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Originally Posted by exerda

Didn't Bush advocate remote controls that could be used to take over flying a plane in the days after 9/11? :eek:

Otto the Auto-Pilot from Airplane! The smile on his face was classic! :D

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Originally Posted by goaliemn

Ummm... no. Terrorists don't want to blow up a cargo plane as it wouldn't have as much impact as blowing up a plane with 100+ people on board. Its all about impact.

Cargo plane blowing up - 3-6 pilots on board.. Passenger plane - 100+ people.

The real scenario that should greatly concern us is commercial cargo transported on passenger airliners. The vast majority of commercial cargo - the figure I have seen most often is 80% - is not screened. Many airlines transport such unscreened cargo on passenger flights. FedEx, DHL, etc. often essentially charter space on passenger airliners for some of their packages. I understand that some international flights carry large quantities of cargo, as opposed to checked bags. Think of the real purpose of TSA - Kabuki security - and this failure to screen cargo with the same zeal as the screening of passengers makes sense.

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Originally Posted by goaliemn

We are concerned about cargo onboard the passenger jets. Not specifically
the cargo only jets.

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Originally Posted by PatrickHenry1775

The real scenario that should greatly concern us is commercial cargo transported on passenger airliners.

I think the other poster doesn't realize that there is alot of cargo carried on passenger plane. Most people I talk to don't realize this either.