dib Posted December 24, 2009 Posted December 24, 2009 I hope he gets a Marine FA-18 escort over Iran. In addition to communicating with the local Air Traffic Control facility, all aircraft in the Persian Gulf AOR are required to give the Iranian Air Defense Radar (military) a ten minute 'heads up' if they will be transiting Iranian airspace. This is a common procedure for commercial aircraft and involves giving them your call sign, transponder code, type aircraft, and points of origin and destination. I just flew with a guy who overheard this conversation on the VHF Guard (emergency) frequency 121.5 MHz while flying from Europe to Dubai. It's too good not to pass along. The conversation went like this... Iranian Air Defense Radar: 'Unknown aircraft you are in Iranian airspace. Identify yourself.' Aircraft: 'This is a United States aircraft. I am in Iraqi airspace.' Iranian Air Defense Radar: 'You are in Iranian airspace. If you do not depart our airspace we will launch interceptor aircraft!' Aircraft: 'This is a United States Marine Corps FA-18 fighter. Send 'em up, I'll wait!' Air Defense Radar: (no response ... total silence) . Gotta Love the Marines .
Ned Flanders Posted December 24, 2009 Posted December 24, 2009 Thanks 'Ball...I was just going to google this.
Kris Kringle Posted December 24, 2009 Posted December 24, 2009 I hope he gets a Marine FA-18 escort over Iran. Not needed.
drnykterstein Posted December 25, 2009 Posted December 25, 2009 According to that Map, he skipped over Buffalo.
BuffaloBill Posted December 25, 2009 Posted December 25, 2009 According to that Map, he skipped over Buffalo. He missed my House!!!!!
stuckincincy Posted December 25, 2009 Posted December 25, 2009 According to that Map, he skipped over Buffalo. Of course he did. They would try to assess taxes on him.
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