zambonidriver
14th Jul 2022, 14:34
Swiss interior minister busted flying into military airspace (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/french-air-police-ground-swiss-interior-minister-s-private-flight/47746954) in France in a 182. Not the best article but the only I found in English.
Guess it can happen to anyone. Bit embarassing, though :8
I find this newsworthy as I can’t think of any other active head of state flying a SEP, let alone being forced down by a foreign airforce !
There is also a significant political undertone to it as he is part of the Socialist party who is trying to pass legislation to ban all internal flights in Switzerland, including general aviation (this is just proposed legislation but still not reflecting too well on the minster, who actually has all my sympathy !)
Guess it can happen to anyone. Bit embarassing, though :8
I find this newsworthy as I can’t think of any other active head of state flying a SEP, let alone being forced down by a foreign airforce !
There is also a significant political undertone to it as he is part of the Socialist party who is trying to pass legislation to ban all internal flights in Switzerland, including general aviation (this is just proposed legislation but still not reflecting too well on the minster, who actually has all my sympathy !)