[wbill]

"Building rockets is a legitimate hobby, but hobbyists have to let the FAA know what they're doing," Herwig said.

Self-important bureaucrat.

That having been said, any amateur model rocketer that indulges in their hobby near an airport, with planes flying overhead, is an idiot. MEthinks that there's more to this than meets the eye.

[eastforker]

Was reported yesterday that the plane was 11 miles east not 8 miles north, hmm.

[johnny7]

"We don't know for sure what the object was. But we think it might be somebody doing model rocketing," said Roland Herwig

Good, clean fun...

[CindyDawg]

If they have stated it was probably a rocket then people saw this close up. Maybe even got pics?

[PLMerite]

“...reported being startled by what he described as a rocket...”

Startled, yeah, I bet!

From “The Hunt for Red October”

Minisub captain: “Hey, I think somebody’s shooting at us!”

USS Dallas skipper: “No shit, Sherlock!”

[P8riot]

I have a friend whose son is a former Gulf War Super Hornet driver and now flies for Continental. I can only imagine if the pilot was a former combat pilot (and many are) how they would have reacted to this. Could’ve been a fun ride.

[Straight Vermonter]

Continental pilot startled by encounter with 'rocket'(Houston)

C'mon, he's tall but he shouldn't be bothering airliners!

[mollynme]

[The Louiswu]

My good friend Robert and I were shooting some rockets this weekend, no where NEAR Houston and we never got one much above 500-700 feet. Loads of fun, and the recovery process got us out walking on a great day, as the rockets tended to land some 1/4 to 1/2 mile down range.

[Allegra]

I flew into Bush Airport yesterday afternoon - must have missed the excitement by a couple of hours.

I've seen enough rockets over the past few years - heh!

[weegee]

Houston PING

[weegee]

"Building rockets is a legitimate hobby, but hobbyists have to let the FAA know what they're doing," Herwig said.

Did Roger Waters alert the FAA when they cut loose the "neocon" pig balloon at his recent concert in the Woodlands?

[JimRed]

A stinger with a bad seeker unit, couldn’t lock on but had a near miss. Check the local mosque for the rest of the shipment.

[Larry Lucido]

[El Gato]

All right, what have you HAT Rednecks been up to now? I mean blowing up lemons on your head is one thing.. but.. shesh!

[OnRightOnLeftCoast]

At the Atlas Shrugs site they posted comments from a internal pilots website:

Missile Shot

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Just got back from the 5 day Bogata trip. We pulled up the Atis for IAH on the way in and it advised to exercise extreme caution for MANPAD events. Queried dispatch and they were clueless. Center said someone reported a missile launched at or near their a/c 11 miles east of IAH. Did anyone learn what happened or if this is bogus?

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Just landed from SLC. Theres's nothing on ATIS now & we didn't hear anything about it on the way in. I guess the FAA/NTSB/DOT/FBI/CIA/NSA/KGB/PBS cover up has already begun. The Truth is Out There!

[OnRightOnLeftCoast]

At the Atlas Shrugs site they posted comments from a internal pilots website:

Missile Shot

====================

Just got back from the 5 day Bogata trip. We pulled up the Atis for IAH on the way in and it advised to exercise extreme caution for MANPAD events. Queried dispatch and they were clueless. Center said someone reported a missile launched at or near their a/c 11 miles east of IAH. Did anyone learn what happened or if this is bogus?

====================

Just landed from SLC. Theres's nothing on ATIS now & we didn't hear anything about it on the way in. I guess the FAA/NTSB/DOT/FBI/CIA/NSA/KGB/PBS cover up has already begun. The Truth is Out There!