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If terrorists take control of the passenger area, then the pilot
is held hostage just as if the terrorist were in the main cabin.

You're either a troll or you're lying about this:

I have put on millions of airmiles over my career,

Because if that was true, you'd know that ever since 9/11, pilots are
under strict orders to land the plane immediately when there's trouble
in the cabin.

They will not open the cockpit door, nor negotiate with the would-be
hijacker, nor pay any attention to their demands.

There could be a blood-bath going on in the cabin and the pilots will do
nothing other than to remain in contact with the nearest control tower
as they land the plane.

If "they" are not searched, explosives, edged weapons, guns
can control the airplane, no matter whether these ****heads
gain access to the cabin or not.

If you dont like security, take a bus.

You're either a troll, or an absolute joke.

It's been proven on an actual test inside a de-commisioned plane that
the explosives worn by the Detroit underwear bomber could not have
brought down the plane - or even ruptured the side wall or floors of the
plane even if the bomb had worked perfectly.

There is basically nothing that can take down a plane that can be
brought on by hiding it under your clothes and contain no metal-dectable
parts or otherwise not be seen by X-ray scanning of carry-on bags.

There is ZERO need to be x-raying or patting-down people, or to walk
through the security arch with your shoes off.

The security mania / hysteria surrounding air travel is off the charts
and is costing us a fortune and is making the experience an absolute
nightmare - especially for frequent fliers (which you laughably claim to
be).

You want more proof of this insanity?

ABC evening news tonight ran a story showing US military coming home
from Iraq. They were boarding a Delta plane in Kuwait. Probably some
sort of charter flight. They were dressed in full military uniform.

They were passing their guns through the x-ray machine at the boarding
gate!

What insanity!

They then carried their guns with them onto the plane!

But they still had to run their guns through the X-ray machine!

Explain that!