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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'll confess to not reading the entire thread but jumped in on pg. 14, not 16. Just saw the news on the crash site. The plane was ...descimated. There were no plane-like parts to be recognized.

I think it was shot down. If it was, will we ever know? [/quote]
I don't think the Air Force would have any problem confirming that they shot the plane down. The pilot and passengers were already dead, and it posed a threat to people on the ground if it landed somewhere populated.

There is no reason to believe it was shot down. It didn't have enough fuel to get back to TN. [/quote]

[b]Assuming this was luck that it landed somewhere rural[/b], what happens if we’re not so lucky and it runs out of fuel over a populated area? Would shooting it down be the better option or not b/c the scattering of parts? Do you just let the one unlucky Area bear the brunt of a giant single crash instead of a smattering of pieces?

I live in Arlington and my house rumbles sometimes from the helicopters and jets that fly overhead. You hope for the best but this is a fear of mine. I guess I had assumed there was a better plan for this type of situation.

Why do we allow such old planes with outdate safety features to fly? Someone mentioned a newer plane would have had loud alarms and oxygen masks. Maybe we shouldn’t be letting rich people play roulette with the lives of people on the ground with planes that are decades old. I hate little planes and will never ride in one. [/quote]

ATC had a reasonable idea of where it would end up, they're good at math.  If they knew it would likely crash into Knoxville or Roanoke or another small or large town, they may have made a different decision - or maybe not.  Not sure that shooting down an American plane over American soil would necessarily be safer for anyone and it would be a Big Decision.  [/quote]

It seems like shooting it down over a sparsely populated area would be a safer choice than allowing it to crash near a dense area. I think most Americans would understand, especially if the passengers were likely brain dead from lack of oxygen. But agree it would be a big decision and not one I’d envy anyone making. [/quote]You are not likely to ever see a civilian aircraft shot down in your lifetime. No matter how much you want to fantasize about it, it's not that simple of a command decision. Our military is not going to shoot down a civilian plane that has lost communication or is errant in it's navigation. Seriously, get it out of your head. [/quote]

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