[Joeaksa]

Originally Posted by id10t

Or you could travel wtih a gun... just enough of one for the ATF. A nice old single shot shotgun reciever. Get a small locking case for it, toss it in your luggage, follow your airline and TSA requirements (declare at check in, visually inspect, mark bag for no more inspection), and you get a quick trip thru security, as well as the ultimate trump when your luggage gets lost/rerouted - "Are you gonna call BATFE or am I?"


Personally I think 95% of the "new" security in place since '01 is a waste and BS....

My copilot had his flight bag go missing between Montreal and Amsterdam last week. KLM then sent it around the world, far away from where we were. They finally said that they could not find it.

I discussed the situation with him during dinner two nights ago. Told him a little trick. He then called KLM baggage and asked them if they wanted to call the TSA and aviation authorities or should he? They asked why and he told them that there was a pilots uniform in the bag, complete with everything someone needed to look like a commercial pilot. When something like this goes missing the authorities need to be notified.

Surprise, surprise... KLM now found his bag within a couple of hours and it was delivered to him last night.

Regarding your comment about the "new security" system. Its a "knee jerk" reaction by the Govt and Politicians meant to sooth the public into thinking everything is ok. Yes it has corrected some issues, but someone who works in the industry knows where the holes are in the system and how to bypass many of them.