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Old 19th Sep 2003, 19:55
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Fox3snapshot
 
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I will say one thing here....

"Due Regard" (FAA Order 7210.3, 5-3-5)

For those familiar with it (especially in the Middle East area of operations) you will know how insane a concept it is and more worrying is that it is promulgated specifically for the American Military aircraft to basically fly wherever they want and by whatever means necessary.

Taking that into account we have on a very regular basis, airliner traffic and other miliatary traffic (as the Brits found out at the height of Afghanistan) being placed in dangerous situations by the random and unauthodox operations of the US forces. Every other Air Force in the world can comply with International ATC procedures in this and surrounding airspace in peacetime and wartime, so why not them.

I am completely miffed as to why the US needs special SOP's that are so dangerous and non-conformal.

Perhaps it should be "Due Dis-regard!"



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