Originally Posted by exerda
Although what the checkpoint would do to prevent this is beyond me...
I was responding to your claim that a pilot being in on a plot to take down a plane is "farfetched."
The checkpoint won't do anything to stop that, of course.
But it will help prevent pilots from smuggling stuff through for their accomplices, or having stuff planted on them by terrorists. Wouldn't be that tough to do -- I regularly see crew bags unattended at hotels.