So you're flying along in your plane... when all of a sudden a military jet flies up beside you...swoops to your left...swoops to your right...and then they SHOOT something in the air...who pays the dry cleaning bills?
A Brighton Township man said he watched as a military jet fired three flares to ward off a small private plane that apparently strayed into the temporary no-fly zone set up for President George Bush's visit to Michigan Monday.
Eric Pankowski said he witnessed the military plane veer to the left of a smaller plane, then to its right, then shoot the three flares in the sky over his home at Old U.S. 23 and Taylor Road, near Lakes Elementary School.
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed it was investigating a violation of the 30-mile no-fly zone set up for the president's visit. Bush was in Auburn Hills on Monday, where he outlined energy proposals he believes will help wean the country off foreign oil. The visit was part of Bush's weeklong tour of the country to promote his energy initiatives.
But an FAA official could not say where the air security breach under investigation had occurred.
However, a portion of Brighton Township would have fallen within the 30-mile-radius restricted zone typically set up for presidential visits.
Bet that pilot checks the FAA reports from now on.