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.
Actually this pretty rare honestly… As in most cases with Diversions if its determined to be a threat or has a pax on the no fly list, the aircraft is routed to the Country First Port of Entry… This is the main reason we hear a lot about Bangor Main.. But here it’s a high jacking, the US Govt will certainly refuse the in coming aircraft entry, and if the 7500 went out in US Airspace we would have fighter jet ready to bring them down (if it comes to that) Since the Canadians were ready they did a good job of clearing the threat… Kudos to the Canadians..
No, they saw an albatross coming at their formation and immediately surrendered due to its superior firepower.
Planes over the atlantic fly in an arc. First landfall on this side of the Atlantic is up in Canada (Halifax, Gander) or Northern Maine (Bangor).
Out of curiosity sparked by this thread, Canadians made a lot of good stuff that has been forgotten over time.
Even during the Korean war they made the f86, the hurricane and lancaster for ww2, DC3 workhorse etc.
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/highlights/history/jet.htm
It's a great book, you'll laugh, you'll cry... Thanks for posting the name of the book, I lost track of it when I had almost finished it, and did not want to go into the hell known as "the schoolroom" to find it.
Plus, Canada is our beeyotch.
I don't think the Navy or Marines ever flew the F-4E. They flew F-4Bs, Js, Ns and Ss. The F-4E had an internal Gatlin gun cannon and was used by the USAF to replace their F-4Cs and Ds.
Interesting question indeed. It seems to me, if the pilot says everything is OK, he immediately changes the transponder code. From what I can gather, this did not happen.
I thought Jaaba used a spaceship!
I have never heard of it being squawked accidentally. The only codes starting with 7 are "emergency," "hijack" and "lost comm," I think. I don't know if they have it on speed dial nowadays.
Well, the ident button has to be pressed. When your transponder is on the "On" position, it will automatically squawk. But I know what you mean. :-)
Heavy is a designation for a certain classification of aircraft, determined by its gross weight, like a 747, 777, etc.
Or a Cessna 172 with four people in it. :-)
"I don't think the Navy or Marines ever flew the F-4E. They flew F-4Bs, Js, Ns and Ss. The F-4E had an internal Gatlin gun cannon and was used by the USAF to replace their F-4Cs and Ds."
I believe you may be mistaken; I distinctly recall doing carqual catapult shots with F-4E's. Don't recall squadrons, but it would have been off of USS Ranger CVA-61, back in the early seventies.
Say what? Does this mean it hasn't grown an extra set of wings?
What if the pilot went through training to perform one, very specific purpose? I hope every cavity of his/hers is scoped after this.
"Heck, then why not share one's medical records and SS#?"
I was quite shocked to learn you can get pretty much ANYONE"s ssn just by paying a $20 or so service with a name and city/state. A friend mailed me mine to see if the service worked. Needless to say, I was stunned.
That's right. These things are out there and obtainable, but why make it easier for those who wish to commit a criminal act?
Texas asked me and even encouraged me to use mine for my drivers license, but I refused.
Cargo and Canada are both Baggage:)
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