Put a person in the cockpit whose ONE JOB is to keep the bad guys out. You neglected that little detail of my proposal.
BTW, this proposal involves the FBI training the pilots. Your assumption is that the idiots who can't hit the right house in a firefight will be able to teach the pilots to react from a position of tactical surprise and shoot the terrorists (and ONLY the terrorists) dead instantly while still flying the airplane...I must admit don't quite follow your logic.
I would have no problem looking at that, although it does make me wonder whether people trained to a high level (as you suggested above) are best utilized in the cockpits of planes. While I realize the critical importance of maintaining the cockpit's integrity, I wonder if these highly trained folks' talents are needed somewhere else. By the way, from whom will these security officers receive their paycheck?
BTW, this proposal involves the FBI training the pilots. Your assumption is that the idiots who can't hit the right house in a firefight will be able to teach the pilots to react from a position of tactical surprise and shoot the terrorists (and ONLY the terrorists) dead instantly while still flying the airplane...I must admit don't quite follow your logic.
My point is this: your claim that only a government agent is capable of handling the situation is preposterous. Experience shows that government agents may respond no more efficiently under stress than a trained civilian. There are two pilots in the cockpit. Here's my scenario...as the terrorists are defeating the cockpit door, one continues to fly the plane while the copilot gets ready to shoot. I believe it to be feasible.
In general Poohbah, you discount any possibility that civilians are capable of defending themselves. You should realize that the government is not the answer to every question.