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Pelosi's flight into Taiwan

dboreham 4y ago
Seems like a significant security risk that it is publicly trackable? I've seen AF1 land at the airport here (Bozeman) -- it flew in to the area at high altitude then circled tightly reducing altitude until final approach. I assumed to reduce the chance of a stinger hit from mountain-men.
- dekhn 4y ago
  As you noticed from AF1, the people who manage the flights of nation-level VIPs are extremely cautious and have a rich, well-informed risk model. You can imagine these airplanes have many countermeasures (SPAR19 is a C-40C, which is a military version of a 737). For all we know it was a decoy plane.
- kjkjadksj 4y ago
  Flight radar isnt exactly live. There is a slight delay if you compare flights over your head to what flight radar is telling you about those flights.
- VortexLain 4y ago
  Tracking the plane is probably very trivial for the Chinese army so hiding the plane from public wouldn't help
  - syockit 4y ago
    Hiding it from the army is not the point. Who knows if there'd be another maniac with a homemade gun or explosives out there, just like what happened with the ex-PM of Japan.
- hugh-avherald 4y ago
  It would be a lot more dangerous for Pelosi if it weren't.
- throw827474737 4y ago
  Cannot judge if this is a joke or serious theory?
- johannes1234321 4y ago
  What's the risk of a plane flying over the Sea above the reach of "simple" weapons is being tracked? A military-level attack against the third highest representative of the United States is a quite certain way to launch a war, maybe even nuclear retaliation, based on how quickly and well "prove" for attribution is unveiled. However getting attention is a key purpose of that trip.
- AndyJames 4y ago
  When US representative fly to Taiwan secretly it's disabled but whole world was talking about Pelosi going there and China's treats to shoot her down for day or two. Putting that flight for whole world to see is actually more secure than trying to keep it secret.
  - BrandoElFollito 4y ago
    The Chinese were threatening to shoot her down? I don't do think so, except for some excited bozos sending threats from their backyards

Seems like a significant security risk that it is publicly trackable? I've seen AF1 land at the airport here (Bozeman) -- it flew in to the area at high altitude then circled tightly reducing altitude until final approach. I assumed to reduce the chance of a stinger hit from mountain-men.

dekhn 4y ago
As you noticed from AF1, the people who manage the flights of nation-level VIPs are extremely cautious and have a rich, well-informed risk model. You can imagine these airplanes have many countermeasures (SPAR19 is a C-40C, which is a military version of a 737). For all we know it was a decoy plane.
kjkjadksj 4y ago
Flight radar isnt exactly live. There is a slight delay if you compare flights over your head to what flight radar is telling you about those flights.
VortexLain 4y ago
Tracking the plane is probably very trivial for the Chinese army so hiding the plane from public wouldn't help
- syockit 4y ago
  Hiding it from the army is not the point. Who knows if there'd be another maniac with a homemade gun or explosives out there, just like what happened with the ex-PM of Japan.
hugh-avherald 4y ago
It would be a lot more dangerous for Pelosi if it weren't.
throw827474737 4y ago
Cannot judge if this is a joke or serious theory?
johannes1234321 4y ago
What's the risk of a plane flying over the Sea above the reach of "simple" weapons is being tracked? A military-level attack against the third highest representative of the United States is a quite certain way to launch a war, maybe even nuclear retaliation, based on how quickly and well "prove" for attribution is unveiled. However getting attention is a key purpose of that trip.
AndyJames 4y ago
When US representative fly to Taiwan secretly it's disabled but whole world was talking about Pelosi going there and China's treats to shoot her down for day or two. Putting that flight for whole world to see is actually more secure than trying to keep it secret.
- BrandoElFollito 4y ago
  The Chinese were threatening to shoot her down? I don't do think so, except for some excited bozos sending threats from their backyards