Aren't there still a lot of General Aviation Aircraft flying without any radio?

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Scott Evil — 5/13/2005 1:24:45 PM (archived)

I really was hoping that would change after 9/11 showed us all to expect the unexpected...

I really can't think of a single good reason to go flying without a radio...But I was told once that there is a whole bunch of flyers who consider doing so an important part of their hobby.

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The mightiest nation the world has ever seen lives in abject fear. - Bowser - 5/12/2005 5:23:39 AM
- That was a stupid post - Buck Galaxy - 5/12/2005 5:24:31 PM
  - Ad hominem response, demonstrating no awareness of critical facts. - Bowser - 5/12/2005 8:47:02 PM
- Not sure what your point is. - Tom Brosz - 5/12/2005 6:01:12 AM
  - A small airplane off course costs the economy $50 million - Bowser - 5/12/2005 7:51:10 AM
    - I tend to think of it more as an unscripted fire drill. - Mary Anne - 5/12/2005 6:13:14 PM
      - "Amos and Jakie" - LOL - Fox - 5/13/2005 2:11:11 AM
        
        to digress even further - alcaray - 5/13/2005 3:51:10 PM
      - I bet the two of them feel pretty stupid and embarrased. - Scott Evil - 5/12/2005 6:17:32 PM
        
        And they're going to get to know the FAA very well - Larry J - 5/12/2005 7:09:55 PM
        
        Aren't there still a lot of General Aviation Aircraft flying without any radio? - Scott Evil - 5/13/2005 1:24:45 PM
        
        Yes - Larry J - 5/13/2005 1:43:09 PM
    - More "I hate the USA" mindless posting from Bowser. - Scott Evil - 5/12/2005 3:28:38 PM
      - To my knowledge... - FrankC - 5/12/2005 4:19:23 PM
      - It wouldn't be that hard to write a "mindless liberal" program - Gary - 5/12/2005 4:00:52 PM
        
        The Democrats tried to do that and failed. - Scott Evil - 5/12/2005 4:11:03 PM
        
        A even cooler idea... - Gary - 5/12/2005 4:18:05 PM
        
        A better version of Eliza - Gary - 5/12/2005 4:07:27 PM
        
        If you got a whole roomful of them, programed to be argumentative then you could end up with a Habitablezone 2. - Scott Evil - 5/12/2005 4:16:14 PM
        
        How do you know that Bowser's true name is not Eliza? (n/t) - Really scary - 5/12/2005 4:19:44 PM
    - Would you prefer that they done nothing? (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 5/12/2005 2:23:04 PM
    - "The damage it could have done is negligible" - Sam F. - 5/12/2005 1:36:36 PM
      - That Cessna could have been carrying a North Korean nuke - Gary - 5/12/2005 3:13:48 PM
        
        Is the right going to start pushing an Al Qeda / N Korea link, now? - alcaray - 5/12/2005 5:26:06 PM
        
        Or one HELL of a lot of anthrax spores. - Tom Brosz - 5/12/2005 4:12:14 PM
        
        Let's end this thread - Gary - 5/12/2005 4:26:15 PM

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