Malaysia Flight 17 (777) shot down!
07-17-2014, 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Mesabah
The plane was above FL300, I not a military pilot, but isn't that beyond the range of terrorists, and into the government only type SAM weapons?
07-17-2014, 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by captjns
I don't understand why a "no fly zone" for commercial carriers is not established in war zones
We have notams and no-fly zones for various regions, applicable to our own aircraft.
07-17-2014, 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by sailingfun
Most handhelds don't go above 10,000 feet. The very latest models get up to 14,000 or so.
They're designed as a last-ditch defense for ground troops...basically a TACAIR irritant.
07-17-2014, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by captjns
I don't understand why a "no fly zone" for commercial carriers is not established in war zones.
But this is somebody's airspace. A combatant can of course restrict as much of it's own airspace as it wants to. But the Russians collect overflight fees on many routes...
07-17-2014, 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by captjns
ICAO, Insurance carriers, the UN, home countries of every operator to name a few.
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