Originally Posted by
USMCFLYR
But you are beating a dead horse.
It is ok if you don't want to believe the people who have done such intercepts.
By all means - continue to educate us
And exactly what maneuver, in your expert opinion of military aircraft intercepts, would FORCE a pilot in command of a 777 into some sort of reaction (other than an aerial game of chicken of course) and would be both practical and safe for the intercepting pilot?
He seems to think that by having an intercept off your wingtip the pilot would be frightened and make a small control movement from being surprised. Or that the pilot would take evasive action. When in reality it would still probably be on autopilot if it were following a flight plan.
Also, if it were a situation like Payne Stewarts flight, the windows in that case were nearly opaque and that was daytime. Can't imagine they'd be any easier to see at night.