mriya225 -
I like the "we" in A-T Team. Wink wink, nudge nudge, you lads lay down in the pointy end and we'll try not to take you out when we storm the aircraft.
When the A-T Team arrives at the aircraft
all previous measures (policy, intelligence, security and prevention) have failed. It is akin to practicing medicine by rejecting prevention and going straight to amputation.
For the non-aviators, there are many in the pointy end of the aircraft that had, and have, many more qualifications and responsibilities than
just flying the aircraft, some of it highly classified.
Well said by West Coast:
Every time you get on an air carrier aircraft, you are putting your life in our hands. You trust in our abilities to get you from A to B. Arming pilots is just an extends our ability to do so. As hazards to aviation are recognized, pilots adapt to new procedures, and welcome new equipment to overcome them. Be it CFIT, runway incursions or hijackings, give us the training and equipment to try to overcome.
There are many tools in our toolbox and we must continually update and upgrade our tools and our skills, whether it is keeping a mountain from penetrating your windscreen to preventing some crazy barging into the flight deck (cockpit).
By the way mriya, some excellent political observations and comments.
Cheers
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