Copter almost shot down in prank near summit

[RotorPilot]

[SIZE= 14pt]Saturday, June 28, 2003 - Page A11 [/SIZE]
Copter almost shot down in prank near summit

Zurich -- A Swiss air-traffic controller jokingly put an "al-Qaeda" label on a French helicopter that strayed into restricted air space during recent the Group of Eight summit, nearly leading to a shootdown by the French air force, officials confirmed yesterday.

Full story:
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[RotorPilot]

[SIZE= 14pt]Saturday, June 28, 2003 - Page A11 [/SIZE]
Copter almost shot down in prank near summit

Zurich -- A Swiss air-traffic controller jokingly put an "al-Qaeda" label on a French helicopter that strayed into restricted air space during recent the Group of Eight summit, nearly leading to a shootdown by the French air force, officials confirmed yesterday.

Full story:
[url="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20030628/UREPOM28-2//?query=helicopters"]http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/Art...ery=helicopters[/URL]


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[407 Driver]

...the next "clearance" that ATC guy should be involved in is wiping the half-eaten fries and burger off of a MacDonalds table !

 

[407 Driver]

...the next "clearance" that ATC guy should be involved in is wiping the half-eaten fries and burger off of a MacDonalds table !

 

[downwash]

Those would, of course, be ''Freedom Fries,'' 407?

 

[downwash]

Those would, of course, be ''Freedom Fries,'' 407?

 

[RotorPilot]

407

You can be sure that he will not go unpunished, especially after the horrible accident DHL Airbus/Russian plane also in Swiss controlled airspace. Too many mistakes in little time !


[SIZE= 12pt]The “messageâ€￾ that comes with this event is clear: “No jokes with serious mattersâ€￾[/SIZE]

 

[RotorPilot]

407

You can be sure that he will not go unpunished, especially after the horrible accident DHL Airbus/Russian plane also in Swiss controlled airspace. Too many mistakes in little time !


[SIZE= 12pt]The “messageâ€￾ that comes with this event is clear: “No jokes with serious mattersâ€￾[/SIZE]

 

[RotorPilot]

[COLOR= black](As expected)

Friday 04.07.2003, CET 18:31[/COLOR][COLOR= black][/COLOR]
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Swiss told to improve air safety
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[COLOR= black]The government is taking steps to improve air safety after a report revealed that standards had slipped in recent years.[/COLOR]
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[COLOR= black]The transport ministry has appointed a security expert to assist in drawing up a national aviation safety policy.[/COLOR]
The independent report, carried out by a Dutch institute, was commissioned after the authorities were criticised in the wake of last year’s mid-air crash in Swiss-controlled airspace.

The collision between a Russian passenger plane and a cargo jet over Ãœberlingen in southern Germany claimed the lives of 71 people, including 52 schoolchildren.

Full story:
[url="http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/Swissinfo.html?siteSect=105&sid=3999432"]http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/Swissinfo.htm...105&sid=3999432[/URL]

 

[RotorPilot]

[COLOR= black](As expected)

Friday 04.07.2003, CET 18:31[/COLOR][COLOR= black][/COLOR]
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Swiss told to improve air safety
[COLOR= black] [/COLOR][COLOR= black][/COLOR]
[COLOR= black]The government is taking steps to improve air safety after a report revealed that standards had slipped in recent years.[/COLOR]
[COLOR= black] [/COLOR]
[COLOR= black]The transport ministry has appointed a security expert to assist in drawing up a national aviation safety policy.[/COLOR]
The independent report, carried out by a Dutch institute, was commissioned after the authorities were criticised in the wake of last year’s mid-air crash in Swiss-controlled airspace.

The collision between a Russian passenger plane and a cargo jet over Ãœberlingen in southern Germany claimed the lives of 71 people, including 52 schoolchildren.

Full story:
[url="http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/Swissinfo.html?siteSect=105&sid=3999432"]http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/Swissinfo.htm...105&sid=3999432[/URL]

 

[downwash]

If the Swiss don''t already have it, maybe they''ll be "lucky" enough to get the kind of regulation we''ve had to swallow.

 

[downwash]

If the Swiss don''t already have it, maybe they''ll be "lucky" enough to get the kind of regulation we''ve had to swallow.