[Moose4]

It's interesting, but like some others have said, it's nitpicking. The air traffic control system is too complex to just throw a switch and stop everything "right damn now."

Somebody at the FAA would have to call the Powers That Be at Laguardia and tell them to stop all takeoffs and get everybody in their airspace back down. Then the PTB would have to notify the ground controllers, the tower (that handles planes close to the airport), the New York approach/departure controllers (that handle lower-altitude planes in the NYC metro area), and the New York ARTCC, and they'd have to all coordinate. Frankly, I'm impressed they cleared national airspace as quickly as they did, with no incidents.

}:-)4

[kinsman redeemer]

You are exactly right. This is one of the rare times when I read all the posts BEFORE I commented. You took the words right out of my mouth.