Originally Posted by
PDR1
"Lost Comms" is one of the identified attack profiles for a hijacked aeroplane on a suicide mission. If you ever feel you want some company while flying on a lonely night just enter UK controlled airspace with no comms. You'll get a couple of instant buddies with a brace of white missiles to chat with...
I know it's all very exciting for those involved, and possible gets the station a picture in the national press, but really - Lost Comms has happened an infinite number of times compared to any mythical "suicide mission", besides which I can't think of any of the small handful that have occurred which gave enough time for any response to be effective. This applies particularly to an aircraft just following its filed flight plan. Whatever happened to a realistic Risk Assessment ?