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Forum: Rumours & News
4th Apr 2005, 15:23
Replies: 151
Views: 44,848
Posted By Tripower455

Actually, a non flight crew type employee is the...

Actually, a non flight crew type employee is the one that ruined it for the flight crew........

The tsA love to exert their authority on easily identifiable, authority figures. The inmates are...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Mar 2005, 21:58
Replies: 151
Views: 44,848
Posted By Tripower455

No, it isn't simplistic, which is why there is...

No, it isn't simplistic, which is why there is less chance of success for the bad guys by using this method.



Well, in the states, the only employees that are routinely screened for weapons...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Mar 2005, 17:26
Replies: 151
Views: 44,848
Posted By Tripower455

Not picking on you...... just the easiest to...

Not picking on you...... just the easiest to quote....


My heartburn stems from the fact that (in the US), the least likely to require a weapon to take over an airplanes, are the only employees...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Mar 2005, 15:49
Replies: 151
Views: 44,848
Posted By Tripower455

Actually, I've heard this argument mostly from...

Actually, I've heard this argument mostly from non US folks on the PPrune......... Personally, I find it a fairly weak argument, but there is SOME logic in it, which is the reason that the US...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2005, 14:50
Replies: 151
Views: 44,848
Posted By Tripower455

LOL.... you're right! The powers that be either...

LOL.... you're right! The powers that be either think that :

J.Q.Public is really stupid..........

OR,

They are really stupid themselves! (I vote for a combination of both!)

That...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2005, 15:08
Replies: 151
Views: 44,848
Posted By Tripower455

Boofhead, You nailed the situation, in a...

Boofhead, You nailed the situation, in a nutshell............

Screening flight crews in ineffective eyewash. It serves no security purpose whatsoever. We are subject to passenger screening to...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Dec 2004, 15:50
Replies: 248
Views: 51,149
Posted By Tripower455

To answer your question........... It is...

To answer your question...........

It is fairly widespread, and the program has been going for over 18 months now. Lots of FFDOs carrying guns, with more being trained every day, with NO problems...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Feb 2004, 11:09
Replies: 358
Views: 66,033
Posted By Tripower455

L.E., Did you ever get the Pandora? I've had...

L.E.,

Did you ever get the Pandora? I've had a PX-4 (the latest one) for about a year now, and it's the second best, guitar related accesssory that I've bought, next to my Traynor tube amp.

It...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Jan 2004, 02:53
Replies: 315
Views: 41,505
Posted By Tripower455

It's working fine in the US............

It's working fine in the US............
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jan 2004, 01:44
Replies: 315
Views: 41,505
Posted By Tripower455

Are you saying that since just about any flight...

Are you saying that since just about any flight can be considered a terrorist target, that we cancel all of them?

The armed marshalls, imho, are no different (and potentially less dangerous) than...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jan 2004, 21:45
Replies: 315
Views: 41,505
Posted By Tripower455

I've read every thread on here, and don't recall...

I've read every thread on here, and don't recall any pilot saying that they would take a flight with a tangible threat on board, sky marshalls or not.





Just the opposite. We are...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jan 2004, 08:01
Replies: 315
Views: 41,505
Posted By Tripower455

Nowadays, we HAVE to assume that, since, even if...

Nowadays, we HAVE to assume that, since, even if the bad guys don't make it to a building, the good guys will shoot us down.




No, if Richard Reid had succeeded in detonating his shoe, there'd...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jan 2004, 04:08
Replies: 315
Views: 41,505
Posted By Tripower455

State, exactly, how you are better off in this...

State, exactly, how you are better off in this scenario without a sky marshall aboard?



Whoever's telling you that is misinformed........ any round carried by an air marshall will definitely...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jan 2004, 03:31
Replies: 315
Views: 41,505
Posted By Tripower455

I understand and agree that there is more to it...

I understand and agree that there is more to it than just throwing armed marshalls on planes (in fact, I stated as much in the above post), but, again, how does having them on board hurt you?


...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jan 2004, 02:43
Replies: 315
Views: 41,505
Posted By Tripower455

Absolutely 100% correct! Which is why I am...

Absolutely 100% correct! Which is why I am surprised that many of your pilots are against the marshalls. Why rely solely on ground assets and fighters, and not put any (other than the improved, yet...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jan 2004, 23:42
Replies: 315
Views: 41,505
Posted By Tripower455

I agree. Layers are the best defense. ...

I agree.

Layers are the best defense.

Sky marshalls, better doors and armed pilots are the layers between the ground security and the final layer.....the future new hire in the F-Teen!
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jan 2004, 23:38
Replies: 315
Views: 41,505
Posted By Tripower455

Not to be argumentative, but they are the second...

Not to be argumentative, but they are the second to last (third to last in the US) line of defense, the last being the future new hire in the F-Teen.
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jan 2004, 23:23
Replies: 315
Views: 41,505
Posted By Tripower455

This is a great idea, but, as with everything...

This is a great idea, but, as with everything else in aviation, is better with several backups.

What need is there on an aircraft for auxiliary hydraulic systems, when the engineers could just...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Jan 2004, 22:07
Replies: 315
Views: 41,505
Posted By Tripower455

No more effectively than pulling the fire hand to...

No more effectively than pulling the fire hand to lower the flaps.







Precisely the point at which an air marshall need a firearm. It is a last resort in an extreme situation.
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Jan 2004, 23:28
Replies: 21
Views: 4,346
Posted By Tripower455

It's the latter, without question.........

It's the latter, without question.........
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Dec 2003, 20:14
Replies: 315
Views: 41,505
Posted By Tripower455

I suggest that you try it, and let us know what...

I suggest that you try it, and let us know what the results are!;)
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Dec 2003, 19:34
Replies: 315
Views: 41,505
Posted By Tripower455

This would be a funny statement, if I didn't...

This would be a funny statement, if I didn't think that you were serious!

Deliberate suicide/homicide is preferable to allowing armed law enforcement officers on airplanes?



Not a very...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Dec 2003, 05:24
Replies: 315
Views: 41,505
Posted By Tripower455

Good guys with guns vs. bad guys with...

Good guys with guns vs. bad guys with knives........

Can you comprehend the difference?
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Dec 2003, 00:43
Replies: 315
Views: 41,505
Posted By Tripower455

I'll ask the question again...... Do you...

I'll ask the question again......

Do you really feel that an intensely (to say the least) trained sky marshall can be defeated as easily as unarmed/untrained passenger and crewmembers?


...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Dec 2003, 23:28
Replies: 315
Views: 41,505
Posted By Tripower455

As easily defeated as unarmed/untrained passenger...

As easily defeated as unarmed/untrained passenger and crewmembers? ;)
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Dec 2003, 23:04
Replies: 315
Views: 41,505
Posted By Tripower455

Guys, we are all entitled to our opinions, but...

Guys, we are all entitled to our opinions, but there are an awful lot of "chicken little" type predictions being made here, that, imho, are just that.

It is a fact that people have been legally ...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Nov 2003, 01:39
Replies: 11
Views: 3,363
Posted By Tripower455

Because, in many/most cases, the journalist makes...

Because, in many/most cases, the journalist makes gross errors that lead the uninformed to the wrong conclusion. I wince at almost every news report that is centered on aviation issues.

I view...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Nov 2003, 11:03
Replies: 55
Views: 14,528
Posted By Tripower455

None, OUTSTANDING response. I have nothing...

None,

OUTSTANDING response. I have nothing to add.
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Oct 2003, 07:15
Replies: 49
Views: 7,232
Posted By Tripower455

Obviously, it does! It shows that ANYONE can...

Obviously, it does! It shows that ANYONE can repeat what that kid did!

tsA (little "t", little "s" BIG A!), since they have nothing to do with transportation, little to do with security, and LOTS...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Oct 2003, 22:41
Replies: 56
Views: 10,646
Posted By Tripower455

I look and speak like Tony Soprano (so I'm...

I look and speak like Tony Soprano (so I'm repeatedly told). Does this inspire confidence or fear in my pax? Personally, I never thought about it..........
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Oct 2003, 22:37
Replies: 23
Views: 4,452
Posted By Tripower455

While I normally agree with this mindset, and I...

While I normally agree with this mindset, and I am not paranoid, recent events have made me think that this stuff is closer to home than I originally thought.

I was PIC on one of the aircraft...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Oct 2003, 22:30
Replies: 49
Views: 7,232
Posted By Tripower455

100% correct! This one hits a bit close to...

100% correct!

This one hits a bit close to home, as I was PIC on one of the flights where the stuff was subsequently found in the lav :eek: ...........

Instead of using this oppotunity to...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Sep 2003, 05:16
Replies: 25
Views: 7,776
Posted By Tripower455

I don't think that noise has much bearing on the...

I don't think that noise has much bearing on the runway use at MDW. I was based there for 4 years, and had a crash pad on S. Keating. I can say that no matter which way they were operating, it was...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Aug 2003, 04:48
Replies: 17
Views: 2,260
Posted By Tripower455

What a well thought out, insightful response! ...

What a well thought out, insightful response!

Guess what? Pilots are already armed in the US. Not too many yet, but they are being trained.

I'd sure love to have my family in the back of a...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Aug 2003, 23:12
Replies: 10
Views: 2,132
Posted By Tripower455

That is TOO funny! I grew up with the Kilgannons,...

That is TOO funny! I grew up with the Kilgannons, as a matter of fact, Corey's brother, Keith, was one of my closest friends as a kid.

I hope that their not too hard on old Corey, he actually is a...
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