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Chip Cravaack: “I will tell you, ma'am, speaking from the position that I have flown as a pilot and also as a Federal Flight Deck…”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2012
I will tell you, ma'am, speaking from the position that I have flown as a pilot and also as a Federal Flight Deck Officer, you may think that the flight deck door is the last line of defense, but it is that armed pilot in the cockpit that will be the last line of defense.
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Chip Cravaack
Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Cravaack emphasizes the importance of armed pilots as the last line of defense in aviation security.

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