Skip to comments.
CNN: Man Held in Custody at Frederick, MD Airport, Re: D.C. Plane Scare
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
| Kristinn
Posted on 05/11/2005 10:09:33 AM PDT by kristinn
CNN's Kelly Arena reports that one man is being held by Maryland State Police at an airport in Frederick, MD. The police are waiting for federal authorities to arrive on the scene.
The man is said to be the pilot of the small aircraft that triggered an evacuation of government buildings in downtown Washington when he reportedly violated restricted airspace.
Frederick, MD. is located about an hour northwest of Washington, D.C. along the I-270 corridor.
TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland; US: Pennsylvania; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: airraid; dc; evacuation; falsealarm; nationalsecurity; violationofairspace; washingtondc
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 161-180, 181-200, 201-220 ... 301-318 next last
To: kristinn
If this thing gets passed along to us as a false alarm, rest assured it wasn't a false alarm. My two cents.
To: RSmithOpt
The 9B's been out of circulation for quite a while. We're at the AIM-9X for air to air and Stingers for ground-to-air.
182
posted on
05/11/2005 11:51:03 AM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: cake_crumb
He broke the glass and the unreinforced cement fascia on the building face, all cosmetic and not structural elements.
Fly a Cessna 150 into a structural member, all you do is scratch up the pillar and destroy the Cessna.
183
posted on
05/11/2005 11:53:56 AM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: bootless
A 150 is kinda like the clown car of planes - but it only fits two clowns ;)
To: kristinn
Fox news says the man's wife thinks he was probably heading for an air show in NC. Could be just your average Joe...but why not respond to radio warnings?
185
posted on
05/11/2005 11:59:35 AM PDT
by
hershey
To: Squawk 8888
Thanks......been reading the weight specs from other posts. Maybe I was thinking about a 180 or is it a 182 Cessna? Anyway, never see bush pilots flying them in Alaska.
186
posted on
05/11/2005 11:59:35 AM PDT
by
RSmithOpt
(Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
To: kristinn
Hey, did he look like Algore? Or JFnKerry?
187
posted on
05/11/2005 12:05:55 PM PDT
by
Fudd Fan
(Theodore: the GOOD Roosevelt)
To: Cool Multiservice Soldier
Come one man.....it was a 150.....no need to spend more money than necessary for the enema....the point is to get rid of the crap ASAP & efficiently. But hell, whatever is on / under the wing works for me....
188
posted on
05/11/2005 12:07:37 PM PDT
by
RSmithOpt
(Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
To: Spktyr
"Fly a Cessna 150 into a structural member, all you do is scratch up the pillar and destroy the Cessna."Good point....though he should at the least face time for ignoring the warnings. Even if there's a reasonable explanation, like his radio stopped working, he was fiddling with the dial and looking for a good rap station or he went temporarily deaf, he ought to get 30 days.
I can think of a 100 pound payload that would be explosive enough to do more than mar a pillar. We've been far too lenient with all these jokers in small planes knowingly commit airspace violations.
189
posted on
05/11/2005 12:08:50 PM PDT
by
cake_crumb
(Leftist Credo: "One Wing to Rule Them all and to the Dark Side Bind Them")
To: AppyPappy
An A-10 Warthog's nose gun would chew the Cessna up quickly, however, he'd (the A10) need to come up from underneath from the west, cause those 30 mm depleted uranium shells would probably do more damage on the ground stuff than we'd like to see.
190
posted on
05/11/2005 12:11:48 PM PDT
by
RSmithOpt
(Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
To: Spktyr
Noted on the 9B....still a very good close-in missile. I was just trying to note that both were heat seekers in the post and the idiot(s) could have used one for either 'probing' the defenses or trying to make a statement to W or whoever.
191
posted on
05/11/2005 12:15:48 PM PDT
by
RSmithOpt
(Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
To: devolve
I'm sure terrorists are taking note of the fact that the plane turned towards the White House a second time (paperclip move)and the plane still wasn't shot down.
192
posted on
05/11/2005 12:16:39 PM PDT
by
rdl6989
(If it drives the left into fits, its a good thing.)
To: hershey
The plane is registered to Vintage Aero Club in Smoketown, Pa. It was scheduled to be flown Wednesday by Jim Sheaffer of Lititz, Pa., and student pilot Troy Martin, of Akron, Pa., to an air show in Lumberton, N.C.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7817210/
193
posted on
05/11/2005 12:18:35 PM PDT
by
rdl6989
(If it drives the left into fits, its a good thing.)
To: brothers4thID
Well, I guess I should know never to believe the media....but this did cause our fearless leaders to run from the House & Senate.
194
posted on
05/11/2005 12:20:21 PM PDT
by
Feiny
( I hate the very sight of liquor, which is why I hide it in my stomach.)
To: Aeronaut
Could use a ping here... to potentially squelch the fearful.
195
posted on
05/11/2005 12:26:30 PM PDT
by
Dashing Dasher
(Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine.)
To: The_Victor
I think I will just let my imagination take flight on that one! :-D
196
posted on
05/11/2005 12:32:57 PM PDT
by
Redleg Duke
(Don't let Terri's death be in vain!)
Comment #197 Removed by Moderator
To: pa mom
A compact car could carry a LOT more weight of whatever dangerous material you wanted to use than this little airplane. And, you could drive it VERY close to your target without raising any suspicions or alarms.
Using a small aircraft for a mass terror attack makes little to no sense at all in light of the damage you could do with a far more accessible, everyday vehicle.
198
posted on
05/11/2005 12:35:59 PM PDT
by
Jotmo
("Voon", said the mattress.)
To: HKMk23
199
posted on
05/11/2005 12:36:54 PM PDT
by
rabidralph
(My truck appreciates the rest of you driving fuel-efficient vehicles.)
To: Dashing Dasher; Tijeras_Slim; FireTrack; Pukin Dog; citabria; B Knotts; kilowhskey; cyphergirl; ...
200
posted on
05/11/2005 12:37:15 PM PDT
by
Aeronaut
(I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things - Saint-Exupery)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 161-180, 181-200, 201-220 ... 301-318 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson