FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Sequester Security Nightmare?

Mar 18, 2013 | 7:28 pm

#136

chollie

A FlyerTalk Posting Legend

Join Date: Sep 2006

Location: where the chile is hot

Programs: AA,RR,NW,Delta ,UA,CO

Posts: 48,885

Quote:

Originally Posted by InkUnderNails

I forgot that expense in my calculation. That probably gets me up over $100 each.

Seriously, an adjustable gauge with certified calibration would be about $50 to manufacture given the number of airports X the number of lanes, wild guess of 50,000 needed. So, $2.5 million, and that is at a normal tolerance of .001". At 1/10" most good machinists could make them with an ax.

You're too professional, Ink, with standards like these, you're never going to get rich off TSA contracts.

Reply