Talk:Swiss Air Force/Archives/2016/February

Time of air policing

I have reverted the edits stating In peacetime the Swiss Air Force provides ready-to-take-off aircraft only from 07:00UTC to 17:00UTC on working days and the similar wording elsewhere. The exact times for this are not relevant. You can safely assume that they have "ready-to-take-off aircraft" at other times too, but a a lower level of alert. Those interceptors will always be armed (not armt) because they do not know at front what to expect (the intruder can be really hostile or just a dud). The Banner talk 14:45, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

I agree, we do not need that much detail in an encyclopedia. — Cheers, Steelpillow (Talk) 17:13, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

That is wrong. Office time is from 08- 12 and from 13:30 to 17:00h. But now since today the Fighters are on QRA15 from 08:00 h to 18:00h. And no " at other times too" we talking here about the peacetime QRA, don't mix this wit the "DEFCON" defense Case, it is not the same..This Peactime QRA is "Defcon" Alpha, but at the World Economic Forum its Defcon Bravo with Fighter on CAP. and on QAR in the night.FFA P-16 (talk) 17:36, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Swiss facts may be wrong, encyclopedic approach is correct. I just reworded it to avoid the awkward trivia altogether. — Cheers, Steelpillow (Talk) 18:16, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

I concur with the present wording. The Banner talk 18:58, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

@steelpillow. This page is about the swiss air force, so why should swiss facts be wrong? Defintion of office times by the swiss air force is 08- 12 and from 13:30 to 17:00h. But now the QRA is Mo-Fr non stop from 08:00 h to 18:00h. on Defenscase Alpha. At the WEF is Defenscase Bravo with fighters airborn /on CAP from 07- to 22h and QAR 15 from 22h to 07h.. Just like it is now written its not (no more) true.FFA P-16 (talk) 19:55, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Do you have any problems with the present wording: In peacetime the Swiss Air Force does not maintain 24/7 operational readiness status, due to the limited budget and staff available. It says in fact the same as your text, except that it contains less detail. Details that are, to my opinion, superfluous and too detailed. The Banner talk 20:19, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

FFA P-16, you said "That is wrong". If the Swiss facts presented were not wrong, you would not have said they were wrong. I was addressing your comment. When I said, "I just reworded it to avoid the awkward trivia altogether." I meant just that. No more wrong facts, OK? — Cheers, Steelpillow (Talk) 20:35, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

@ The Banner, Yes it is correct, you are right.. But it is very general so readers don't knew when that fighter are on QRA15 an when not.. only on office time, or (also possible) only in the night. Also because it is a bild up of the QRA to full 24h/365d until 2020 it might could be helpful? I would prefer to have this details in it. Its now up to you and steelpillow. FFA P-16 (talk) 20:40, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Would it be a good idea to tell terrorists and hijackers when they can enter Swiss air space safely? Sorry, that was a bad joke. But more serious: it is too much detail. The Banner talk 22:38, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Well (unfortunatly) terrorists & Hijakers don't need wikipedia to get this informations. Its not a secret.. but did they knew that we can give French or Italian fighters to enter swiss air space? ;-) No back to the topic, lets do it your way, and in 2017 we probably change it that in 2017 to 7day QRA per week (now 5 days). FFA P-16 (talk) 00:02, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

To be correct: Steelpillows way. He changed the wording. The Banner talk 00:23, 5 January 2016 (UTC)