Originally Posted by
Mazster
An unfair question...I am obviously not in a position to answer that.
Exactly. Yet when given reasonable answers to your questions from operators/experts - you launch into some 'you guys don't know what you're talking about' rant. Listen Mazster....the answers to your questions were given.
the N.Y. Times states that "The existence of the radar data suggests that the Malaysian authorities may have missed a chance to send military jets to intercept, identify and track the plane as it passed over the country. General Rodzali said interceptors were not scrambled because the unidentified plane appeared to be a civilian aircraft and was not seen as hostile."
Yes - possibly. Those of us familiar with press releases can also read between the lines fairly easily and those of us who have flown with/and against other militaries in that part of the world have a feeling about anything coming out of the press. Maybe they did miss a chance.
Finally the recent Ethiopian flight that was hijacked to Geneva was indeed intercepted (at night) and shadowed to Geneva.
And this proves what in relation to your questions. Can you find a former (or current) military pilot on the forum who says that an intercept couldn't be made if a fighter was able to be launched? The problem isn't an intercept - even at night. I've made lights out intercepts - I can get there with some work. The problem is what YOU think you can do about it once you are there.
There is little rudeness in the answers to your questions. You asked - they were answered. You continue to push - basically telling people that have done the job that they don't know what they are talking about and now you seemed to have picked up a reputation as a thread troll. If you really wanted to participate in the discussion and have your questions responded too in a serious manner, you took a wrong turn with your responses.
My standing as a moderator has nothing to do with you questions - asked and answered.
People seem to like to throw that out as if it means something. Sorry Mazster, the bosses here have told us to moderate the TOS and that we are allowed to have our own opinions on subjects and share them with the forum; which I have done in this case. If you feel that someone has violated the TOS, use the report function. If you would like to discuss this further...please contact me via PM.