Originally Posted by
Scubatooth
ah more words of wisdom from "Im more american then you because i work for TSA" Ron
BTW JPATS isnt left field, I have met more then a few of there marshall's so i have a good insight to what goes on, then again my clearance allows it as well. TSA has no jurisdiction over them and digging in there business is likely to end up having the business end of a pistol or CSM that appears out of thin air, especially there air movements. trust me I witnessed one incident were a airport employee wondered to close to the aircraft and in the blink of the eye code browned as there were 5 marshalls pointing CSMs at this guy and they were charging him. Those guys dont mess around when it come to op sec.
Screening of the aircraft and crew, nope as TSA is not at all points of access at airports. Background checks are meaningless as has been proven by the litney of reports that keep poring out about the professional and highly trained TSA. You think TSA screens patients as they are loaded on scene calls where a aircraft goes to pick up a critical patient....nope. TSA employees attempting or interfering with a medical air or ground crew are likely to find themselves in a world of hurt and im not talking physically either. TSA tried there Stunts with GA and failed miserably, partly due to the efforts of the air medical transport groups, and the AOPA. TSA cant do its base mission with any level of competence let alone the creep that keeps on going.
as for the going on the tarmac, I know this first hand because i have done it many times and the airports dont know me from a hole in the ground, and my employer hasnt given them anything either, and they cant without my written permission for which they dont have. I have pulled up (Code 1 or Code 3) to the gate rolled the lights and whalen and had the gate opened, didnt talk to a soul, the ambulance was not inspected by anyone, and i was allowed unescorted onto the tarmac. The "sterile area" has more holes in it then swiss cheese, and the theater act is bad kabuki at best.
I don't disbelieve anything that you have posted. Just be aware that things change. Also, because something happens one way at a particular place doesn't mean they will happen that way someplace else. I have seen US Marshal's (by the way it is one L, two LL's is the school) and their whole bus of prisoners removed from the tarmac because they did not have the proper escort with SIDA badges. They were not happy but had to comply. In fairness, this action was taken more to bring the FBO into compliance (the FBO is the one who has to provide the escort) than to affect the US Marshal's. Yes, the Marshal’s could have played the” I am the law, have guns and am going to arrest you card” but it would not have helped. One, they would have been arresting airport LEO’s Two, the Marshal’s would have been on the wrong side of the regs because they need SIDA badge’s or need to be escorted.
FB