Gatt wrote:

http://us.cnn.com/2007/US/10/08/forc....ap/index.html

Nevertheless, if we live in a society where F-16s escort antique airplanes
just because the President is flying through, we've gone astray.

I refuse to live in fear. If we live in a country where Air Force One
requires escorts to keep away Stinsons or Jennies, we might as well take
down the flag and set it on fire 'cause we've lost our courage as a nation.

However, it's pretty clear that the antique pilots should have checked with
the FAA for TFRs since that's pretty much what everybody has to do.

Bottom line is Airshows are SCHEDULED... they knew exactly what it was.
It seems like provisions could have been made so that the airshow
could have went on as planned.

And F16's forcing down antique planes... that in itself sound dangerous.

Allen