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Originally Posted by Guest
Actually you're correct ... the proper protocol in this case would have been to shoot it down. However, it usually takes a screw-up or "oh sh**" incident to get the right procedures in place.
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Small planes frequently violate the air space over Washington. Usually, it is just pilot error of not reading the instruments correctly but the usual procedure is to scramble a couple of jets from Andrews to see what is happening. The plane is then routed to Frederick, MD, and the pilot gets the scare of his life from military personnel.
A gyrocopter is a different story. I doubt he was flying at much more than a couple hundred feet. No way of shooting it down with a missile. Anyhow, the pilot is under arrest.