Allen Prunty wrote:
> Gatt wrote:
> 
>>> http://us.cnn.com/2007/US/10/08/forced.landings.ap/index.html
> 
>> Nevertheless, if we live in a society where F-16s escort antique 
>> airplanes just because the President is flying through, we've gone 
>> astray.
>>
>> I refuse to live in fear.    If we live in a country where Air Force 
>> One requires escorts to keep away Stinsons or Jennies, we might as 
>> well take down the flag and set it on fire 'cause we've lost our 
>> courage as a nation.
>>
>> However, it's pretty clear that the antique pilots should have checked 
>> with the FAA for TFRs since that's pretty much what everybody has to do.
> 
> Bottom line is Airshows are SCHEDULED... they knew exactly what it was. 
>  It seems like provisions could have been made so that the airshow could 
> have went on as planned.

Yes, and people shouldn't post to 3 month dormant threads either, but 
these things happen.
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