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Title: Got this in an email...Marine Pilot
Post by: Coog03 on February 25, 2009, 07:36:54 PM
Not sure if it's true but it makes me laugh.

According to a Marine Pilot:
 
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 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's too good not to pass along.  The conversation went something like this...
Air Defense Radar: 'Unknown aircraft at (location unknown), 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)
Semper Fi 
Title: Re: Got this in an email...Marine Pilot
Post by: crazyivan on February 25, 2009, 07:50:44 PM
so the story went like this. control. :mad:
                                     pilot:  :huh
                                     control:  :furious
                                     pilot: :t
                                     control: :uhoh
Title: Re: Got this in an email...Marine Pilot
Post by: USRanger on February 25, 2009, 08:00:36 PM
Was it Adonai? :noid
Title: Re: Got this in an email...Marine Pilot
Post by: Coog03 on February 25, 2009, 08:02:15 PM
lol..nice one ranger
Title: Re: Got this in an email...Marine Pilot
Post by: stodd on February 25, 2009, 08:41:41 PM
Quote from: Coog03 on February 25, 2009, 07:36:54 PM
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)
Semper Fi 
:rofl :rofl
Title: Re: Got this in an email...Marine Pilot
Post by: allaire on February 26, 2009, 08:12:11 AM
Na it was probably Voss. :noid :rofl
Title: Re: Got this in an email...Marine Pilot
Post by: SectorNine50 on February 26, 2009, 08:41:04 AM
Oh man... we are amazinhunks... :lol
Title: Re: Got this in an email...Marine Pilot
Post by: 007Rusty on February 26, 2009, 09:38:05 AM
 :rofl      :aok
Title: Re: Got this in an email...Marine Pilot
Post by: Latrobe on February 26, 2009, 11:49:10 AM
 :rofl :salute
Title: Re: Got this in an email...Marine Pilot
Post by: Ack-Ack on February 26, 2009, 12:33:45 PM
Nice to read but complete B.S.


ack-ack
Title: Re: Got this in an email...Marine Pilot
Post by: Saxman on February 26, 2009, 12:41:03 PM
Funny, but I preferred the one about the SR-71 crew showing up a Marine fighter who was trying to show up a civilian pilot while polling air traffic control for their ground speed.