Cockpits still not adequately protected?

[crxpilot]

I couldn't disagree more with that statement. I used to be a cop. We drew from high school graduates who had yet to grow up. I used to cringe at the thought of some of the kids that were now wearing a uniform, a badge, a high powered hand gun and driving a police cruiser. Is that what you want providing security on airplanes? The negligent incident rate was many, many times higher with those guys as it is with the FFDO program. We were just able to keep the majority of it out of public awareness.

The FFDO program draws from a pool of individuals who are not only older and more mature, but have already proven themselves in a difficult and professional career field. Checkrides don't just test you airmanship and procedual knowledge, it tests your psychology in handling a stressful, potentially life threatening situation. When it comes to negligent incidents, I would put the FFDO core against any other law enforcement agency, Federal or state. Not only that, but many of the FFDO's were attracted to the program because they were already seasoned shooters. Quite a few shoot competitively.

I cannot discuss the tactics we practice, but when I saw the video, I chuckled and started counting how many dead bodies there would be if an FFDO were in the cockpit. Nevertheless, I would like to see a second barrier mandated though.

Gee what tactics could that be? Close quarters combat and shooting? Shhhh...its a secret.
FFDO training in 30 seconds:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M1wChW-tclg