OT- A Marine pilot's view

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Mike D.
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OT- A Marine pilot's view

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This was just sent to me by a Military friend. I don't know how old it is, or if it is fact true, but I like the idea of a response such as his. :)

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!'
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Re: OT- A Marine pilot's view

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Mike,
This one is recent:
http://www.levergunscommunity.com/viewt ... or#p162341

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Re: OT- A Marine pilot's view

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Heh heh. Yep, same one. I just can't send the pic is all. For some reason transfers of photos from other sources won't show up here.
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