NOTAM

"David Herman" wrote in message
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"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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"Ash Wyllie" wrote in message
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I wonder how many modelers even know that NOTAMS even exist?


What are they going to do: take your model airplane license away?

Well, they might just shoot you.


Redmond, WA (AP) -- Model Airplane Enthusiast Shot by Secret Service

Model airplane enthusiast David Adams was shot and killed by Secret Service
agents today as hundreds of young soccer players and their parents looked on
in horror. The Marymoor model airplane field was supposed to be closed
during Presidential candidate John Kerry's visit to Microsoft, but no
notices were posted. Agents claimed that they had attempted to shout
warnings to Adams, who had lost his hearing when a hand grenade exploded
near him while he was stationed with the Marines in Afghanistan. Agents for
the Secret Service accused Adams of being a potential terrorist who might
use his model plane in an attack.

The FAA had issued notices to pilots that there was to be no model airplane
activity at the park, but local RC modelers claimed that they had never
received them. Adams is survived by his wife and two small children. The
Kerry campaign expressed regret at the incident and claimed that critics of
the shooting had links to the Bush campaign. Kerry himself noted that Adams
was a contributor to the Bush campaign.

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Nope. Don't see it happening. Presidential candidates have just too tough a
time getting elected if their bodyguards go around shooting people at
random.

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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"David Herman" wrote in message
news:1093630607.592832@yasure...
"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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"Ash Wyllie" wrote in message
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I wonder how many modelers even know that NOTAMS even exist?


What are they going to do: take your model airplane license away?

Well, they might just shoot you.


Redmond, WA (AP) -- Model Airplane Enthusiast Shot by Secret Service

Model airplane enthusiast David Adams was shot and killed by Secret
Service
agents today as hundreds of young soccer players and their parents looked
on
in horror. The Marymoor model airplane field was supposed to be closed
during Presidential candidate John Kerry's visit to Microsoft, but no
notices were posted. Agents claimed that they had attempted to shout
warnings to Adams, who had lost his hearing when a hand grenade exploded
near him while he was stationed with the Marines in Afghanistan. Agents
for
the Secret Service accused Adams of being a potential terrorist who might
use his model plane in an attack.

The FAA had issued notices to pilots that there was to be no model
airplane
activity at the park, but local RC modelers claimed that they had never
received them. Adams is survived by his wife and two small children. The
Kerry campaign expressed regret at the incident and claimed that critics
of
the shooting had links to the Bush campaign. Kerry himself noted that
Adams
was a contributor to the Bush campaign.

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Nope. Don't see it happening. Presidential candidates have just too tough
a
time getting elected if their bodyguards go around shooting people at
random.

The scenario certainly sounds absurd. But it's no more absurd than having
F-16s shoot down some geezer in his Aeronca who fails to check for NOTAMs
and stumbles into some rolling string of pop-up TFRs over a Bush-Cheney
campaign bus trip. I think it's not too far fetched to expect that if the
current insanity continues, it may just be a matter of time before something
like that actually does occur. Frankly I think we've been lucky that some
tragedy like this hasn't happened yet (we came REAL close with the Governor
of Kentucky).

Of course in your scenario you've got things turned around with regard to
the incumbent./challenger: the TFRs - and, presumably, the TRRs (Temporary
Rocketry Restrictions) - go up around Bush & Cheney, not Kerry or Edwards
(at least not yet....knock on wood).

They'll take away my Estes Big Bertha when they pry it out of my cold, dead
fingers.....


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C J Campbell opined

"David Herman" wrote in message
news:1093630607.592832@yasure...
"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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"Ash Wyllie" wrote in message
...
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I wonder how many modelers even know that NOTAMS even exist?


What are they going to do: take your model airplane license away?

Well, they might just shoot you.


Redmond, WA (AP) -- Model Airplane Enthusiast Shot by Secret Service

Model airplane enthusiast David Adams was shot and killed by Secret Service
agents today as hundreds of young soccer players and their parents looked on
in horror. The Marymoor model airplane field was supposed to be closed
during Presidential candidate John Kerry's visit to Microsoft, but no
notices were posted. Agents claimed that they had attempted to shout
warnings to Adams, who had lost his hearing when a hand grenade exploded
near him while he was stationed with the Marines in Afghanistan. Agents for
the Secret Service accused Adams of being a potential terrorist who might
use his model plane in an attack.

The FAA had issued notices to pilots that there was to be no model airplane
activity at the park, but local RC modelers claimed that they had never
received them. Adams is survived by his wife and two small children. The
Kerry campaign expressed regret at the incident and claimed that critics of
the shooting had links to the Bush campaign. Kerry himself noted that Adams
was a contributor to the Bush campaign.

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Nope. Don't see it happening. Presidential candidates have just too tough a
time getting elected if their bodyguards go around shooting people at
random.

It's going to be a close election. If the SS shoots enough of the right people
the outcaom could be changed.



-ash
Cthulhu for President!
Why vote for a lesser evil?

"Ash Wyllie" wrote

It's going to be a close election. If the SS shoots enough of the right
people
the outcaom could be changed.



-ash
Cthulhu for President!
Why vote for a lesser evil?

Starting with you? g
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Jim in NC

C.J.

Hoax, Hoax, Hoax

Just called long distance and talked to secretary of Marynoll R.C
Club. As of yesterday (Labor day) nothing like posted has happened.

Some people seems to have more time to waste than smarts. Guess they
like to cry wolf.

Big John


On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 17:45:09 -0700, "C J Campbell"
wrote:


"David Herman" wrote in message
news:1093630607.592832@yasure...
"C J Campbell" wrote in message
...

"Ash Wyllie" wrote in message
...
--

I wonder how many modelers even know that NOTAMS even exist?


What are they going to do: take your model airplane license away?

Well, they might just shoot you.


Redmond, WA (AP) -- Model Airplane Enthusiast Shot by Secret Service

Model airplane enthusiast David Adams was shot and killed by Secret Service
agents today as hundreds of young soccer players and their parents looked on
in horror. The Marymoor model airplane field was supposed to be closed
during Presidential candidate John Kerry's visit to Microsoft, but no
notices were posted. Agents claimed that they had attempted to shout
warnings to Adams, who had lost his hearing when a hand grenade exploded
near him while he was stationed with the Marines in Afghanistan. Agents for
the Secret Service accused Adams of being a potential terrorist who might
use his model plane in an attack.

The FAA had issued notices to pilots that there was to be no model airplane
activity at the park, but local RC modelers claimed that they had never
received them. Adams is survived by his wife and two small children. The
Kerry campaign expressed regret at the incident and claimed that critics of
the shooting had links to the Bush campaign. Kerry himself noted that Adams
was a contributor to the Bush campaign.

------------------------------------------

Nope. Don't see it happening. Presidential candidates have just too tough a
time getting elected if their bodyguards go around shooting people at
random.

"Big John" wrote in message
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C.J.

Hoax, Hoax, Hoax

Just called long distance and talked to secretary of Marynoll R.C
Club. As of yesterday (Labor day) nothing like posted has happened.

"Marynoll"? What's that?

In any case, pretty much the rest of us were able to figure out that CJ's
post was not intended to be a real Associated Press report. He wrote it
himself, as a parody.


Some people seems to have more time to waste than smarts.

Indeed.

Guess they like to cry wolf.

Yeah, like accusing someone of intentionally trying to mislead others, when
they obviously did not?

Pete

"Big John" wrote in message
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C.J.

Hoax, Hoax, Hoax

Just called long distance and talked to secretary of Marynoll R.C
Club. As of yesterday (Labor day) nothing like posted has happened.


Uh, John? I wrote it myself ... it was meant to be satirical. I thought it
was rather obvious.

Marymoor Park (not Marynoll) is a real park near Microsoft headquarters in
Redmond. It has a model airplane field which has an interesting history. The
runway was originally in another location, but a bald eagle nested in the
vicinity and environmentalists demanded that the runway be closed or moved
(preferably closed). The club moved the runway to its present location and
the eagle promptly moved his nest in order to stay close to the field (if
you know eagles, an eagle moving his nest is a big deal, so he must have
really wanted to stay close to the runway). Club members theorize that the
eagle just likes to watch R.C. airplanes, perhaps because there are a number
of people who fly gliders there. The gliders might make it easy for the
eagle to find thermals. Others think the eagle just wants to keep a close
eye on what he may consider to be potential competitors or even prey, or
maybe he just likes the company.