Gary Drescher wrote:
"Jonathan Goodish" wrote in message
...

Apparently, the radio wasn't working. In my
opinion, taking an airplane with an inoperative radio into or
around the
DC area is lunacy.

Has it been established that the radio failed *before* entering the
area?


According to one of the intercept pilots, the Cessna pilot began
talking to them on 121.5 after the intercept. Sounds to me like the
radio was working fine.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)