Locking on the Ramp

[GravityHater]

Is this one of those "should do's" or "must do's"?
Ie for a 1/2-1 hr stop, can we leave the door wide open as usual or is that history?

 

[Raskal]

I've kinda wondered the same thing...I know at BOS they'll b!tch, moan and yell that you're going to let the terrorists in if you leave your door open-or have the audacity to walk across the ramp for that matter.

Other than that, I'm a little more casual about it, some of the guys are the opposite.

 

[Dep676]

We were told that if the TSA finds your door open and no one is in or around the aircraft each crew member will get fined 2500 dollars for the first offense and it goes up from there.

Just food for thought.

 

[Mercury]

We lock'em any time we are out of view of the aircraft.

 

[AZ Typed]

Would you leave your car door open in a parking lot? Could you explain to the boss why someone is onboard his aircraft taking pictures? Is it feasable that your boss carries sensitive information onboard (business deals, stats, etc.)? Use your head - lock it.

AZT

 

[DrProc]

Back when I flew for the commuters (post 9/11) the TSA would look for airplanes with the doors open and wait inside of them until the crew returned and slapped them with a fine. This happened several times where I worked, and the crew got the fine, not the company. Again this is on the airline ramp, but I have no doubt that the TSA sometimes crawls around on the GA ramp, especially at larger airports.

 

[Seadogrun]

It's something most of us should do more often.

 

[falconpilot]

We always lock our airplane.. Baggage and Hell hole doors. Chances are nothing is going to happen, but who'd a thought that a bunch of terrorist could take over a passenger plane with a box cutter. Better safe than sorry.

 

[AA717driver]

When they start making airline ramp workers go through security, THEN I'll take the TSA seriously. TC

 

[Dep676]

When they start making airline ramp workers go through security, THEN I'll take the TSA seriously. TC

Exactly!!!! Get I get an AMEN????

I have said it before, we are no better off than we were on 9/10/01. Just a glorified welfare program with too much authority, the TSA.

 

[GravityHater]

I lock it when I it was my leg. Youknowwho doesn't. I get hell when we have to pull out the keys to unlock to depart after my leg. YKW says, pointing to all the other jets on the ramp; "Every last airplane here is open, what are you talking about?"
A written directive from the TSA or an official report of fines might help my case.
I think it truly possible a jet could be stolen from a lot of these places.

 

[DrProc]

I lock it when I it was my leg. Youknowwho doesn't. I get hell when we have to pull out the keys to unlock to depart after my leg. YKW says, pointing to all the other jets on the ramp; "Every last airplane here is open, what are you talking about?"
A written directive from the TSA or an official report of fines might help my case.
I think it truly possible a jet could be stolen from a lot of these places.

Do you remember this retard?
http://www.news4jax.com/news/5100473/detail.html?subid=22100425&qs=1;bp=t

 

[GravityHater]

There ya go. Wonder what happened to him career wise.

 

[Galaxy]

Orlando Intnl just had an incident of rampers smuggling guns to PR. Now the TSA is temporarily scanning all employees with access.
http://wap.usatoday.com/detail.jsp?key=615333&rc=blog_tr

 

[Swass]

It's not so much the fact of stealing the aircraft but it would be easy for someone to stick an explosive device in the cabin or baggage area. That scenario scares me more.