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Originally Posted by hoyacoug
I have been to Manhattan countless times. I have yet to see an airplane flying at 500 feet over the city. I am unaware of any airport on Manhattan itself that a small plane would take off from, leading me to conclude it took off from outside of Manhattan and then flew over the city. This happens dozens of times a week in DC. Whenever it does happen, they first attempt radio contact, then respond with fighter jets. On occasion, the plane gets close to important areas in DC and evacuation procedures take place at those venues. This is extremely rare, though, because the communication and fighter jets usually produces the retreat of the aircraft. Most of those planes are small planes like this one in NYC. Why could DC track them and not NYC?
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You're changing slightly, but allow me to introduce a few concepts.
First, despite civilian expectations, no country has complete control or knowledge of its skies. No country possesses the technology or resources to employ sufficient technologies to patrol the skies.
Second, DC airspace is far more secure than almost any other airspace in the world. To compare NY with DC is unfair.
Third, I have not reviewed the restricted airspace rules for Manhattan, but without such knowledge I believe I could take off tomorrow from an adjacent airspace and fly above Manhattan VFR. I also believe it is highly likely this would go unnoticed by NORAD.
Fourth, there are holes in radar. To avoid unnecessary disclosures, nothing more will be said.
Fifth, not all pieces are automatically linked within NORAD and it takes time for reports to get to various personnel.
Your expectations are unreasonable, but have it your way, blame Bush, he should have seen it coming and contacted the media.