Roy Smith wrote:
GS wrote:
No, I didn't say that. What I said (or at least meant by "non-event")
was that it's not an emergency. Emergencies require immediate action.
Abnormal situations like electrical failures in benign conditions
require assessing the situation calmly and taking the time to come up
with a plan which minimizes the risks.

ok, we're saying the same thing just implying and inferring the
wrong thing. BTW, on my Archer checklist an Electrical
failure is listed under "Emergency Checklists." I would say
that an electrical failure requires *immediate* action. That
action doesn't necessarily mean an emergency descent to landing
Ok, enough. We're thinking the same thing.

Busting the ADIZ is more than just a technical violation, it's an
action which involves real, physical, risks. You're going to end up
flying close formation with high performance aircraft with whom you
cannot communicate. How much training do you have performing that
maneuver?

Not much. I wonder how much training they have intercepting an Archer
in slow flight with the stall horn going off at 52 knots, I wonder what
they would do. ;-)

There are examples of such intercepts which have resulted
in mid-airs. There was one a few years back off the NJ coast which
resulted in the airliner's crew performing a panic dive in response to
multiple TCAS RA's, causing serious injury to people in the cabin.

what year was this? Do you have a report? I'm just wondering
about this as I never heard of it. I heard of a a military jet flying
out of I think virigina getting vectored near a commercial jet causing
a near miss. I don't recall any injuries from that though.

What's the wake turbulence like from an F-16 in slow flight? Beats
me, but I'd rather not find out.

I bet a lot less than the jet blast. I doubt the F16 produces
that much lift from the wings. Just a guess though. Has
the same effect.

Cheers,

Gerald