How to meet the Air Marshall and other cheap tricks!
Aug 16, 2007, 10:24 am
#31
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Nearly everyone can find the wings and the engines when they look at the airplane. Attempts to be more discreet won't enable the sky marshals to "blend in" given their propensity to sit in very identifiable locations on the airplane. Almost as easy as finding the lavatory or the galley. Or the wings or engines.
I know for larger teams it becomes more difficult to spot them in large part due to this very issue.
Aug 16, 2007, 10:55 am
#32
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I'm not going into details, but I've seen FAMs on international flights as far back as row 40 on a UA 777.
Aug 17, 2007, 2:39 pm
#34
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UALfromMSN, The 2 'FAMs' you saw could have as easily been deadheading or off duty pilots saying hello to the cockpit. It is not at all uncommon for pilots that are travelling as passengers to pop into the cockpit before the door closes.
Aug 17, 2007, 2:51 pm
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That's a good one! So there exists a sky marshal out there who is lobbying to sit in 37B instead of 3B on a regular basis? Seriously?
As we've discussed before, aisle seats in F (especially those in the second or third row) are simply not numerous enough to allow the marshals to successfully "blend in" most of the time.
Aug 17, 2007, 4:43 pm
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. yeesh, they must be pretty low on the fam seniority totem pole.
Aug 17, 2007, 9:15 pm
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That's a good one! So there exists a sky marshal out there who is lobbying to sit in 37B instead of 3B on a regular basis? Seriously?
As we've discussed before, aisle seats in F (especially those in the second or third row) are simply not numerous enough to allow the marshals to successfully "blend in" most of the time.
And for those in first, move the seats around. Some windows would be nice, for various tactical reasons.