low flying jet in NY
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T'was all O.K.ed by the F.A.A, who informed the NYC Mayors office but told them not to alert the public!
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/nyregion/28plane...
Oh, those jokers at the F.A.A......
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/nyregion/28plane...
Oh, those jokers at the F.A.A......

john_p said:
I bet that got a few sphincters twitching !!!! Trooper2 said:
T'was all O.K.ed by the F.A.A, who informed the NYC Mayors office but told them not to alert the public!
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/nyregion/28plane...
Oh, those jokers at the F.A.A......
Who came up with that bright idea to fly a 747 that low over NYC? Idiots.http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/nyregion/28plane...
Oh, those jokers at the F.A.A......

tricky69 said:
My new york office have just dissappeared out the office without a word... something about low flying planes !?
Yes, and large bowel movements... You'd think that someone would have thought about perhaps, just perhaps, letting people know what they were doing.. I am actually a bit surprised there weren't some serious panic station accidents..
john_p said:
I don't think it was an entirely good piece of video footage!hmmmmmm.....
Sounds like a good way to test a new anti aircraft system hidden somewhere in New York designed to prevent another 9/11 to me.
Large plane and small planes - to test both sizes of aircraft/multiple targets.
Don't tell the people or local government - well you don't want anyone to know you have a defence system if they are going to try it again.
Clearly marked large well known aircraft - gives you a plausible excuse and makes it slightly easier to explain. If it was a EC-135 (are they still flying those?) which are grey and virtually unmarked then you might cause a bigger panic.

Sounds like a good way to test a new anti aircraft system hidden somewhere in New York designed to prevent another 9/11 to me.

Large plane and small planes - to test both sizes of aircraft/multiple targets.
Don't tell the people or local government - well you don't want anyone to know you have a defence system if they are going to try it again.
Clearly marked large well known aircraft - gives you a plausible excuse and makes it slightly easier to explain. If it was a EC-135 (are they still flying those?) which are grey and virtually unmarked then you might cause a bigger panic.

The Hypno-Toad said:
hmmmmmm.....
Sounds like a good way to test a new anti aircraft system hidden somewhere in New York designed to prevent another 9/11 to me.
Large plane and small planes - to test both sizes of aircraft/multiple targets.
Don't tell the people or local government - well you don't want anyone to know you have a defence system if they are going to try it again.
Clearly marked large well known aircraft - gives you a plausible excuse and makes it slightly easier to explain. If it was a EC-135 (are they still flying those?) which are grey and virtually unmarked then you might cause a bigger panic.

I think you might be on to something there Sounds like a good way to test a new anti aircraft system hidden somewhere in New York designed to prevent another 9/11 to me.

Large plane and small planes - to test both sizes of aircraft/multiple targets.
Don't tell the people or local government - well you don't want anyone to know you have a defence system if they are going to try it again.
Clearly marked large well known aircraft - gives you a plausible excuse and makes it slightly easier to explain. If it was a EC-135 (are they still flying those?) which are grey and virtually unmarked then you might cause a bigger panic.

The Hypno-Toad said:
hmmmmmm.....
Sounds like a good way to test a new anti aircraft system hidden somewhere in New York designed to prevent another 9/11 to me.
But if a plane actually made it to NY it would be too late. Shooting it down isn't exactly going to minimise damage to the local area? So unless they were using some force field or negative magnet so strong it repels planes.........Sounds like a good way to test a new anti aircraft system hidden somewhere in New York designed to prevent another 9/11 to me.

The Hypno-Toad said:
Don't tell the people or local government - well you don't want anyone to know you have a defence system if they are going to try it again.
The most effective use of a defence system is as a deterrent. If you use it once everyone knows about it so keeping its prescence a secret doesn't make a lot of sense.
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