Originally Posted by
Pogie
I hear this stupid comment all the time. It's not the pilot highjacking his own aircraft that's the concern. The concern is that the pilot passes the knife off to another person in the terminal who then gets on another aircraft.
I suspect that the concern is that the person in a pilots uniform could be an imposter.
How difficult is it for anyone to buy a pilots uniform. And with todays technology, it is probably not that difficult for someone with a bit of talent to create a security pass, especially a foreign one which the local security staff would be less familiar with.
So.....just go through security like a passenger would. And if you are carrying something unusual, perhaps before trying to go through security, ask to speak to the person in charge if certain items are permissible.