Perspective: long term questions

[elSicomoro]

Originally posted by tw
Prohibited air: yes ,that circle is due north of the Pentagon, on the Washington DC side of the Potomac. Is that where the Naval Observatory (and Cheney's house) is?

Yep...on Massachusetts Ave. NW, along Embassy Row.

This talk reminds me of an incident that occurred last summer while I was living in DC. The Blue Angels were practicing (or something like that) nearby, and apparently, they broke formation and flew through restricted airspace in the city. I never heard what happened in the end; I believe it was some sort of miscommunication. *shrugs*

I'd be lying if I said I didn't hear much traffic over the skies during my time there. I can only recall seeing one aircraft--the President's chopper flying over to the White House, presumably from Andrews. Saw it while walking down Constitution Ave. one day. To be honest, I (incorrectly) assumed that aircraft could not fly over the city for security reasons. Of course, I lived just outside of NE DC, a short drive away from Andrews.