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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Reminds me of when a reporter asked a marine scout
sniper what he feels when he shoots a target, and the guy responded
"Recoil"</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=schale@optonline.net href="mailto:schale@optonline.net">Stuart
Chale</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">General pattern discussion</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 12, 2009 6:50
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Pilot
with attitude</DIV>
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<P class=ececmsonormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 3.75pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.5in"><B><FONT
face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Too
funny not to pass along<BR><BR></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=ececmsonormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 3.75pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.5in"><B><FONT
face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Subject:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Marine Pilot
with Attitude</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black">
</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></P>
<P class=ececmsonormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 75.75pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1in"><FONT
face="Arial Unicode MS" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">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. </SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></P>
<P class=ececmsonormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 75.75pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1in"><FONT
face="Arial Unicode MS" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">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.
</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></P>
<P class=ececmsonormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 75.75pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1in"><FONT
face="Arial Unicode MS" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">I just flew with a guy who overheard
this conversation on the VHF Guard (emergency) frequency 121.5 MHz while
flying from Europe to <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:CITY
w:st="on">Dubai</ST1:CITY></ST1:PLACE> . It's too good not to pass along.
</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></P>
<P class=ececmsonormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 75.75pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1in"><FONT
face="Arial Unicode MS" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><BR></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></P>
<P class=ececmsonormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 75.75pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1in"><FONT
face="Arial Unicode MS" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">The conversation went like this...
</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></P>
<P class=ececmsonormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 75.75pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1in"><FONT
face="Arial Unicode MS" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Iranian Air Defense Radar: 'Unknown
aircraft you are in Iranian airspace. Identify yourself.'
</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></P>
<P class=ececmsonormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 75.75pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1in"><FONT
face="Arial Unicode MS" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Aircraft: 'This is a <ST1:PLACE
w:st="on"><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on">United
States</ST1:COUNTRY-REGION></ST1:PLACE> aircraft. I am in Iraqi airspace.'
</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></P>
<P class=ececmsonormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 75.75pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1in"><FONT
face="Arial Unicode MS" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Air Defense Radar: 'You are in Iranian
airspace. If you do not depart our airspace we will launch interceptor
aircraft!' </SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></P>
<P class=ececmsonormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 75.75pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1in"><FONT
face="Arial Unicode MS" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Aircraft: 'This is a United States
Marine Corps FA-18 fighter. Send 'em up, I'll wait!'
</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></P><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS" color=black
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Air Defense Radar: (no
response ... total silence)</SPAN></FONT>
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