USAF fighter pilots typically carry the standard 9mm Beretta with extra magazines. The pistol is holstered on your survival vest with a round chambered and the safety off.
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A year after 9/11, the Arming Pilots Against Terrorism Act (49 U.S.C.44921) was passed, allowing US pilots - working for US airlines - to carry pistols in the cockpit. The first class of Federal Flight Deck Officers, as the armed flight crew are known, graduated in April 2003. Classes have run ever since.
A Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) is a Part 121 Airline Pilot who is trained and licensed to carry weapons and defend commercial aircraft against criminal activity and terrorism.
The unit must declare weapons and ammunition to the aircraft operator. Weapons must be unloaded. Weapons must be collectively secured in a crate and banded or individually locked in a hard-sided case.
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