[Scan-DC] Scramble?

[john wilson]

   If these incompetent pilots were fined $10,000 per violation
occurrence and have their licenses revoked for a year, maybe they would
be more responsible in their navigating.

Punworg wrote:

> Nov 20, 9:51 AM (ET)
>
> WASHINGTON (AP) - At least parts of the White House
> were evacuated Thursday after a plane flew within five
> miles of restricted airspace around the complex,
> officials said.
>
> "It's heading southeast away from the White House and
> the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) is
> attempting to communicate with it," Secret Service
> spokeswoman Jean Mitchell said.
>
> There was no official evacuation, she said. But White
> House staff members did leave the West Wing for a time
> Thursday morning, then were allowed to return.
>
> An aide to President Bush said that staffers were told
> to go to a nearby street but were allowed to go back
> to their desks a short time later.
>
> The president was traveling in Britain at the time.
> Many of his top aides also were on the trip and not in
> the building.
>
> "The threat level was never raised," Mitchell said,
> adding that the FAA is investigating.
>
> =====
> Peter Vieth
> KB4FVJ
> Roanoke, VA
>
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