Originally Posted by Rainboe
I just find it slightly unsettling having apparently unannounced and uncontrolled military flights flying in areas where I have flown airliners-
- as do the Eastern bloc airline pilots when we send our aircraft in
Loads about all of this in Mil and other fora.
Yes they could cross the path of civil traffic, and if they come via the Iceland/Faroes gap (which used to be the favourite) to work with the fleet in the Atlantic they will head south at some point, plus they used to fly down to Conakry via that route. Levels bewteen 1000' and Fl360 but they will certainly know YOU are there.
8 bears
Have we got enough AD aircraft?
Orac - you can still get the odd 'surprise' arrival even with all the kit in pace.