My brother just sent me this:
In addition to communicating with the local Air Traffic Control facility, all aircraft in the Persian Gulf AOR are required to give the Iranian Air Defense Radar (military) a ten minute 'heads up' if they will be transiting Iranian airspace. This is a common procedure for commercial aircraft and involves giving them your call sign, transponder code, type aircraft, and points of origin and destination.
I just flew with a guy who overheard this conversation on the VHF Guard (emergency) frequency 121.5 MHz while flying from Europe to Dubai. It's too good not to pass along. The conversation went something like this...
Air Defense Radar: 'Unknown aircraft at (location unknown), you are in Iranian airspace. Identify yourself.'
Aircraft: 'This is a United States aircraft. I am in Iraqi airspace.'
Air Defense Radar: 'You are in Iranian airspace. If you do not depart our airspace we will launch interceptor aircraft!'
Aircraft: 'This is a United States Marine Corps FA-18 fighter. Send 'em up, I'll wait!'
Air Defense Radar: (no response ... total silence)
Semper Fi
Ya gotta love the Corps
lol, love it.:)
That is a good one.
LOL...you gotta love those young pilots.
Packers set their own NFL Record Today
> First time in NFL History that a team had two 100 yard receivers and two 100 yard rushers in the same game.
> Driver : 6 catches, 111 yards
> Jennings : 5 catches, 101 yards
> Grant : 19 rushes, 106 yards
> Wynn : 7 rushes, 106 yards
Thank you, N.Y.! LOL!
Ha!
I love that!!!!
Just got home via AMTRAK ... great trip!!!!
jane