Some years ago I was in a meeting with a Goverment under Secretary and the expert's, "yes the unknown quantity and the drips under pressure" from Aviation Security in Canberra. They wanted to know how we regarded their new aviation Security rules. The chief pilot commented you give my pilots an ASIC and do every check under the sun before they can get it then you lock them in the flight deck behind an armoured door so no one can get at them. We put them in charge of a million dollar aircraft and trust them to fly it and now you want to go through security and humiliate my pilots. The answer was its all to do with public perception nothing to do with Security what a joke. I made the statement what about the Engineers or catering staff who arrive at work jump in the truck or van and off they go down to the Aircraft backwards a forward no Security. The answer was watch this space I am still watching its a joke.
