Larry Dighera wrote:
On 29 Dec 2005 12:22:55 -0800, "Flyingmonk"
wrote in . com::
I wonder if the boys with the guns knows that when you rock your wing
it means you have no radio...
Can you cite the regulation that supports that?

I doubt it is a regulation. In fact, I don't know what it is. AOPA
has it on their website.

http://download.aopa.org/epilot/2003/intercept.pdf


in very short:

intercepter: rocks wings to say you've been intercepted.
interceptee: rocks wings and follows that plane to a new heading

intercepter: performs an abrupt climbingin 90 degree or more turn
interceptee: rock wings to acknowledge that "you may proceed"

intercepter: circles an airport and gets into landing configuration and
overflies runway
interceptee: land



intercepted aircraft signals to the intercepeter

Interceptee: comes out of landing configuration while overflying a
runway means the airport is inadequate.

interceptee: turns on and off all available lights at *regular*
intervals means 'cannot comply' with the instruction

interceptee: turns on and off all available lights at *irregular*
intervalsmeans 'in distress'

Interceptee has no lights, no radios, no cell phone, no handheld,
no flashlight, should promptly spin the plane into the largest
house in the immediate area to avoid having the US government
shooting high velocity (radioactive) depleted uranium over
densely populated areas and then having to face the media.

Gerald