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Space Forum / Shuttle / May 2007Re: Plane Grounded After Flying Near Space Shuttle (Central Florida Ne
Since no actual harm was done, the fellow should be given a minimum punishment for a technical violation, like a 10 day suspension in his flying privileges. The charts are just chock full of restricted airspaces, so it is almost impossible not to violate a few on a cross-country. > Since no actual harm was done, the fellow should be given a minimum > punishment for a technical violation, like a 10 day suspension in his > flying privileges. The charts are just chock full of restricted > airspaces, so it is almost impossible not to violate a few on a > cross-country. But this is one of the better known ones, for obvious reasons not too unlike Washington DC airspace. --Damon >> Since no actual harm was done, the fellow should be given a minimum >> punishment for a technical violation, like a 10 day suspension in his [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > But this is one of the better known ones, for obvious reasons > not too unlike Washington DC airspace. Note too though that years ago things were very different. My understanding was that with proper permissions you could practice touch and goes on the SLF. Now that would have been cool. > --Damon  SignatureGreg Moore SQL Server DBA Consulting Remote and Onsite available! Email: sql (at) greenms.com http://www.greenms.com/sqlserver.html "Greg D. Moore \(Strider\)" <mooregr_deleteth1s@greenms.com> writes: > >> Since no actual harm was done, the fellow should be given a minimum > >> punishment for a technical violation, like a 10 day suspension in his [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > My understanding was that with proper permissions you could practice touch > and goes on the SLF. No. You could make a flyby as long as you stayed west of the runway centerline. At least that's the only permission I've seen granted. You need to establish contact and request permission long before you get close, and it usually helps to listen and judge the traffic to see if it's a slow day or not. If it isn't, we'd skip it. From looking at the NOTAMs, you need prior written permission to touch down unless it's an emergency. And if it's not a dire emergency, NASA, the FAA, and the DOD will MAKE it one. :-) I'll throw some pics up on my website: http://home.cfl.rr.com/genecash/camera/P7040047.jpg http://home.cfl.rr.com/genecash/camera/P7040048.jpg http://home.cfl.rr.com/genecash/camera/P7040049.jpg http://home.cfl.rr.com/genecash/camera/P7040050.jpg Note that the VAB is a big sugarcube on the horizon from a LONG LONG way away. That thing is ENORMOUS. (Also note that I'm a crap photographer.) One time there was a cargo plane unloading a cylindrical silver object. We landed and I saw a Florida Today headline saying that "the ISS node Unity/PMA-1 arrived today" and showing a picture of the cylindrical silver object being unloaded from a cargo plane. The photographer must have been on the ramp as we flew over. That was a really funny feeling. -gc SignatureI believe the Taser is the key to successful child-rearing. > "Greg D. Moore \(Strider\)" <mooregr_deleteth1s@greenms.com> writes: > > No. You could make a flyby as long as you stayed west of the runway > centerline. At least that's the only permission I've seen granted. Ah my mistake. > You need to establish contact and request permission long before you get > close, and it usually helps to listen and judge the traffic to see if > it's a slow day or not. If it isn't, we'd skip it. Makes sense. > From looking at the NOTAMs, you need prior written permission to touch > down unless it's an emergency. And if it's not a dire emergency, NASA, [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > silver object being unloaded from a cargo plane. The photographer must > have been on the ramp as we flew over. Cool. > That was a really funny feeling. > > -gc SignatureGreg Moore SQL Server DBA Consulting Remote and Onsite available! Email: sql (at) greenms.com http://www.greenms.com/sqlserver.html |
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