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    Marine One in NYC Today

    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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    Re: Marine One in NYC Today

    I think its a training mission for the UN General Assembly when Obama arrives.
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    Re: Marine One in NYC Today

    Maybe another of those "not well thought out" White House Photo ops???????????

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    Re: Marine One in NYC Today

    Quote Originally Posted by AirtrafficController
    I think its a training mission for the UN General Assembly when Obama arrives.
    Probably. Maybe training a new pilot?

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    Re: Marine One in NYC Today

    FLOTUS in town.
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    Re: Marine One in NYC Today

    Quote Originally Posted by emshighway
    FLOTUS in town.
    does that make it MARINE-ONE-FOXTROT?
    it is mathematically impossible for either hummingbirds, or helicopters to fly. fortunately, neither are aware of this.

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    Re: Marine One in NYC Today

    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.

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    Re: Marine One in NYC Today

    Quote Originally Posted by cancidas
    Quote Originally Posted by emshighway
    FLOTUS in town.
    does that make it MARINE-ONE-FOXTROT?
    No. From FAA Order 7110.65, Air Traffic Control:

    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."

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    Re: Marine One in NYC Today

    Garg! When did the C-17 depart?

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    Re: Marine One in NYC Today

    Quote Originally Posted by Mateo
    Garg! When did the C-17 depart?
    1:09pm



    Here are the two Marine One's:


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    Re: Marine One in NYC Today

    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?
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    Re: Marine One in NYC Today

    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.

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    Re: Marine One in NYC Today

    OK; thanks. I didn't get there until 4:30ish on Sunday.

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    Re: Marine One in NYC Today

    Also, POTUS is in town tomorrow for the Walter Cronkite memorial service:
    http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_9_8423.html

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    Re: Marine One in NYC Today

    Was FLOTUS actually on the chopper? What did she fly to get up here?
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
    All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9

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