Desert MOA's
Do power planes, which always have transponders, have the same access
problems gliders do; i.e., are the MOA controllers against any civilian
traffic, against only transponderless traffic, or just picking on gliders?
When a civil transponder beacon return is identified by watchful eyes as
being in and transiting the MOA during military flight operations.
A "knock it off" call is made and everyone goes to a safe altitude and
airspace area.
In the mentioned case, the glider was in the "corridor" within the MOA used
by the military to climb and descend into and out of the MOA from the near
by military base.
Be careful out there folks.. there is a major training exercise going on for
the next month and a lot of foreign countries are participating with their
aircraft.
BT
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