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Originally posted by defcon5
reply to post by wavemaker
They shut off their transponder which made them blend in with the rest of the clutter on the radar screens.
Originally posted by defcon5
Or do you honestly think that NORAD tracks every single commuter flight, Commercial flight, Private pilot, Radio traffic aircraft, Hospital transport aircraft, aerial application aircraft (bug sprayers, crop dusters, etc...), etc...?
Originally posted by Darth Logan
I am utterly amazed in how "twoothers" can only hear what they want, when they want to. Even then the information gets garbled before it reaches their brain.
Defcon: You would make more progress arguing with a brick wall.
Originally posted by Dramey
reply to post by SquirrelNutz
this clearly is the greatest thread of all time on ats posted by whats clearly the owner of the best avatar on ats
is there anything else to be said? no but i just didnt want it to be a one line post
p.s. love the squirrel
another p.s. the way the guy says truther is hysterical
Originally posted by Dramey
you truly believe the pentagon has no defenses? its just some office building? like really?
reply to post by Moonsouljah
why would America bomb her own buildings?
I didn't bother read the link that you gave. That's a pretty long read.
Originally posted by defcon5
Originally posted by wavemaker
Some guys just attacked the Twin Towers and these guys at the Pentagon decided to shut down their transponder and in effect they became a sitting duck for attack?!
Christ...
If you are going to engage the rest of us in a debate on the subject go do some reading first.
All four aircraft shut down their transponders.
Originally posted by wavemaker
Are there no other military establishments (or radars) near that area that can detect that slow moving plane that is going to the Pentagon?
Relatively speaking they were not moving slowly, and they blended in with other traffic.
Originally posted by wavemaker
Is the Pentagon that stupid not be on red alert even if there are "terrorist attacks" in NY and in White House?
What would you have them do?
Shoot it down over the city?
They had few options...
They only shoot down over unpopulated areas, or the ocean.
Originally posted by wavemaker
Here is the Pentagon's motto: "When under attack, turn off the transponder."
The plane shut off its transponder...
Did you go read that page?
You are making a fool out of yourself!
Deny Ignorance my friend.
[edit on 2/16/2010 by defcon5]
I didn't bother read the link that you gave. That's a pretty long read.
Use your mind sometimes.
reply to post by arizonascott
Install the NAU and create the Euro (or whatever they are going to call it)
Originally posted by defcon5
pretty simple math, they still teach that in college, right?
Lets see, less then 1000 people are members of Pilots4truth, out of millions of aviation personnel.
Speaks volumes as to the other 99.999999999999% professionals thoughts on the subjects, eh?
But then we see truther tactics right in the same thread where they tried to apply them to the rest of us normal people out there.
Originally posted by bsbray11
I hardly care what you and your like-minded friends think, because that is not a significant sample to begin with.
Like-minded?
Try normal people...
Go bring his garbage up at places like Airliners.net and see how fast you get laughed off their board....
Originally posted by bsbray11
You're apparently incapable of even admitting the difference between a statistical fact and your personal opinion. :shk:
Excuse me?
Again, if first hand experience is not valid
make CIT appologize to the rest of us and place their posts under the [HOAX] title...
First hand experience is first hand experience, hence the fact its called “First hand experience”, not “Opinion”... I am pretty sure that they still teach English in school, right?
Originally posted by bsbray11
I was talking about your assertion that only a handful of airline professionals out of a million believe 9/11 was an inside job. I hardly care what you and your like-minded friends think, because that is not a significant sample to begin with. [Do you know what a "sample" is in this context?]
If you don't have the stats to back up THAT claim then don't bother responding.
Originally posted by franspeakfree
To suggest to me that a small group of extremist of any colour,creed,race,religion carried out the act of 9/11 is completely absurd, please research the entire subject for at least an hour before you retort.
Originally posted by GhostR1der
Hypothetical scenario:
5 outdated Russian mig 27s are flying towards the US coast. They turn their transponders off and approach at 10ft ASL, pulling mach 1.
Originally posted by defcon5
NORAD monitors the DEW Line, bar-Lant, and Bar-Pac, not internal ATC.
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Originally posted by wavemaker
I didn't bother read the link that you gave. That's a pretty long read.
Originally posted by wavemaker
Anyway, from the way you said it, the four planes shut down their transponders and then they can't be detected anymore. So it's that easy to avoid the radars eh?
Originally posted by wavemaker
If we follow your logic, the Russian bombers just need to shut down their transponders and then they can't be detected anymore. They are then free to bomb the Pentagon.
Originally posted by wavemaker
Use your mind sometimes.
Originally posted by nh_ee
I understand the transponders were off but it doesn't change the speed or heading of the now non transponding blip.
Originally posted by nh_ee
Also if only one aircraft stops transponding, by deductive reasoning would'nt one be able to determine who is "it"?
Originally posted by nh_ee
During wartime, the enemy doesn't exactly transpond identifying (no IFF) tags and radar has historically worked very well in tracking enemy aircraft as mere blips amidst the clutter?
Originally posted by nh_ee
If you were to have clutter as usual but one blip that is obviously moving much faster with a distinct heading wouldn't that imply that you might have identified a rogue, potentially dangerous aircraft? An aircraft that NORAD might at least intercept before striking a populated area or another structure after the first tower was struck ?
Originally posted by nh_ee
These air traffic controllers look at noise and blips 24/7 .
Originally posted by nh_ee
Why not one interception from all of our air defenses at Otis, or Langley ? Otis is right across the Long Island sound from NYC on Cape Cod.
Originally posted by nh_ee
Are our air defense structures that inept ?
Originally posted by 814ck0u7
reply to post by Whyhi
you still arent clear what the individual words "conspiracy" and "theory" mean, and still unclear as to their meaning being used in tandem