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"Dylan Smith" wrote in message ... ATC wouldn't just lose contact with me, well, not unless the plane broke up in mid air, I was getting flight following from Pax River one day (they're very helpful crossing the Chesapeake Bay as there are a number of frequently hot restricted areas there and PXT can sometimes arrange a transition even when they are active). Way out over the Eastern Shore heading to Ocean City, I just got too far away from them to hear them at my altitude...so I just broadcast cancelling services in the blind and dialed up 1200. By the time I showed up on the OXB unicom, there were other planes relaying calls from PXT wanting to make sure I was OK. ATC is really supposed to be concerned about aircraft that suddenly disappear. Of course, excrement happens. A few years ago an aircraft was on an instrument approach into an uncontrolled airport. The pilot upon being told he could switch to the CTAF frequency, said he'd most likely be back on the missed approach in a few minutes because the weather was pretty bad. He crashed on the approach and ATC forgot about him (never cancelled IFR either). The local constables found him the next day... |
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"Ron Natalie" wrote in message om...
I had the interesting job of being paid to break into White Sands once. Working for the Russians? :-) You must have had an easy job of it. Security was pretty lax most of the time. Whenever I forgot my badge, my boss would drop hers out the window and I'd use it to get in. She was short, middle aged, redheaded lady, and I was a skinny, dark haired, 18 y.o. guy. I once gained access to a TS area buy pretending I was supposed to be there and showing my drivers' license. The made me sign in, but said nothing about the case of beer I was carrying. We stored the beer under the computer room subfloor so it would be good and cold when we finished work early in the morning. I certainly hope things are better now, but I doubt it. John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180) |
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"John Galban" wrote in message om... "Ron Natalie" wrote in message om... I had the interesting job of being paid to break into White Sands once. Working for the Russians? :-) You must have had an easy job of it. Security was pretty lax most of the time. Whenever I forgot my badge, my boss would drop hers out the window and I'd use it to get in. She was short, middle aged, redheaded lady, and I was a skinny, dark haired, 18 y.o. guy. I once gained access to a TS area buy pretending I was supposed to be there and showing my drivers' license. The made me sign in, but said nothing about the case of beer I was carrying. We stored the beer under the computer room subfloor so it would be good and cold when we finished work early in the morning. I certainly hope things are better now, but I doubt it. Nope (well, MAYBE since 9/11, but I'd not hold my breath) read "Red Cell" by Richard Marcinko (founder of counter-terrorist group SEAL Team 6). They actually snuck aboard a nuclear sub and planted false demolition charges and a slew of other goodies even when the base commanders knew they were coming and roughly the targets they would try to access. |
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