John T wrote:

"Captain here, folks. Sorry to let you know, but even though we've
started our descent into [Dulles, National, BWI], we've had to divert and
land in
[Philly, Richmond] because we've had an electrical glitch. We'll get it
squared away and have you on your way in no time."

Isn't there some password requirement for one of the DC airports? I recall
reading here (which naturally means that it must be true {8^) that some
pilots have been diverted after getting the password wrong; there's no
second try permitted.

That too must make for an interesting announcement.

OK, so I went on a rant. My apologies, but I'm a bit frustrated after
talking about this situation with aviation-ignorant members of the public
today. I was able to persuade the couple of folks I talked to that the
ADIZ/FRZ isn't a reasonable solution, but I still have 289.9 million more
to go - especially those on Capitol Hill...

The problem is that people can come to the conclusion "every little bit
helps". That is, they can be easily convinced that the ADIZ is next to
useless. But they still see no reason to not have it.

What's not made clear to people are the costs.

- Andrew