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NORAD intercepting Air France 68 now (plane has landed without incident)
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Posted on 12/30/2003 3:47:17 PM PST by BurbankKarl
if you have a good scanner in So Cal, tune to 271.0, set it in AM mode and listen to Norad intercept Air France flight 68, due at LAX 515pm
two F16s from AZ current refueling off Pacific
TOPICS: Extended News; US: California; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: airfrance; cdg; f16; greatthreads; lax; norad
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To: BurbankKarl
Do we know that this isn't just one of those "exercises" that the Air Force practices on commercial airliners?
-PJ
To: cmsgop
The F-16's are on a CAP, right? Same as the two F-15's over NY now.
To: ErnBatavia
Not exactly, it could be a weather or traffic re routing, or the original route. I've done several flights to and from LA to Europe and they each followed different routes, but along the same trajectory. It could be that they are trying to move away from headwinds to make up for the late departure. Its fairly common.
To: dawn53
Interesting theory, hadn't thought of that.It was my first thought.
If we ever shoot down a civilian airliner and it is proven not to have been a threat, the whole defense system will be stood down.
Can you just imagine the wails from Congress?
Once the system is down, AQ can attack at will.
To: BurbankKarl
Sorry, I cain't follow:
NORAD, SOP, SOB, LAX, LFPG, LOL, ENVO, AWACS, NBA, CDG...
Can someone splain?
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posted on
12/30/2003 4:25:33 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
("In the end, nothing explains anything!")
To: Husker24
There was a NORAD general after 9/11 who had the authority to do it I don't know if that is still in effect.
186
posted on
12/30/2003 4:25:44 PM PST
by
Dog
(Go Eagles!!!!!)
To: baltodog
I can't find a single news outlet covering this. Either they're all asleep at the switch, or this is just SOP for certain international flights, and they'll ignore it unless one of those fighters lights one off.......
To: ErnBatavia
This one is going over Reno soon,not Vegas
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posted on
12/30/2003 4:26:05 PM PST
by
cmsgop
( It comes out your bum,Like a bullet from a gun,.."Diarrhea, Diarrhea"...........)
To: Husker24
I'm suprised that communications aren't encrypted...
To: BurbankKarl
I was at lax today landing over ocean take off over land wind out of north east not sure now
190
posted on
12/30/2003 4:26:08 PM PST
by
al baby
(Ice cream does not have bones)
To: Pan_Yans Wife
How did you sign up tomorrow? Times are stored in GMT time zone. It's tomorrow in Greenwich, England right now. JimRob's software doesn't make the timezone correction in putting together the signup date
191
posted on
12/30/2003 4:26:36 PM PST
by
SauronOfMordor
(Nine out of the ten voices in my head told me to stay home and clean my guns today)
To: Husker24
I just realized that they would want the plane over sea if they had to blow it up for any reason. How horrible.
192
posted on
12/30/2003 4:26:37 PM PST
by
Yaelle
To: Political Junkie Too
Just spoke to this to someone online and he said "exercise evidentally, pilots do occasionally volunteer for practice intercepts".
To: cmsgop
Here's a great circle route viewer that may show the route more clearly. I just can't get a clip from it.
http://argray.org/dist/index Can anybody do that?
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posted on
12/30/2003 4:26:42 PM PST
by
john in orinda
(Please help your cubicle-emprisoned brethren)
To: ErnBatavia
they could reroute it due to weather also...
just so it doesnt go to San Diego
Holiday Bowl, WSU vs Texas, 5pm
To: Hodar
I doubt my Sheppard would even want to tail one....
My lab on the other hand LOVES dog smells.
196
posted on
12/30/2003 4:27:13 PM PST
by
baltodog
(When you're hanging from a hook, you gotta' get a bigger boat, or something like that.)
To: SauronOfMordor
Thank you. I always wanted to know the answer to that question.
197
posted on
12/30/2003 4:27:13 PM PST
by
Pan_Yans Wife
(Submitting approval for the CAIR COROLLARY to GODWIN'S LAW.)
To: BurbankKarl; snippy_about_it
<===Mash This
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posted on
12/30/2003 4:27:53 PM PST
by
SAMWolf
(Help Wanted: Telepath. You know where to apply.)
To: Dog
"On Monday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration said airspace over the Strip will be restricted. The Strip has 74,344 hotel rooms, and 18 of the 20 nation's largest hotels." From here
To: Revolting cat!
i think you are sol
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posted on
12/30/2003 4:28:00 PM PST
by
al baby
(Ice cream does not have bones)
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