TSA tells pilots what flashlights they can and can't use

[acaTerry]

I'm a fan of those high powered LED flashlights out there. The 3 watt and 6 watt ones are perfect. Brighter than any filament bulb light and will light up the tail of a 727 easily.

 

[PositionandHold]

Sounds like they should be standard issue in the cockpit. Bright, could potentially help keep an intruder at bay, but not as lethal as a gun, which you can go get training to carry in the cockpit, anyway.

 

[XJ-spartacus]

However, you might accidently shoot someone in the eye with a flashlight. Those things have accidently blinded way to many innocent people. There should be a waiting period before your allowed to purchase one of those retina burners. As for the H&K 45, now that's something everyone should own. Plus at night, if you really need to get someones attention, you can always use a 45...

-Spartacus

 

[Mr Wu]

I bet I could do more damage with a 2 D maglite than I could do with that surefire.

 

[ATR Pirate]

I just wish the TSA would change their focus from grandmas, babies and pilots with water bottles to terrorists.

I agree..they hassle me with my maglite flash light and ipod more than anyone else. And I'm sick of seeing my 900 year old grandma go through in a while chair and have to get up and walk through the metal screener...there is a dam* reason she's in a fukin wheel chair..its insane...El Al uses racial profiling and is regarded the most secure, and most targeted airline in the world...thats not politically correct here..

 

[trip]

Its obviously an assault-flashlight that has no legitimate purpose in the hands of general public (joe-pilot).

 

[Fred Rogers]

Its obviously an assault-flashlight

It sounds rather intimidating! I'm gonna getcha with my assult flashlight! oooohhhhh

I know this arguement has been made a billion times, but I have, within arms reach, IN the cockpit, AT work, a crash axe which is one of the scariest, angriest, mideval looking things I have ever seen.

Seriously, you could go to a knife store or gun show, and watch some Lord of The Rings / Highlander nerd walk out with the nastiest looking sword or knife, or axe, or mace or whatever he could find, and if I bring my airplane's crash axe, he will be totally jealous.

To all you TSA morons out there. If I EVER feel the need to spend $100 on a flashlight, (which is probably not going to happen) I PROMISE not to hit anyone with it. If I'm going to hit someone at work, I will use some of the airplanes required equipment.

some people call it a kaiser blade, but I call it a sling blade mmmmeeeehhhhhmmmmm