ANG F-16s Intercepted Alleged Canadian Suicide Pilot
Since 9/11, Civil Air Patrol's Wisconsin Wing pilots and crews
have served as "low-and-slow" intercept targets for Wisconsin Air
National Guard (ANG) fighter pilots. These training missions allow
air controllers and ANG pilots to practice locating and
intercepting low-and-slow flying aircraft that could be a terrorist
threat.
It appears increasingly likely the pilot of a small plane who
led US authorities on a slow-speed chase over five states Monday
did not intend to use his plane to attack anyone... but rather he
was hoping US fighters would shoot him down.
Offered "Basic Essentials" Until Placed In DCA Program
For a group of more than 150 International flight school
students enrolled at CAPT, eviction and hunger were not included as
part of their flight training agreement. However, many of the
students were left wondering what to do when eviction notices
started showing up and weekly food stipends began to diminish this past January.
There are few families so uniquely identified with the world of
general aviation as is the Lopresti clan. For those not familiar
with the LoPresti legacy, the patriarch of the brood, Roy Lopresti,
was the prolific and innovative aircraft designer was the creative
force behind the Grumman Tiger, Cheetah, Cougar and the Mooney 201,
232, 252 and 301.
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