White House and Capital Evacuated...

[Mr. Ski]

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The Capitol and White House were evacuated Wednesday after a small plane entered restricted airspace over the capital. Within minutes people were allowed back into the buildings.

Immediately after the alert, war planes were seen flying overhead and security cars rushed away from the buildings.

[Mr. Ski]

CNN now saying "all clear" has been given. Wonder what was up?

[RedHot25]

Do you have any details? The link doesn't work now...

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

A prop plane went into the restricted air space, brought down (not by way of weapons) to the Air Force base in Washington/near washington.

[Looger]

yep, cause the air is the way to go in the next attack.

meanwhile 2000 mexicans run the border every day, water treatment plants are virtually unguarded, and all the horses are out of the barn on the last major attack method (hijacked planes).

[RougeUnderoos]

It's a "Cessna 150". Fully loaded with fuel it weighs 1500 pounds and is widely used as a training plane.

After it landed they cuffed the pilot and loaded him into a car (front seat, if that means anything). It didn't look too urgent from the footage I saw. At one point the guy was just standing there in his handcuffs as the cop rummaged around in the car.

[Looger]

anyone remember the east-german that flew his plane into red square?

man was that funny.

risky, but funny.

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally posted by Looger@May 11 2005, 05:06 PM
yep, cause the air is the way to go in the next attack.

meanwhile 2000 mexicans run the border every day, water treatment plants are virtually unguarded, and all the horses are out of the barn on the last major attack method (hijacked planes).

And nobody is disagreeing with you on that, however it is restricted airspace, its well marked on the map, he probably ignored or didn't respond properly to radio warnings, so they busted him.

and the last thing the American's want after the 9/11 attacks is a Moscow on border guards day incident.

[Language]

Every pilot should know what is and what isn't restricted air space, especially in Washington DC. The fact that he not only entered the restricted air space, but went deep into it (based on a graphic I saw on CNN), and then didn't respond the first time he was contacted, tells me the gov't wasn't overreacting. You just never know these days.

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[Reaper]

Originally posted by leonk19@May 11 2005, 10:23 AM
Every pilot should know what is and what isn't restricted air space, especially in Washington DC. The fact that he not only entered the restricted air space, but went deep into it (based on a graphic I saw on CNN), and then didn't respond the first time he was contacted, tells me the gov't wasn't overreacting. You just never know these days.

A communications breakdown led federal officials to believe the plane might be targeting the Capitol, but it turned out to be carrying Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher, who had been cleared to fly into the area.

[Flames89]

Originally posted by Reaper+May 11 2005, 03:14 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Reaper @ May 11 2005, 03:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-leonk19@May 11 2005, 10:23 AM
Every pilot should know what is and what isn't restricted air space, especially in Washington DC. The fact that he not only entered the restricted air space, but went deep into it (based on a graphic I saw on CNN), and then didn't respond the first time he was contacted, tells me the gov't wasn't overreacting. You just never know these days.

A communications breakdown led federal officials to believe the plane might be targeting the Capitol, but it turned out to be carrying Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher, who had been cleared to fly into the area.

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The Governer was in another incident, not this one...

when a plane flew into the restricted air space just before the funeral procession for President Ronald Reagan last June.