Re: Speeding Story
From: LarryT (l02turnercomcast.net)
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 04:32:16 -0800 (PST)
Ed wrote:<< it brought a smile to my face when I read it >>

Cool - that was my purpose! 
Ed, BTW, you ever notice we hang out at the same places?
;-)

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: E M 
  To: LarryT 
  Cc: The FerrariList 
  Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 10:02 PM
  Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Speeding Story


  Just like a good Irishman Larry; never let the truth get in the way of a good 
story. hee hee ;-)  Hey, it brought a smile to my face when I read it this 
morning, true or not. :-)

  Ed
  911SC


  On 24/01/2008, LarryT <l02turner [at] comcast.net> wrote:
    Come on guys!  I said it was a story - not a *true* story!
    ;-)

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    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Martin Stark" <MStark [at] Copper.net>
    To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
    Cc: "'The FerrariList'" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
    Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 7:14 PM
    Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Speeding Story


    > +1. There is so much bs on the net. Snopes is your friend.
    >
    > clyde romero wrote:
    >
    >>Total BS most traffic radars don't have the signal strength to effect the
    >>RHAW gear on modern fighters and they have blanking circuits to eliminate
    >>spurious signals to prevent false displays
    >>
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    >>-----Original Message-----
    >>From: Ferrarisimo [at] Comcast.net [mailto:Ferrarisimo [at] comcast.net]
    >>Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 12:56 PM
    >>To: clyde
    >>Cc: The FerrariList
    >>Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Speeding Story
    >>
    >>Read the snopes article.  The type of radar (directional doppler) used
    >>to measure speed - and open doors at the local strip mall - is very
    >>different from the type of radar used in military applications.
    >>Neither a pilot nor the electronics in his plane would be likely to
    >>mistake one for another.
    >>
    >>Scottie
    >>
    >>On Jan 24, 2008, at 12:39 PM, Steve Jenkins wrote:
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>>Actually, I heard that it was French Gendarmes who were using
    >>>traffic radar
    >>>on the Autoroute. They locked on to a Mirage, and the pilot's
    >>>extensive
    >>>French military training kicked in, and he ejected instantly!
    >>>
    >>>SJ
    >>>
    >>>-----Original Message-----
    >>>From: LarryT [mailto:l02turner [at] comcast.net]
    >>>Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 7:14 AM
    >>>To: Steve Jenkins
    >>>Cc: The FerrariList
    >>>Subject: [Ferrari] Speeding Story
    >>>
    >>>Howdy -
    >>>Don;t know if this is true or not, but it makes for a good story. -
    >>>
    >>><<Two California Highway Patrol Officers were conducting speeding
    >>>enforcement
    >>>on I-15, North of MCAS Miramar. One of the officers was using a hand
    >>>held
    >>>radar device to check speeding vehicles approaching near the crest
    >>>of a
    >>>hill.
    >>>
    >>>The officers were suddenly surprised when the radar gun began
    >>>reading 300
    >>>miles per hour. The officer attempted to reset the radar gun, but it
    >>>would
    >>>not
    >>>reset and turned off.
    >>>
    >>>Just then a deafening roar over the treetops revealed that the radar
    >>>had in
    >>>fact locked onto a USMC F/A-18 Hornet which was engaged in a low
    >>>flying
    >>>exercise near the location.
    >>>
    >>>Back at the CHP Headquarters the Patrol Captain fired off a
    >>>complaint to
    >>>the USMC Base Commander.
    >>>
    >>>Back came a reply in true USMC style:
    >>>
    >>>Thank you for the message, which allows us to complete the file on
    >>>this
    >>>incident. You may be interested to know that the tactical computer
    >>>in the
    >>>Hornet
    >>>had detected the presence of, and subsequently locked onto your
    >>>hostile
    >>>radar equipment and automatically sent a jamming signal back to it.
    >>>Furthermore,
    >>>an air to ground missile aboard the fully armed aircraft had also
    >>>automatically locked onto your equipment. Fortunately the Marine Pilot
    >>>flying the Hornet
    >>>recognized the situation for what it was, quickly responded to the
    >>>missile
    >>>system alert status and was able to override the automated defense
    >>>system
    >>>before the missile was launched and your hostile radar was destroyed.
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>>Thank you for your concern.>>
    >>>>
    >>>>
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