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![]() wrote in message ... On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 23:08:33 GMT, "copertopkiller" wrote: wrote in message .. . On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 03:47:03 GMT, "copertopkiller" wrote: Said the moron who thinks the exact target, day and time needs to be known before measures can be taken. And lets be very clear about this. No measures where taken. I don't care if Dick Clarkes Policy's weren't implemented. It doesn't matter if Condi said that they were working on a strategy to hit AL Queda. These are two different things. What did your government do, the Booshies, what did they do to defend America on 9/11 And what exactly should they have done, Bryan? Shoot down the airliners? Wasn't that one of the answers you gave before? Nice! Now everyone could see you are quite the pathetic liar. You just claimed something about not having recollections of FAA Procedures discussions with me. Yep it was you - here's an example: There's no need for an example I am quite aware of this exchange. You are the one that questioned this exchange. snicker Now where is the part where you list the misconceptions on the FAA Procedures not being followed? |
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On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 03:27:59 GMT, "copertopkiller"
wrote: Yep it was you - here's an example: There's no need for an example I am quite aware of this exchange. You are the one that questioned this exchange. snicker I didn't question the exchange. You just didn't prove your point. Now where is the part where you list the misconceptions on the FAA Procedures not being followed? Not in any particular order: --Bryan, in a thread titled " JDAM BAM! 9/11 Hot DAMN!": NORAD could already see a good part of America. Which was refuted: Actually they didn't. http://www.stratnet.ucalgary.ca/elea...ings/today.htm " Because of the ongoing terrorist threat, NORAD changed its mission and the way it operates. Prior to September 11th, all of NORAD's attention was focused outside the borders of Canada and the United States. Little thought was given to the possibility of a serious security threat emerging from inside Canadian or US borders. After September 11th, NORAD's mission has changed to include monitoring US and Canadian airspace. NORAD has integrated with the US Federal Aviation Administration by placing an FAA employee inside NORAD and giving NORAD immediate access to FAA information. In Canada, military officers are now stationed at most of the major air traffic control centres and have been working with NAV Canada, Canada's air traffic control organization. The US has also used AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control Systems) aircraft to provide a fuller surveillance picture than is available from ground-based radars. NORAD fighters have done more routine patrols of North American airspace. " http://www.afa.org/magazine/Feb2002/...rad_print.html "On Sept. 11, NORAD was unaware that a problem existed until the Federal Aviation Administration, the civilian agency in charge of US air traffic, notified the command. For some time, the FAA had been the lead agency for handling events of "air piracy." NORAD and the FAA had a cooperative arrangement that left control of domestic airspace in the hands of the FAA. Domestic airliners were considered "friendly by origin," said a NORAD spokesman. In the wake of the attacks, NORAD has been closely monitoring all potential threats both inside and outside of US borders. Each day military detection and tracking systems designed to watch for bombers and missiles monitor 7,000 aircraft approaching the United States. NORAD officials said the command does not have constant access to the "interior" radar displays used by the FAA and said this is a potential area of improvement. In fact, the command is now working to achieve a more comprehensive level of vigilance that will not require reliance on the FAA for help monitoring domestic air traffic, Pennie said. "We need better connectivity" to guarantee access to domestic air traffic information generated by the FAA and its Canadian counterpart, he said. Civilian air traffic radars are separate from NORAD's "fence" of radars focused on external threats, Pennie explained. The rationale for this arrangement was that not only were Sept. 11-style hijackings not expected, but the Cold War mind-set was that "once a bomber got that far [past the NORAD fence] ... things were pretty bad." Unfortunately, Pennie reported, NORAD "simply can't connect all the radars" and create an all-inclusive radar monitoring facility. The technology simply does not exist to do this, and building an all-new radar system from the ground up would be time consuming and prohibitively expensive. For the time being, "working closely with the air traffic authorities" in the United States and Canada "is the way to go," Pennie said." --Bryan in the same thread: "An aircraft that deviates from pre-flight coordinates does constitute an emergency and is the main reason an escort or intercept is required. Your implying that becuase your thought process isn't specifically in written form it is untrue. The following item is why you are a foolish shill. http://www1.faa.gov/ATpubs/ATC/Chp10/atc1002.html" And the answer to that misconception is: And NO WHERE in that regulation does it say "It is routine procedure to scramble fighters when planes deviate from course" Yet another: "But we did have capable fighter aircraft loaded with missiles sitting on runways ready to intercept." Former senator Warren B. Rudman of New Hampshire, a Korean War veteran and national security expert, said it would have been "very unrealistic" to expect the military to have interceded successfully on Tuesday. "This country is not on a wartime footing," Rudman said. "We don't have capable fighter aircraft loaded with missiles sitting on runways in this country. We just don't do that anymore. We did back during the '70s, the '60s, along the coast, being concerned about Russian intrusion, but to expect American fighter aircraft to intercept commercial airliners, who knows where, is totally unrealistic and makes no sense at all." Yet another: "It is routine procedure to scramble fighters when planes deviate from course Snyder, the NORAD spokesman, said its fighters routinely intercept aircraft." Response: Not civilian aircraft flying within the United States, he didn't. In fact he specifically denied it. "We scramble aircraft to respond to any aircraft that we consider a potential threat. The hijacked aircraft were normal, scheduled commercial aircraft on approved flight plans and we only had 10 minutes prior notice to the first attack, which unfortunately was not enough notice," said Marine Corps Major Mike Snyder, a spokesman for NORAD headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo. "This is an unprecedented event, unfortunately, and we're just going to have to adjust accordingly," Snyder said." If they did it routinely, what adjustment was needed? Yet another: Hijacked aircraft must be intercepted. Yet the FAA Regulations state: " '7-1-2. REQUESTS FOR SERVICE The escort service will be requested by the FAA hijack coordinator by direct contact with the National Military Command Center (NMCC). Normally, NORAD escort aircraft will take the required action. However, for the purpose of these procedures, the term "escort aircraft" applies to any military aircraft assigned to the escort mission. When the military can provide escort aircraft, the NMCC will advise the FAA hijack coordinator the identification and location of the squadron tasked to provide escort aircraft. NMCC will then authorize direct coordination between FAA and the designated military unit. When a NORAD resource is tasked, FAA will coordinate through the appropriate SOCC/ROCC. " Escort had to be requested by the FAA. Note the words "When the military can provide escort aircraft", which can only mean that it was not a requirement that they be provided. And another: Positive flight following means that the hijacked aircraft will follow the escort aircraft's instructions. here's a definition of "positive flight following": http://www.bushfire.nsw.gov.au/pdf_files/Av_sops_17.pdf. Positive flight following is the knowledge of the aircraft's position, and its condition at all times. And another: A scramble doesn't require the birds to be on alert status. Order 7610.4J, Special Military Operations, Section 1.3.2 http://www1.faa.gov/ATpubs/MIL/Ch1/mil0103.2.html#1-3-2 "Scramble. Departure of an aircraft training for or for the purpose of participating in an air defense mission. Scramble Order. A command and authorization for flight requiring time, of not more than 5 minutes, to become airborne. " And some of his all time greatest misconceptions: "Following FAA regulations would have prevented 9/11." FAA regulations were followed. "FAA regulations require NORAD to scramble aircraft in the event of a hijacking or an emergency." There are no such regulations. How can FAA regulations require NORAD to do anything? "Following procedures guarantees a successful outcome." Wouldn't doctors like this to be true? "The pilots of the interceptor aircraft would've or should've taken it on themselves to shoot down the hijacked airliners." Which is just nonsense. The list can go on and on. I summed it all up in a post on 5/20/2003. It's in Google, it can be retrieved: Here, I'll spell it out for you. 1.a. Intercepts by military aircraft of hijacked civilian airliners were not required on 9/11. b. Emergencies did not require the intercept of civilian airliners by military aircraft. c. Interception in these cases, when done, were to accomplish three things: -Positive flight following - meaning the military pilots were to maintain visual contact with the target. -Report unusual observances - Pretty self explanatory. -Aid search and rescue in the event of an emergency - Also pretty self explanatory. 2. Procedures were followed on 9/11. The ATC controllers determined that there was a hijacking, advised the FAA Hijack Controller, who notified NORAD and requested a military escort. NORAD made the decision to dispatch military aircraft. Aircraft were ordered aloft from the nearest alert bases (Otis and subsequently, Langley). And as you have pointed out, this was a "routine" event. 3. Even if those aircraft had made it to New York City before the planes hit the WTC, there was no reasonable action that they could have taken, given the information and the orders that the pilots had available to them, that would have prevented the crashes into the WTC. |
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