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Federal Flight Deck Officers: The airline pilots trained to shoot hijackers

提交时间：6 年以前

Thousands of US airline pilots carry guns in the cockpit. Why do they do it - and how are they trained? Every year, hundreds of American pilots head to Artesia, New Mexico, to learn new skills. (www.bbc.com) 更多...

Tom Novak

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John Manley 6 年以前 2

So who exactly thought this was a good idea to leak to the general public....? FFDO was supposed to stay classified.....

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ToddBaldwin3 6 年以前 1

This is really old news. It's been in the general press since the program was instituted, and ibqwik also has a very good point.

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MultiComm 6 年以前 1

The only secret is WHO the FFDO's are. The goal is to not know if your plane has a FFDO or Air Marshal on board however I think there are a few give-a-ways should someone pay close attention.

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Pierre Letourneau 6 年以前 1

Far West is going in the air...

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PLANESOLUTIONS 6 年以前 1

Slow news day, time to recycle...

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allan howell 6 年以前 0

Story has been done about this a decade ago.Journalists need to find original content not rehash stuff that we alredy knew.

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bdarnell 6 年以前 1

Consider the source .......

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jbqwik 6 年以前 1

My guess is thinking is this: If you know a cop is down the street with radar then you won't be inclined to speed. I think the hope is to dissuade people from trying in the first place for fear of collateral damage to pax or plane.

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