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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Big_Boy_4005 Flights have been going in and out of the New Orleans airport, and some people have already been evacuated that way. The question is still where to take the people, but the idea of busing them to the airport and flying them out does make sense. Each flight should have incoming supplies, an out going victims. The airport may be the best place to set up relief efforts. [/quote] Fortunately that has now started to happen and the commercial airlines have stepped up and are starting to send planes down there to help get people out. The airport is clear and was able to handle AirForce One and I heard a segment on CNBC that UPS was flying down supplies in 747's. A C130 is a big plane but it doesn't need a commercial airport, air traffic control, etc. in order to land and take off. A flat unimproved dirt airstrip will do. They are also capable of short takeoffs with rocket assist as well as dropping pallet loads of supplies at ground level without landing using parachute extraction. They've been used all over the world for exactly this type of mission. Maybe they're unavailable and assigned elsewhere, but I can't think of a better tool for Homeland Security to keep arvailable for rapid response.
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