http://www.elliott.org/blog/tsa-toys-could-threaten-flight-safety/ Consumer advocate Christopher Elliott's site. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.elliott.org/blog/tsa-toys-could-threaten-flight-safety/comment-page-1/#comment-28382 Anon Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:18:48 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/tsa-toys-could-threaten-flight-safety/#comment-28382 Oh! Maybe someone is trying to smuggle a military chip in a remote controlled car, and the TSA is worried it might be shipped to a home-alone ten year old by mistake, so they just want to prevent hilarity from ensuing when the terrorists try to get whats theirs in all sorts of zany ways! Oh! Maybe someone is trying to smuggle a military chip in a remote controlled car, and the TSA is worried it might be shipped to a home-alone ten year old by mistake, so they just want to prevent hilarity from ensuing when the terrorists try to get whats theirs in all sorts of zany ways!

]]> http://www.elliott.org/blog/tsa-toys-could-threaten-flight-safety/comment-page-1/#comment-4004 Chicky Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:48:29 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/tsa-toys-could-threaten-flight-safety/#comment-4004 Swallow camels, that is.... Swallow camels, that is….

]]> http://www.elliott.org/blog/tsa-toys-could-threaten-flight-safety/comment-page-1/#comment-4003 Chicky Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:47:13 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/tsa-toys-could-threaten-flight-safety/#comment-4003 Ah yes: the old strain flies, swalloa camels plan. Works everytime. Heh. Ah yes: the old strain flies, swalloa camels plan. Works everytime. Heh.

]]> http://www.elliott.org/blog/tsa-toys-could-threaten-flight-safety/comment-page-1/#comment-4000 Peter Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:28:19 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/tsa-toys-could-threaten-flight-safety/#comment-4000 So what scenario are they thinking about? Perhaps a terrorist (A) gives someone a toy packed with plastic explosives at the airport after baggage has been checked. Then the toy is in carry-on. If it is found at the TSA checkpoint, A slips into the croud. If not found, A gets on the flight with the remote and picks the time to push the button. Or if the "toy" is in checked baggage, perhaps the remote has a strong enough signal to reach the baggage cargo area in the airplane. This is a tough one to defend. So what scenario are they thinking about? Perhaps a terrorist (A) gives someone a toy packed with plastic explosives at the airport after baggage has been checked. Then the toy is in carry-on. If it is found at the TSA checkpoint, A slips into the croud. If not found, A gets on the flight with the remote and picks the time to push the button. Or if the “toy” is in checked baggage, perhaps the remote has a strong enough signal to reach the baggage cargo area in the airplane. This is a tough one to defend.

]]> http://www.elliott.org/blog/tsa-toys-could-threaten-flight-safety/comment-page-1/#comment-3998 MikeK Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:12:20 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/blog/tsa-toys-could-threaten-flight-safety/#comment-3998 If they are worried about radio control why do they let cell phones and pagers past the check points. You don't even have to be in the same country as these devices to trigger them. Its these OBVIOUS inconsistencies that infuriate me and make the TSA joke fodder for the rest of the world. If they are worried about radio control why do they let cell phones and pagers past the check points. You don’t even have to be in the same country as these devices to trigger them. Its these OBVIOUS inconsistencies that infuriate me and make the TSA joke fodder for the rest of the world.

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