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...and $55k. Of course, to actually land a job with an airline coarrying passengers it will take years. Either way, I think there is a strong incentive for pilots not to risk their license smuggling a few ounces of drugs. No need ot search pilots.
belive me when i say this there is other ways to run a system to do the check and balances of the security of the boarding a airline plus keeping the bad guys out of the air ..the Israel security service people seam to be able to do a job with out beening that bad about there job for they had years of doing there job to make sure the bad guys do stay out off the plane ..they do a great job in the area of beening able to get the job done without steping on people toes that the way the tsa does
They do their job best because the passengers expect that heavy handed security regime for their protection. Passengers would never complain like Americans about back scans or sniffer dogs, full body cavity searches. They undergo a background security check prior to flight that makes US no-fly procedures look like a casual glance by a sleeping watchman. You do not have a right to complain about their security procedures and they don't care about your complaining. The passenegers don't complain and whine like Americans, they accept it, however harsh or disruoptive. That is the system they want and will not give up for their flying safety.
...and $55k. Of course, to actually land a job with an airline coarrying passengers it will take years. Either way, I think there is a strong incentive for pilots not to risk their license smuggling a few ounces of drugs. No need ot search pilots.
Depends on the market, 3-4 years ago guys were getting hired 3-4 months out of that program. 300-400 tt
Depends on the market, 3-4 years ago guys were getting hired 3-4 months out of that program. 300-400 tt
Really? I did not know that. Most of the pilots I know ended up as instructors for quite a while while trying to get a job with an airline. Only 300-400 tt? I have that much, although I don't have the advanced ratings. I never considred being a pilot for a career. To me the fun of flying is not having to follow a schedule and just being able to go where I want when I want. Of course, getting paid might be nice.
An exempted pilot would make pretty good money flying but DAMN good money smuggling drugs. Just because they dont have a bomb doesnt mean they aren't doing other things...
I think you don't understand the purpose of security screening. TSA security searches are not designed, and it is not within their mandate, to screen for illegal activity such as drug smuggling. You can freely pack a kilo into your carryon or on your person, neither the xrays nor the scanners not the bomb sniffers will pick that up as a suspicious object. Even the simplest method of disguise can get drugs past them in a physical search. They are looking for metals and liquids, cetain chemicals...not powders, plants, and crystalized substances.
Customs officials and police are charged with that area of enforcement and it is them that have the tools and training to find the drugs, not Barney at the security checkpoint.
The reason 9/11 happened was because security was so light. Body scans are optional , its not like its a big deal you can refuse it.. but honestly it isnt THAT BAD.
Actually 9/11 happened because of the policies in place at the time. The cockpit crew was encouraged to go along with the hijackers so as to not make things worse. Today that would never happen.
Just fortifying the cockpit doors has eliminated the threat that occurred on 9/11 - NOTHING ELSE! Also if someone were to try and hijack an aircraft today, other passengers would jump him before he could even get to the cockpit. Likewise that also has nothing to do with the security in place on 9/11.
Finally box cutters were allowed on 9/11 so whether it was the TSA or a private security firm, they would have been allowed.
As to the body scans, not going to happen. I refuse to have my body exposed to unnecessary radiation and I refuse to let some asshat sitting in a booth look at me virtually strip searched. If it comes down to the nude-o-scope or not flying, I will not fly everytime.
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