Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset., A/K/A P01135809

Friday, September 26, 2014

Time to Spare? Go by Air! (Especially In and Out of Chicago)

There are no IFR flights in and out of Chicago this morning because of a fire in an FAA facility, reportedly Approach Control Chicago Center.

O'Hare is a hub for American and United. Midway is a hub for Southwest.

Expect things to be seriously screwed up for a bit.

UPDATE:

The airspace arround the ARTCC is NOTAM'd:
NOTAM : 4/0256

FDC 4/0256 ZAU IL..AIRSPACE AURORA, IL..TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS WITHIN AREA DEFINED AS 2 NM RADIUS OF 414701N/0881954W (DUPAGE VOR/DME DPA171006.5) SFC-3999FT LAW ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATION. PURSUANT TO 14 CFR SECTION 91.137(A)(1) TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS ARE IN EFFECT. ONLY RELIEF AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS UNDER DIRECTION OF FAA HQ DEN ARE AUTHORIZED IN THE AIRSPACE. FAA HQ DEN TELEPHONE 202-493-5107 IS IN CHARGE OF ON SCENE EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTIVITY. FAA HQ DEN IS THE FAA COORDINATION FACILITY. 1409261330-1409271330EST
I'd look for a lot of airplanes to drop down to bugsmasher altitudes to stay out of ZAU's airspace.

And apparently, the fire was arson as part of a suicide attempt.

2 comments:

LRod said...

The CNN link says it was at the ARTCC in Aurora. That's my old stomping grounds. Spent 25 years in the place.

It also mentions the incident at the TRACON several months ago, which came to mind as I was reading your report.

LRod
ZJX, ORD, ZAU retired

Sarah said...

Commercial airtravel... when you've got to be somewhere, in the worst way.

Too bad about the guy in the basement. Sad. And what a way to make a "statement", but screwing up thousands of people's day.