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livin737 · Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 9:42 pm Post subject: 2 breaking news

Has anyone heard of the two planes that collided in to eachother
it was a dc-9 into a a-319
and when the dc-9 crashed into the a-319 the fuel leaked into the cockpit 8O

news 2

there has been a evacuation at the white house because a cessna
flew into restricted area ( white house area)
the pilot said he was lost

anyone wanna add to this

lortiawhak · Joined: 16 Mar 2004 Posts: 786 Location: somewhere...

Cathay emergency landing at heathrow

KLM fire at heathrow

ricktobin · Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 11:51 pm Post subject: Re: 2 breaking news

livin737 wrote: there has been a evacuation at the white house because a cessna flew into restricted area ( white house area) the pilot said he was lost

This happened yesterday. Apparently it was a pilot and a student pilot that got lost. After the FBI questioned them, they were released.

Kinda hard to believe you could fly that close to the White House and not realize where you are. Too many landmarks in that area not to know.

pingponggame · Joined: 18 Dec 2002 Posts: 568 Location: Seattle

They were apparently using an old map. You would think that they should be required to have current day maps. :roll:

thepackrat · Joined: 11 Oct 2004 Posts: 70 Location: Kentucky

They are required to have current maps. The FAA Flight Standards people have some hard questions for them. The pilot in command could have his certificate suspended. :roll:

ricktobin · Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 9:47 am Post subject:

I saw a follow up story last night about that A/C...

I wonder if the occupants of the A/C realized just how close they came to being shot down or what they must have thought when they found out they were possibly just a few short seconds away from being blown out of the sky.

groundsquirrel · Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 11:45 am Post subject: In a couple of the newsfeeds...

In a couple of the newsfeeds I was listening to while it was happening, they said he was being "escorted" or "trailed" by the Falcons....just wondering, isnt the cruise speed of the 150 below the stall threshold of the Falcon? You gotta love sensationalist nitwit reporters for trying to "illustrate" their stories :D

ricktobin · Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 1:03 pm Post subject:

...in another story reported while it was happening, a reporter reported what an eyewitness on the ground was seeing and it went something like this...

"I'm not sure what's going on right now. Apparently two unidentified F-16s have entered the restricted airspace around the D.C. area..."

I can't say what I'd like to say about the "eyewitness" or the reporter that allowed that stupidity to be aired, in these forums.

Exxman · Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 5:24 pm Post subject:

pingponggame wrote: They were apparently using an old map. You would think that they should be required to have current day maps. :roll:

How about just plain looking out the window? That were me, I'd want to take a look at the White House from above purely as an enthusiastic tourist. Kind of like flying around Seattle and not looking for the Space Needle...whats the point?

Some people here in BC are getting a little annoyed with GA a/c. They just get in the way, or cause trouble for larger commercial a/c. Sure it's probably the same for our fine southern neighbors as well. Can't blame them...beautiful scenery to fly. Just gotta watch out for the big guys I guess.

Exx

pingponggame · Joined: 18 Dec 2002 Posts: 568 Location: Seattle

Exxman wrote: Kind of like flying around Seattle and not looking for the Space Needle

Thanks for reminding me, Im taking an amphibian plane up this afternoon and I'll be sure to look for it. Let's hope you dont see me on the news tonight :wink:

livin737 · Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 10:07 pm Post subject:

well some planes have gps's :wink:
it wasn't a very cloudy day was it

skipperdan · Joined: 10 Aug 2003 Posts: 1201 Location: Florida

I really wonder about what kind of message we are sending to foreign terrorists.

We are allowing Mexicans to cross the southern border.

Some of you will probably remember something that happened about two years ago in Tampa Florida (close to me). A student pilot stole a small Cessna, flew over MacDill Air Force Base and crashed his plane into a Bank of America building in downtown Tampa. He was monitored by a Coast Guard helicopter. The helicopter tried to signal him down. I can not believe that a renegade aircraft can fly over MacDill AFB considering the high level of security at that base. It was the command center for Desert Storm.

The small aircraft was allowed to fly over Washington DC this past week.

PS: I treated my 30 year old son to a Discovery Flight this past Saturday from the airport where the student pilot stole the aircraft that crashed in Tampa. 8) 8)