How are “The staff at the charter jet terminal” supposed to address this? Those are the people GP called “criminally clueless”, suggesting that the lack of pre-departure controls for private jets will cause the next 9/11.

I'm not saying that private charter flights should get the whole TSA treatment. They certainly shouldn't.

I'm just saying, when you run into some people who claim to be classical musicians but who don't look or behave anything like any musicians you've ever heard of, who are travelling on an unusual schedule with unusual luggage, who ask a lot of oddly-specific questions about security, who seem overly concerned with whether or not a large crate will get X-rayed, and who offer you large quantities of cash for unclear reasons, it's worth at least a quick ping to airport security.

> it's worth at least a quick ping to airport security.

“airport security” generally doesn’t show up for free, it’s a paid service.

Interesting, I didn't know that. Seems weird to discourage people from flagging suspicious activity. "See something, say something" doesn't mean you have to go full Stasi, just keep your eyes open and use some common sense.

Fire the criminally clueless and replace their setup with the security that’s setup for every other airport terminal.

And if you need a background check for a HAM radio license, it makes sense to have a background check for pilot licenses.

> Fire the criminally clueless and replace their setup with the security that’s setup for every other airport terminal.

What will that achieve? How many terror attacks have there been on board private planes?

> And if you need a background check for a HAM radio license, it makes sense to have a background check for pilot licenses.

An useful background check would be something more akin to a security clearance, not like a HAM radio license.

1. How many successful terror attacks have happened with any plane currently flying? Zero. How many terror attacks have I committed? Zero.

Why do we still check those? Whatever checking private planes would achieve.

Maybe that's nothing, but annoying safety/security measures need to be all or nothing. No exemptions.

2. You didn't understand re: HAM radio, you have to report your felonies for a HAM radio license and that gets reviewed, in USA anyway: http://www.arrl.org/fcc-qualification-question

> Why do we still check those? Whatever checking private planes would achieve.

Regular passenger flights often contain hundreds of random people, private jets don’t. It’s downright idiotic to equate these.

> 2. You didn't understand re: HAM radio, you have to report your felonies for a HAM radio license and that gets reviewed, in USA anyway

I did understand.