tflier: "On the B744 freighter used to allow enough time to check to ensure that I was happy. Would check that all the locks and latches were correct and all loads securely fastened"
Are you saying that you would come early on your own for the extra time required to check all the locks, rails and fitted netting of all the pallets on a fully loaded 74? Wow! Don't trust your loaders/handling agents? What's next? Will you be checking tire pressures? Don't trust your maintenance staff . . . ?