I spent 10 years as an Air Force Weapons Controller ("Scope Dope") and in exercises we often practiced SCATANA (ground all the airplanes). I always wondered how it really worked on the day of 9/11.
(Aside, I was in Manhattan on that day. About 3 miles south of the Towers.. with too good of a view of the events..)
One of my favorite Bloggers, even if he is a Naval Aviator,
Instapinch, just posted an excellent review of what appears to be an excellent book titled "Touching History". His
REVIEW is super.
" It is the story of the skies over America on Sept 11, 2001. Spencer, an airline pilot for ExpressJet Airlines, spent much of the last few years interviewing the principles in this infamous day, from air traffic controllers in Boston and Washington and Indianapolis to military controllers at the Fleet Area Surveillance Facility, Virginia Capes (FASFAC VACAPES,"
A Hat tip to Instapinch and I'm ordering the book from Amazon NOW!
