Posted on 04/06/2009 6:32:06 PM PDT by pissant
U.S. F-16 fighter jets are tracking a single-engine plane over Missouri that was stolen from a Thunder Bay, Ont., aviation school Monday afternoon.
Lt.-Cmdr. Gary Ross of NORAD in Colorado told CTV Newsnet that as of about 9 p.m. the plane was about 50 kilometres east of Salem.
"We remain in pursuit and are trying to encourage the pilot to land safely," he said.
Ross said the pilot has not responded to radio calls from the F-16s or the FAA and that the stolen Cessna 172 only has about one hour of fuel left.
He also said the pilot has refused to acknowledge the nonverbal communications from the F-16 jets to follow them.
(Excerpt) Read more at ctv.ca ...
He’s probably going to be even more “unhappy” if the F16’s decide to engage!
I was going to say, if he thought he was unhappy before, he doesn’t even know what he’s in for...
“IN PURSUIT”???
Just how long does it take an F-16 to pursue a civilian single engine plane with a top speed of, what? 170 mph?
The misunderstood militant Islamist which our POTUS assured that the U.S. is not, and NEVER WILL BE at war with Islam.
Posted lest than 15 minutes ago:
Authorities know pilot’s identity but haven’t release his age or name.
Brown says the plane has been at a fairly constant altitude of about 14,500 feet.
Flying at high altitude without using oxygen can cause a pilot to lose consciousness, and a plane on autopilot can continue flying itself.
http://www.nbc26.com/Global/story.asp?S=10140320
“Ah, the Stealth Cessna 172. Remember when one snuck in and landed at Red Square in Moscow?”
I think that was a 152.
We're just being so judgmental here! /sarc
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At last we know what those North Korean practical jokesters really had ductaped to the nose of that rocket they launched over the weekend! /s
I think it's already south of St. Louis.
They know his identity/name and age, but are not saying at this time.
“Just how long does it take an F-16 to pursue a civilian single engine plane with a top speed of, what? 170 mph?”
Around 120 I think.
Shoot it down. Seriously. Doesn’t matter why it’s been stolen, doesn’t matter that it’s only a cessna. It’s a rogue aircraft in our airspace.
162.
They do figure-8 loops.
I saw this happen on 9/11 near Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts. Turns out it was an idiot MA bureaucrat in a small plane who thought the lockdown didn’t apply to him.
Plane has landed on a highway and the person is on the run!
Are you serious? I thought that only happened with car chases!
methinks “unhappy” is the least of his problems right now
But there aren’t any baseball fans in Canada, are there?!
Greta - Fox News reporting aircraft landed on highway 15 minutes ago!!!
Yep, in Missouri!
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