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Old 5th Nov 2008, 21:51
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RENURPP, I see, so because some precious pilots believe that gold braid makes them better than everyone else we should allow them to bypass the security check, because they can just push the control column forward.

Wake up dopey, not all terrorists and other associated nutbags are suicidal. I would hazard a guess that the vast majority would love a free pass onto an aircraft so they could leave their device to detonate long after they had departed.

The fact that other people have access without being checked is of course wrong and is an example of how flawed the system is. That only means the holes in the system need fixing, not that more holes should be introduced to satisfy some holier than thou pilots.

Here's a tip, you assume pilots are trusted and respected by the wider community, that has been earned by the professionalism of generations of pilots that have gone before you. It wont take too many episodes of a pilot throwing a tantrum at security or just plain deliberately and obviously trying to circumvent it for that respect and trust to turn to something else entirely.

No one likes an up themselves smartass.
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