What having a sky marshal really means

"Jack Davis" wrote in message
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On Sat, 3 Jan 2004 15:03:23 -0600, "Viperdoc"
wrote:

My understanding is that FA's do NOT know who the FAMs are or where or if
they are on board.

Your understanding is incorrect. The entire crew knows who and where
the FAMs are and also if there are any other armed individuals (FBI,
DEA, etc.) on board.

Could you provide a cite for that?

On Mon, 5 Jan 2004 22:09:09 -0700, "Tom Sixkiller"
wrote:

Could you provide a cite for that?

I forgot to include my signature - sorry. That should answer the
question.

-J

Jack Davis
B-737


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"Jack Davis" wrote in message
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On Mon, 5 Jan 2004 22:09:09 -0700, "Tom Sixkiller"
wrote:

Could you provide a cite for that?

I forgot to include my signature - sorry. That should answer the
question.

-J

Jack Davis
B-737


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And this tells me...what?

"Tom Sixkiller" wrote in message ...

And this tells me...what?

That he thinks he's a twin-engine jet?

On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 07:57:20 -0700, "Tom Sixkiller"
wrote:

And this tells me...what?

It should tell you that as a crew member for a major airline I am
qualified to answer the question regarding the crew's knowledge of
FAMs riding aboard our aircraft.

-J

Jack Davis
B-737


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"Cub Driver" wrote in message
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Won't the same thing happen with marshals, and possibly with armed
pilots? With an armed officer on board, won't guns come into use more
frequently? Won't aggressive passengers (like the one who recently got
up and helped himself to a bottle of wine from the galley) trigger
more armed confrontations, with increased likelihood of pistols going
off and injuring bystanders and making non-decompressive holes in the
aircraft?


Shouldn't happen. The sky marshal should have just one responsibility; to
prevent forced entry into the cockpit, if need be. The only time that need
should arise is in the case of someone brandishing a weapon. Since 9/11/01
there have been a few cases where passengers became unruly and even tried to
enter the cockpit. These wackos have generally been subdued by other
passengers. That's how it should be, even if a sky marshal is aboard. The
sky marshal should not expose himself as a sky marshal unless deadly force
has already been introduced into the situation.

"Dave" wrote in message
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There is a third way for the incident to end - the hijacker succeeds!
There
is no guarantee that a FAM would do the business.


Quite right. But in that case you're no worse off than not having the
marshal aboard at all.

"R. Hubbell" wrote in message
news:fIFJb.99695$pY.17255@fed1read04...

Do the sky marshals guard every emergency exit? What would happen if a
terrorist opened and emergency hatch at 36,000 ft? Can they be opened at
all
when the plane is at altitude?


Well, if they can be opened at altitude, the terrorist would be the first to
depart. So what would his purpose be in opening one?

"Saryon" wrote in message
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Plug-type doors commonly found on airliners can't be opened once the
aircraft is pressurized.


But what about the emergency exits?

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