I hear a VH-3D just landed at Wall St heliport with two other choppers hovering behind her. Anyone see anything at JFK? I haven't heard anything about Obama coming to town...maybe a training mission?
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I hear a VH-3D just landed at Wall St heliport with two other choppers hovering behind her. Anyone see anything at JFK? I haven't heard anything about Obama coming to town...maybe a training mission?
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I think its a training mission for the UN General Assembly when Obama arrives.
Maybe another of those "not well thought out" White House Photo ops???????????
Probably. Maybe training a new pilot?Quote:
Originally Posted by AirtrafficController
FLOTUS in town.
does that make it MARINE-ONE-FOXTROT?Quote:
Originally Posted by emshighway
I was out at Bayswater earlier this afternoon and saw them take off and head south shortly after a C-17 departed 31L. Later I drove by the triple hangars expecting to see Air Force One but there was nothing there. Luckily I got a glimpse of one of the military helicopters being towed into a hangar.
No. From FAA Order 7110.65, Air Traffic Control:Quote:
Originally Posted by cancidas
Quote:
2-4-20. AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION
7. Presidential aircraft and Presidential family aircraft:
(c)When a member of the President's family is aboard any aircraft, if the U.S. Secret Service or the White House Staff determines it is necessary, state the words "Executive One Foxtrot."
Garg! When did the C-17 depart?
1:09pmQuote:
Originally Posted by Mateo
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...iaMD11/c17.jpg
Here are the two Marine One's:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...aMD11/heli.jpg
So their staging area is now the triple hangers, correct? If that's the case, why did the C-17 depart on 31L? Or is the 13L departure just for the actual VC-25?
From what I've seen in the past, the support aircraft (either C-5s or C-17s) normally arrive and depart as part of the normal traffic stream, only AF1 gets special routing.
OK; thanks. I didn't get there until 4:30ish on Sunday.
Also, POTUS is in town tomorrow for the Walter Cronkite memorial service:
http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_9_8423.html
Was FLOTUS actually on the chopper? What did she fly to get up here?
I believe the VH-3s that were here the other day were the advance team for Obamas visit today. He was overQuote:
Originally Posted by GothamSpotter
by Lincoln Center for the memorial and PDAU was all over the place.
What's PDAU?
Police Department Aviation Unit?Quote:
Originally Posted by Phil D.
You win the cookie. :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by moose135