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Light House

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13. Years and years ago,

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Sun Feb 17, 2013, 12:01 PM

Feb 2013

there was a Cessna that entered restricted airspace over the Nevada Test Site, 2 F-16's intercepted it and forced it to land at the airstrip on the Test Site.
Story is that after a very unpleasant grilling by the FBI and FAA, he was allowed to leave, but not by flying the plane out, he had to take it apart and truck it out.

They take that restricted airspace issue very seriously.

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Cessna plane escorted by F-16 fighter jets away from restricted airspace near President Obama (Fla.) [View all] alp227 Feb 2013 OP

I have not heard a sonic boom for many many years Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #1

I imagine the F16s went supersonic to intercept. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #2

Here is a boom Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #3

My Dad was an Air Force snort Feb 2013 #10

We'd get them when the shuttles landed at Cape Kennedy csziggy Feb 2013 #16

That pilot is having a very bad day mokawanis Feb 2013 #4

Not usually. Xithras Feb 2013 #6

The no-fly zones set by the Secret Service are especially large Hissyspit Feb 2013 #7

I just read about an occurrence in 2002 mokawanis Feb 2013 #8

I doubt there was any sonic boom. Grins Feb 2013 #15

Temporarily Major Nikon Feb 2013 #11

Maybe it was James Imhoffe watoos Feb 2013 #5

ya think a coast guard helicopter with two f16s could contain the cessna? nt delrem Feb 2013 #9

Not if I was flying the Cessna. I'm that good. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2013 #14

I was just a few miles away visiting my grandson when this happened. DrewFlorida Feb 2013 #12

Years and years ago, Light House Feb 2013 #13