This was to good not to pass along...

From: Susan Masotti
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 9:04 AM
To: Bill Kyriakides; Randall L Bock
Subject: FW: Fw: What a Pilot!



Susan Masotti --- ASQ   Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence
Product Quality Manager




Subject: FW: What a Pilot!






Oh hell yes

In addition to communicating with the local Air Traffic Control facility, all
aircraft in the Persian Gulf AOR are required to give the Iranian Air Defense
Radar (military) a ten minute 'heads up' if they will be transiting Iranian
airspace.

This is a common procedure for commercial aircraft and involves giving
them your call sign, transponder code, type of aircraft, and points of
origin and destination.

I just flew with a guy who overheard this conversation on the VHF Guard (emergency) frequency 121.5 MHz while flying from Europe to Dubai.
It is too good not to pass along.

[cid:[log in to unmask]]
The conversation went like this...
Iranian Air Defense Radar:  'Unknown aircraft you are in Iranian airspace. Identify yourself.'
Aircraft:  'This is a United States aircraft. I am in Iraqi airspace.'
Air Defense Radar:  'You are in Iranian airspace. If you do not depart our airspace
 we will launch interceptor aircraft!'
Aircraft:  'This is a United States Marine Corps FA-18 fighter. Send 'em up, I'll wait!'
Air Defense Radar:  (no response .... total silence)







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