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Call me old fashioned, but I'm right behind her:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14428377
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14428377
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The North American Aerospace Defense Command (Norad), which scrambled the two warplanes, said there was no excuse for not knowing about the airspace restrictions.
She also said she did not have her radio on
The widow told US media she thought the warplanes were just admiring her plane.
I'm now not right behind her.
You can still be right behind her, but with your guns hot.:lol:
Yes, like I said, having a radio and not using it isn't the best idea.AFAIR, not having your radio on is even outside controlled airspace a very stupid idea. Maybe not completely illegal, but a good reason to question your sanity. How to communicate with you then? as you can see, the suddenly appearing fighter jets are not understood in every language.
Maybe you're right--well, at the least, I think she should get the bill for the jet fuel for the intercept :lol:But I think, she should go away with a warning, if she didn't do anything like that in the past decades of flying. Her explanation might be a bit stupid and she would have been better off, if she would have kept her lips sealed, but anyway: How would you have punished her, if she didn't say such stupid things afterwards?
Her explanation (and not turning her radio on after the intercept) makes me suspect that she knew what was going on and thought she'd get in less trouble if she played dumb.
Oddly enough, my most recent sectional chart doesn't seem to have it, but previous ones have the following text printed in a rather obvious box on the front:Why don't they put bullhorns on the f-16 so the pilots can just yell at the other plane in case of radio failure?
Or why not have the f-16 pull way ahead and make contrail Morse code? Or do some sky writing? Lot's of ways to communicate with a plane that has no radio..
All aircraft operating in the U.S. national airspace, if capable, will maintain a listening watch on VHF guard 121.5 or UHF 243.0. It is incumbent on all aviators to know and understand their responsibilities if intercepted. Additionally, if the U.S. military intercepts an aircraft and flares are dispensed in the area of that aircraft, aviators will pay strict attention, contact air traffic control immediately on the local frequency or on VHF guard 121.5 or UHF 243.0 and follow the intercept's visual ICAO signals. Be advised that noncompliance may result in the use of force.
Fly past close enough to get their attention. You don't have to keep pace.How can a jet fighter intercept a light aircraft like the Piper J-3, the jet fighter would fall out of the sky at such low speeds.
Why don't they put bullhorns on the f-16 so the pilots can just yell at the other plane in case of radio failure?
Don't know if it's true for all models, but many fighter planes have a nice powerful spotlight on their port side.