U2 causes Air Traffic mess

[Cadillac Kid]

Oh yeah, the government said so. That makes it legit.

I was referring to the the letter, that is all. Just the document. Here is a better copy.

 

[skippy_ps]

Aliens.

Murray

 

[Robinhawaii]

I was referring to the the letter, that is all. Just the document. Here is a better copy.

Wait. So they compose a memo on a computer and intentionally leave the date blank so they can use a rubber date stamp to date each printed document by hand? :scratch2:

 

[RamblinE]

You know, maybe computers just fail sometimes.

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[Cadillac Kid]

Aliens.

Murray

 

[SoundOfSound]

Sorry, but I ain't buying the 60,000' squawk from the U-2 messed up the ATC computers. Those planes as well as other military airplanes with high altitude capabilities have been over-flying the U.S. for decades.

Murray

U2s yes, Drones not so much??? :scratch2:

 

[Cadillac Kid]

Here is the tracking of my diverted KSMF to KSMF flight.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/SWA2330/history/20140430/1950Z/KSMF/KSAN

 

[Cadillac Kid]

Then the next morning it appears Nasa 809 U-2 out of Palmdale made multiple passes over Los Angels Area. Testing?

 

[bowtie427ss]

Those flight paths seem to indicate swamp gas or a weather balloon.

 

[Cadillac Kid]

Those flight paths seem to indicate swamp gas or a weather balloon.

Exactly.

Interesting that no U-2 flights were up during the incident. Or at least they are not on the history of the flight tracker.

 

[frankxbe]

Looks like markthefixer may have a more than plausible explanation here! http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showpost.php?p=7787625&postcount=10

An air-traffic control outage last week across parts of four Western states stemmed from a software glitch sparked by the flight of a single, high-altitude U-2 Pentagon reconnaissance plane in the region, according to two people familiar with the details.

Preliminary information indicates that the problem—affecting roughly 500 flights in and out of Los Angeles International Airport alone—resulted from the temporary shutdown of a key element of the Federal Aviation Administration's ongoing, $40 billion traffic-control modernization effort, these people said.

The chain of events started with a flight plan that resulted in an improper computer code for the U-2's flight, according to one person, apparently prompting malfunctions that overwhelmed the computer system.

The system ultimately went into overload and shut itself down as a precautionary measure. read more http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303417104579542212039334946

Like WSJ says, maybe the FAA upgrade was rushed out prematurely without being vetted properly just like a recent HHS mandate we all know and love !☺

 

[Wigwam Jones]

Looks like markthefixer may have a more than plausible explanation here! http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showpost.php?p=7787625&postcount=10

Bugs in the software? Someone call Nena.

 

[frankxbe]

Origional Black Flag formulation with DDT!