To call me anti-American because I am unhappy with recent developments, including the Bush Administration trying to keep the population afraid and anxious (see recent Ridge interviews) only displays a certain narrowmindedness, at best. And I saw the panic in this affair as being induced by politically motivated folks.

NOW - IF THERE HAD BEEN A REAL DANGER THE SECRET SERVICE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN BUSH UNDERGROUND. THEREFORE, THE PLANE WAS NOT ACTING IN A THREATENING MANNER. There's a difference between a determined person coming at you, and a lost person wandering around.

A Cessna 150 with two people in it has precious little weight for anything which could really damage a large building. Unless there were a nuke aboard, of course.

Below are the Performance and Specifications for N60146, a 1969 Commuter model taken from the Cessna Owner's Manual.

Gross Weight.............................................1600 lbs

SPEED:
Top Speed.................................................122 m.p.h.
Cruise, 75% Power at 7000 ft..............................117 m.p.h.

RANGE:
Cruise, 75% power at 7000ft...............................475 mi
22.5 Gallons, No Reserve..................................4.1 hr.

RATE OF CLIMB AT SEA LEVEL................................670 fpm
SERVICE CEILING........................................12,650 ft

TAKE-OFF:
Ground run................................................735 ft
Total Distance Over 50-ft Obstacle .....................1,385 ft

LANDING:
Landing Roll..............................................445 ft

EMPTY WEIGHT: (APPROX)..................................1,060 lbs