Received the following in an email from a friend. I LOVE it!



Iranian Airspace Violation - Sent by a Marine Pilot


In addition to communicating with the local air traffic control
facility, aircraft are required to give the Iranian Air Defense Radar
(military) a ten minute 'heads up' that they will be transiting Iranian
airspace.

This is a common procedure for commercial aircraft and involves giving
them your call sign, transponder code, type aircraft, and points of
origin and destination.

I just flew with a guy who overheard this conversation on the VHF
Guard (emergency) frequency 121.5 MHz while flying from Europe to
Dubai . It's too good not to pass along. The conversation went
something like this...



Air Defense Radar: 'Unknown aircraft at (location unknown), you are
in Iranian airspace. Identify yourself.'



Aircraft: 'This is a United States aircraft. I am in Iraqi
airspace.'



Air Defense Radar: 'You are in Iranian airspace. =2
If you do not
depart our airspace we will launch interceptor aircraft!'

Aircraft: 'This is a United States FA-18 fighter. Send 'em up!'

Air Defense Radar: (no response ... total silence

Thats Bad Ass.