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Rick Umali wrote:
Story by Mac Daniel in the Boston Globe today states that an F-15 fighter jet, which was escorting Air Force One (President Bush was in Manchester, NH), had to intercept a 1979 Beechcraft Skipper Plane which was flying in the restricted airspace. According to the article, the pilot didn't realize that the airspace over Manchester airport was restricted due to the president's arrival. My question to you folks: How does the F-15 get the pilot's attention? And safely direct the plane to land? According to the article, the F-15 pilots "did not have to fire flares to get the pilot's attention." At the same time, the F-15 was dispatched because "air traffic controllers were unable to make contact with the pilot by radio." The article doesn't state how the F-15 was able to get the plane to land, other than this sentence: "The jet escorted the plane out of the secure zone..." I'm picturing a gigantic bullhorn, but even more pressing to me is can the F-15 fly slow enough to "direct" this smaller plane? Eager to hear some ideas here! Thanks! Article he http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/02/09/4 _planes_violate_secure_airspace_1_forced_to_land/ I believe the intercept process is described in the AIM. |
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