Report Detailed Outline

7.1 The hijacking of AA 11 and UA 175

Hijackers through security

Boarding aircraft
Take over of the planes
Calls from planes in distress

7.2 FAA and NORAD

[Segue ~ cut to Boston Air Traffic Control Center, but do so with a bit of
background about the job of an air traffic controller and his/her awareness of
NORAD]

Everyday job of air traffic controller

-- separate aircraft, not to perform crisis management
— 2 sentences (maybe) re protocols for hijack (controller) . •

(2) Brief description of interaction between FAA & NORAD pre-9/11

~ "knew" each other in context of sharing air space for military training
exercises; liaisons to each other agencies but not trained in emergency
protocols
"my job is not hijacking" - Atkins (woman at HQ)

(3) What's happening in Boston Air Traffic Control Center - Flight 11

~ First indication of something wrong

~ Voice Transmissions from Cockpit - description of how/when
controllers actually understood transmissions
— setting up regional conference call
Region knows at XX
Command Center knows at YY (stay away from WOC)
— lead into notification to NEADS

(4) NORADMVEADS - Background

— Historical Mission
-- Structure on 9/11

(5) Notification to NEADS & Otis Scramble

— Describe notification
~ Describe quick decision/scramble order - ask later
— Mad search for targets by weapons/id desks
— In the head of Nasypany
— Problems caused by different terminology, example
 — End with wheels up

(6) Cut Back to 175 - ATC Story

— Aircraft departure details

—Pilot reporting sounds from AA11
-- Same controller in Boston and NYC
-- Changing transponder not turned off
— Totally missed hijacking b/c of focus on AA11

(7) Otis Fighter Flight Path and Awareness

~ Defenders in the air, where are they?

~ Fighters circling Long Island; why
— How fast they flew to Long Island; how long circled - why? Nasy had
no targets after 11 hit, and 175 not notified
— Pilot awareness of threat/targets (probably too early to introduce
shootdown); understanding of mission; no ROE
~ Real location of fighter with impact of 175
[answer

(8) NEADS Scene Re Impact 175 through AA 11 Phantom

~ NEADS first notification of hijacking of 175

-- understanding re correlation between 2d hit and 175 report
~ Nasypany anticipating next one -- "missile in face" quote
— Battle stations for Langley; reason was back up for NYC
— no thought of DC as target

7.3 LOSING AA 77

(1) Hijacking of Flight 77

— Departure details for aircraft

~ Disappearance - "loss" of radar
-- Describe notifications/scene at Indy/impression - lost
[carry up to Region and Command Center, not WOC]
~ Search and rescue notification

(2) Langley Scramble/Rebirth of AA 11

Pick up later details about Radar Gap

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