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Air Marshals Kill Erratic Passenger in Miami
- Thread starter Fly Navy
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Cornellianintel
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Fly Navy said:
Always glad to learn something new.
As for the proposed buffer zone, they do have them around almost all grade schools and secondary schools. It is doable, but I don't think it makes a lot of sense.
Best,
cac
shortncurly
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Cornellianintel said:
My dad, also a retired federal agent, currently is a supervisor for the Federal Air Marshals (FAMs). He wanted an income to supplement his pension (and it is good money), but it's actually a really difficult, time consuming job. All in all he's happy with the program, and would recommend it to any guy coming out of the military -- they're always looking for new FAMs, and hire almost exclusively former military (especially those with weapons/combat experience). He also worked as an actual FAM back when the program originally started (I think it was in the 70s), when they were called "Sky Marshals." Kind of a circle of life thing.
I talked with him earlier tonight, and they're all in a tizzy around the office -- and no wonder. It'll be interesting to see how it all turns out....
Air Marshals use hollow-point, subsonic frangible rounds...won't penetrate a hard target, but will tear the hell out of a fleshy one...the writeup I read was something along the lines of "turning the targets innards into squishy spaghetti...I was checking out a website the other day that was dedicated to the ammo they use, but can't remember what it is...I'll look for it and post if I can find it.
That's O.K. .... it's your "IMHO" (??) .... but shows how little you know about the Air Marshal (sic) program AND the pilots in commercial aviation. Perhaps when you're out of the Navy and in commercial aviation .... ????Punk said:
I can't go into specifics for the obvious reasons .... but about 40% of them are good-to-go and the other 60% are not. It's my opinion .... based on experience. I don't care what ANYONE "in" the program, past or present, says --- as they have an agenda. I don't. I just want to live and complete my flight.Cornellianintel said:
I used to instruct FEDs and local LEO's in firearms training and retention .... many Marshals were "rushed" through. 'Nuff said .... ???
Absolutely correct, as usual, HAL-man.HAL Pilot said:
A4sForever said:That's O.K. .... it's your "IMHO" (??) .... but shows how little you know about the Air Marshal (sic) program AND the pilots in commercial aviation. Perhaps when you're out of the Navy and in commercial aviation .... ????
IMHO = In my honest opinion, just to help you out with modern times
and thank you for pointing out my grammatical errors
I'm curious, what firearm training to commercial pilots need to be able to carry these days in the cockpit?
HUH ???Punk said:
A4sForever said:
HUH ???
Carry, a sidearm, in the cockpit. It seems you're not thrilled of the idea of Air Marshals carrying yet having a pilot carry is a better idea. I'm just curious to what training a commercial pilot will need to receive to be allowed to strap on a pistol in the cockpit of an airliner?
Dude, even I know this one... THEY CAN'T CARRY!!!Punk said:IMHO = In my honest opinion, just to help you out with modern times
and thank you for pointing out my grammatical errors
I'm curious, what firearm training to commercial pilots need to be able to carry these days in the cockpit?
Wrong, airlines pilots can complete Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) training and than are deputized as limited jurisdiction Federal Marshals. They carry side arms in the cockpit. The legal authority as a Marshall is limited to the cockpit. FFDOs are not allowed to discuss the training syllabus. There are probably at least a couple of thousand who have entered the FFDO program.eddie said:
