Re: Interesting intercept


Message posted by BoomerFrom47 on March 22, 2012 at 2:30:54 PST:

He says "two .... nautical miles". He hesitated as he said the number. Common when looking to make sure he had the number correct. Aircraft must be an ultra light or something very small. Speed was 69 knots. Field elevation there is 3,174', and the aircraft was at 4,600' - only about 1,400' AGL. Radial and DME comes to near Andrews County Airport, which is uncontrolled. Maybe there was a temporary restricted area due to a VIP aircraft landing there. There are oil wells all around, so it could have been a congressman or someone.


In Reply to: Interesting intercept posted by Steve Douglass on March 21, 2012 at 20:02:09 PST:

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