Skateguy
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If a Pilot is armed and behind his locked door, how can he get off a good shot at the bad guys?? should there be a remote chain gun maybe?
When the bad guys break down the door.If a Pilot is armed and behind his locked door, how can he get off a good shot at the bad guys??
This is a serious matter -- and as such, you should at least TRY to have a serious discussion.should there be a remote chain gun maybe?
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Fact: A reinforced door does nothing to protect passengers.
Fact: Passengers are expendable. Pilots are not.
If the passengers manage to just let the terrorists kill them all whilst they sit in their seats waiting to die. Then that is their fault.
No, pilots are responsible for flying the plane and keeping it stable. Having armed security on planes is what air marshals are for and I support having one on every plane in international airspace.
Even more baffling is that anyone think the pilots would open the door to the cockpit if there were an event.
If you believe it's economically feasible to have an AM on each flight, but I don't think it is.
I don't think the airline industry itself is economically feasible. Which is probably why my money goes to subsidize the major airlines.
True. Most of us wouldn't be able to afford the ticket prices if they were not subsidized.
Only a fool bets his life on a passive defense.
Which is kinda funny because we're still paying for it. It's just in taxes and not what we charge on our credit card.
A gun will be such a comfort to a pilot as he plummets to earth, ready for any emergency, after the bomb explodes unannounced.
I guess that's one way to look at it. But don't you think the pilots on the two airliners that crashed into the trade center buildings would have wished they had them against the boxcutters?
No, it's not really funny. Just the simple fact that airline traffic can't support itself with ticket prices. Spreading out the cost to everyone makes airline travel affordable to those that use it. Or do you want the government to pay for it all? :mrgreen:
And I'm glad the government allows me to afford it. Two hours in a jet aircraft sure beats driving 20 hours and 1200 miles to Florida to visit the folks. It's not only less time consuming, it's cheaper (no food stops or lodging on the way), not to mention all the wear and tear on the car and the increased danger.
Are you suggesting that one of the "pilots" open the door, and confront the assailants then? Seems a "Trained security guard", stationed outside the door would make more sense to me.Fact: On any civilian liner you have a pilot and co-pilot.
Fact: A red herring does not an argument make.
Fact: A reinforced door does nothing to protect passengers.
I guess that's one way to look at it. But don't you think the pilots on the two airliners that crashed into the trade center buildings would have wished they had them against the boxcutters?
Box cutter ain't anything special. Just a razor. Couldn't have taken out all the people on that flight with it. The problem was that no one reacted. Everyone accepted the authority, the one with the weapon, and no one made action to do something against it. Typically, it was sorta the way it was. Hijackers take a plane, demand something, if you're quiet and do as you're told you probably weren't going to get hurt. But it's changed now, and more people would take action now. Maybe the gun in the cockpit would have helped, but so would people standing up and doing something instead of sitting around waiting to be saved by some government organization.
So do I Rabbi, I sit on the wing now
When the bad guys break down the door.
This is a serious matter -- and as such, you should at least TRY to have a serious discussion.
No, it's not really funny. Just the simple fact that airline traffic can't support itself with ticket prices. Spreading out the cost to everyone makes airline travel affordable to those that use it. Or do you want the government to pay for it all? :mrgreen:
And I'm glad the government allows me to afford it. Two hours in a jet aircraft sure beats driving 20 hours and 1200 miles to Florida to visit the folks. It's not only less time consuming, it's cheaper (no food stops or lodging on the way), not to mention all the wear and tear on the car and the increased danger.
I think a Red Rider BB gun would be most appropriate. It wouldn't pierce the fuselage and you can put a terrorist eye out with one. :lol:
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