aviation we're talking about, and it's best taken seriously.
Mr Mason is evidently a larger than life character and an individualist - perfect fast jet stuff, but if he cannot - or will not - conform to the much more disciplined and regulated style of operating in Airlines than perhaps he is in the wrong job? Gung-ho does not belong in Airlines, period.
He was certainly, most utterly certainly, wrong in this case.