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To: Criminal Number 18F; HairOfTheDog
Thanks for the ping. I heard this last night, and knew it was a Just Damn story. In the 80s, when I lived on the East Coast, a few of us did a Statue of Liberty Harbor tour, which was cool ... if you contacted ATC! D'OH!

Makin' us look bad. This is NOT good. GA has enough of a problem right now without boneheads like this.
40 posted on 12/29/2003 9:38:06 AM PST by bootless (Never Forget)
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To: bootless
Makin' us look bad. This is NOT good. GA has enough of a problem right now without boneheads like this.

Indeed.

Folks, it is not impossible for this guy to be monitoring the wrong frequency to hear the attempted contacts, not be familiar enough with the local airspace and have made this mistake. A violation, but not a death penalty one. Let alone the danger to those on the ground of plane parts coming down in flames. We have to be a little careful about what is down-range when deciding to shoot down planes over the city without VERY sure probable cause.

I am glad Homeland Security has a calmer trigger finger than folks on this thread. Shooting down a family on a sightseeing trip, would be a tragic setback to future attempts to go after real threats.

43 posted on 12/29/2003 9:53:59 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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