"lardsoup" wrote in message ...
Not to add fuel to the fire, but please do not think that the locks on
planes offer any security at all!!! Most of the locks found on airplane
doors and ignitions are nothing more than 4 or 5 wafer cam locks that can be
picked or forced in under 10 seconds. Most can have a key impressioned for
them in less than five minutes. And unless you have a Medeco or equivilent
type high security lock on your hanger, the cheap locks I've seen on hanger
doors are not keeping anyone out.

Dear Lard,

Everything is relative. I appreciate your comments on the general
quality of airplane and hangar locks, but the fact is while they
don't keep out determined people who've made a plan, they *do*
keep out casual, opportunistic people. At least, I've certainly
watched frustrated pilots who locked their keys inside the plane
or who left their keys at home, be quite unable to access their
own plane. I grant your point that it's not high security, but
it's not the same as leaving your car open with the keys in the
ignition either.

OTOH, anyone who thinks that a 6 ft fence and security gating
is going to keep out a determined person with a plan for evil,
think again. Under the fence; over the fence; through the fence
with bolt cutters; through the gate with proper credentials.

Cheers,
Sydney