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I used to be an airplane mechanic. Rather than go through screening if I had to go out into the terminal, I would just use my keys and walk out to the ramp and around the nuisance screening. I can see shaking down pilots. How hard is it to buy a uniform? Butter knives as a weapon are just a little more dangerous than a tube of toothpaste!
All this is beside the point. Knowing what I know about planes, if I were a terrorist I could totally bring air traffic to a halt in the whole world. The only way to stop my plans would be to have everyone strip all their clothes off and wear Airline issued coverings. I love my country, messed up as it is, so no amount of money could buy my ideas. God, I hope the terrorists never figure it out!
As for the TSA, most of them at their last job were asking "Do you want fries with that?" You really expect them to understand the logic of you getting the same knife given to you on the plane?
