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Fighter Jets Intercept Two Small Planes in Obama Airspace
Two F-15 fighter jets intercepted two small planes that strayed into President Barack Obama's airspace during a campaign visit to Connecticut on Monday and the planes landed without incident, media reports said. (www.chicagotribune.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Whether you like the President Obama or not he's still the Commander and Chief of the Armed Forces. He also is the keeper of the lanch codes etc. Their security must be maintained at all times.
He's there on my dime!
In 49 U.S.C. § 40103, "Sovereignty and use of airspace", the Code specifies that "A citizen of the United States has a public right of transit through the navigable airspace."
Presidential TFRs infringe on that freedom. Apparently King Obama must be protected at all costs!
Presidential TFRs infringe on that freedom. Apparently King Obama must be protected at all costs!
So what... obama is over rated and is a legend in his own mind.... Wait til November and we wont have that problem anymore.
Taxpayer's airspace!
He doesn't own it. He doesn't deserve it. You just paid your portion to keep him safe.
Say what? The reporter was in Las Vegas - so talk about real journalistic frontline investigative reporting and inspite of it being really vague as well as short, it still needed editing support?
What did this 'protection' cost the taxpayer? These protective measures are all for show and provide no real value beyond theater. These 30 mile TFRs are not efficient and to exert such a level of force for tangential encorsions seems excessive. I wonder what the public reaction will be when these interceptions cause the small plane to crash (perhaps into a mall or school). I suggest the security folks could be more effective by including GA pilots and organizations who genuinely want to help and can provide efficient/effective solutions to this ongoing problem.
What did this 'protection' cost the taxpayer? These protective measures are all for show and provide no real value beyond theater. These 30 mile TFRs are not efficient and to exert such a level of force for tangential encorsions seems excessive. I wonder what the public reaction will be when these interceptions cause the small plane to crash (perhaps into a mall or school). I suggest the security folks could be more effective by including GA pilots and organizations who genuinely want to help and can provide efficient/effective solutions to this ongoing problem.