CNN's post-Cessna-invasion programming

Watching this CNN fiasco now... What a joke... This Paula Zahn is a
complete moron.

On Wed, 11 May 2005 18:34:21 -0400, Charles O'Rourke
-net wrote:

Hi all -

According to the CNN web site, CNN will be having a program tonight
entitled, "Defending the Skies: The threat small planes and their pilots
pose to security." It's on at 8 PM EDT (on "Paula Zahn NOW"). Should
be interesting to find out how much of a threat we are.

http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/

Charles.
-N8385U


Mike Alexander
PP-ASEL
Temecula, CA
See my online aerial photo album at
http://flying.4alexanders.com

The piece with the pilot reporter and the interview with Phil Boyer were
pretty fair, IMHO.


"Mike 'Flyin'8'" wrote in message
...
Watching this CNN fiasco now... What a joke... This Paula Zahn is a
complete moron.

On Wed, 11 May 2005 18:34:21 -0400, Charles O'Rourke
-net wrote:

Hi all -

According to the CNN web site, CNN will be having a program tonight
entitled, "Defending the Skies: The threat small planes and their pilots
pose to security." It's on at 8 PM EDT (on "Paula Zahn NOW"). Should
be interesting to find out how much of a threat we are.

http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/

Charles.
-N8385U


Mike Alexander
PP-ASEL
Temecula, CA
See my online aerial photo album at
http://flying.4alexanders.com

Yes, I agree.

The piece with the pilot reporter and the interview with Phil Boyer were
pretty fair, IMHO.


I do not ever want to be in the pilot's shoes. I must admit though,
it would be kinda cool to have a couple of F16's off the wings of my
little Cessna. Different circumstances certainly...


Mike Alexander
PP-ASEL
Temecula, CA
See my online aerial photo album at
http://flying.4alexanders.com

"Mike 'Flyin'8'" wrote in message
...

I do not ever want to be in the pilot's shoes. I must admit though,
it would be kinda cool to have a couple of F16's off the wings of my
little Cessna.


.....followed by clamors for interviews.....

Is it possible to score a couple of grand, each interview???? Pay for a few
hours of rental???

("Icebound" wrote)
....followed by clamors for interviews.....

Is it possible to score a couple of grand, each interview???? Pay for a
few hours of rental???


Why not? It aint news, it's entertainment, and they're the main act - for
now.

Give 20/20 the exclusive and ABC would "buy" you a 152 - complete with a
moving map GPS ...product placement, costs ABC zip. g

Runaway bride is yeasterday's ...."news."


Montblack
Wonder what the sharks are eating these days?

I flew past China Lake a few years ago, well away from the restricted
area, and two F-16's came by to take a look at me. I was in my Cessna
140, tootling along - and clearly they couldn't fly slow enough to
match my speed, I still don't know what their slowest flight is - I
didn't think it was very cool though - they were way too close and way
too big compared to me.

John


On Wed, 11 May 2005 17:43:34 -0700, Mike 'Flyin'8'
wrote:

Yes, I agree.

The piece with the pilot reporter and the interview with Phil Boyer were
pretty fair, IMHO.


I do not ever want to be in the pilot's shoes. I must admit though,
it would be kinda cool to have a couple of F16's off the wings of my
little Cessna. Different circumstances certainly...


Mike Alexander
PP-ASEL
Temecula, CA
See my online aerial photo album at
http://flying.4alexanders.com

John Lakesford wrote in message

I flew past China Lake a few years ago, well away from the restricted
area, and two F-16's came by to take a look at me. I was in my Cessna
140, tootling along - and clearly they couldn't fly slow enough to
match my speed, I still don't know what their slowest flight is -

I have seen F-16's at air shows, in very high angles of attack, go so slow
that your 140 would likely stall. g
--
Jim in NC

Yeah, but Phil said that when pilots like these guys are rusty about
choosing the appropriate frequency to communicate with F-16s, there are
"400" possible frequencies to pick from. I think he's forgetting that
center knob for setting tenths and hundreds.



"H.P." wrote in message
...
The piece with the pilot reporter and the interview with Phil Boyer were
pretty fair, IMHO.


"Mike 'Flyin'8'" wrote in message
...
Watching this CNN fiasco now... What a joke... This Paula Zahn is a
complete moron.

On Wed, 11 May 2005 18:34:21 -0400, Charles O'Rourke
-net wrote:

Hi all -

According to the CNN web site, CNN will be having a program tonight
entitled, "Defending the Skies: The threat small planes and their pilots
pose to security." It's on at 8 PM EDT (on "Paula Zahn NOW"). Should
be interesting to find out how much of a threat we are.

http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/

Charles.
-N8385U


Mike Alexander
PP-ASEL
Temecula, CA
See my online aerial photo album at
http://flying.4alexanders.com

On Thu, 12 May 2005 00:50:34 GMT, "airman"
wrote in
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to communicate with F-16s, there are
"400" possible frequencies to pick from.

Perhaps that is the number of frequencies that the military and civil
aircraft have in common, or the number of frequencies that are
actually in use, as opposed to the number the comm radio is capable of
tuning.

Wouldn't it be just wonderful if for once you came in here with some hard
data rather than your usual worthless suppositions?

The civilian aircraft have a maximuim of 760 legal channels, no more and no
less Some civilian aircraft have 2, 10, 90, 180. 360, 720, or 760 channels,
depending on how old their radios are.. Military aircraft equipped with
civilian radios have a maximum of 720 or 760 channels, no more and no less.

Jim


"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 12 May 2005 00:50:34 GMT, "airman"
wrote in
::

to communicate with F-16s, there are
"400" possible frequencies to pick from.

Perhaps that is the number of frequencies that the military and civil
aircraft have in common, or the number of frequencies that are
actually in use, as opposed to the number the comm radio is capable of
tuning.