Posted on 06/03/2005 7:25:05 AM PDT by Petronski
The pilot says the hijack code is an error and the plane is secure, but naturally the authorities are not trusting him.
I wish that I had never clicked on to this post. My family is returning from London on Tuesday. I was already nervous.
Plane is down. No video of the landing.
In the most respectful way, I disagree. *Anything* and *everything* will be "posted on the web" if everyone did it. The more we share online, the more the average person is going to know. Yes, it can be easily found online, but loose lips do sink ships. Why make things easier, is all?
Sitting is right. And out of gas. Jacques has plenty of gas but I don't think it's the right kind.
Well, then, I'll make sure to avoid 0000.
but it really isn't that bad: what they do is give a controller a set of local codes, say 100 of them. His neighbor sectors get similar, but different codes. These are codes he assigns to random pop-up traffic requesting advisories.
When an aircraft is on a longer trip (files a flight plan, or otherwise indicates to the controller a distant destination), the code assigned is from a different, and more globally appropriate code group.
And the other aspect to this: 90%+ of air traffic is regular old VFR not requiring a specific code, and thus ALL these aircraft share the 1200 code.
Ooooh, let's not say that.
Let's be careful to say "Plane has landed."
Yes. That's one code I would not want to play around with!
"Plane is down" is baaaad.
"Plane is landed" is very good.
:)
yeah , can you just imagine some of those impatient NYers
You my good man are excatley correct. Wake turbulence behind a "H/747/Q" Heavy 747 can send a small plane for a loop.
Or Ted Kennedy is aboard.
7007.....spy onboard?
A couple of other possibilities.....
7711...someone onboard has the munchies
7666....Hillary's onboard
7812.....pilot had the fish also
I can empathize; mine are returning from a trip to Ireland on Thursday.
I'm sure this will turn out to be nothing though.
It is not difficult at all to have this happen. It happens on a fairly regular basis. No big deal.
"Heavy" means it's in the same class as a 747.
Gotta keep them average peoples from knowing stuff I guess....
Well, a hijack code is a big deal.
You forgot
7420 - crew has been toking and is stoned
}:-)4
Interesting information! One hardly ever sees base 8 numbers anymore since they do not fit evenly into 8, 16, and 32 bits.
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