Low flying plane over Manhattan

**emshighway** · 04-28-2009, 06:22 PM

Video from the Jersey side.

**Tom_Turner** · 04-28-2009, 09:21 PM

The President didn't know about the operation and the Mayor didn't know about it either (by coincidence in the Mayor's case), but in both instances its because government beaurocrats, that apparently might have fit in fine in the former Soviet Union, had/have no regard for the public.

This wasn't publicized, deliberately no less, it wasn't done on a weekend day, the result we all saw here was exactly what was going to happen. Its fine to be glib and make fun of people who ran because they want to live and that they didn't just break out the binoculars to read the titles on the plane they thought might smash into their building....

Yes, people should be fired. Its called being accountable. But then again, no one is accountable to sheep.... and there is no accountability when the mentality is "we can do what we want".

Tom

**cancidas** · 04-28-2009, 10:20 PM

Originally Posted by Tom_Turner

But then again, no one is accountable to sheep....

well said!

**mirrodie** · 04-28-2009, 10:43 PM

Tom, add to the fact it happened all on a lovely day to the mix.

Whether it was in good taste is questionable. But I find Bloombergs angry reaction ridiculous in that it was a simple issue his own people not alerting him to the fact,

The video gives a real feel of the fear that is still very much present years later. I take back my words much ado about nothing. I don't think I'd panic but at the same time, I can see how people may have felt to see a fighter tailing a jumbo.

**Jetinder** · 04-28-2009, 11:21 PM

We heard about it on the news in London.

This was a Homer Simpson moment ............... doh

The white house should have told the press and the mayor of NYC of this happening then people would have not have been as worried as they where.

**Planesntrains** · 04-29-2009, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by mirrodie

The video gives a real feel of the fear that is still very much present years later. I take back my words much ado about nothing. I don't think I'd panic but at the same time, I can see how people may have felt to see a fighter tailing a jumbo.

Not to mention that by average Joe ignorance, many of them might not even know what the heck AF-1 looks like. Put that together with a couple of fighters in tow...yeah....

**sporky** · 04-29-2009, 12:47 PM

Ah the real reason behind the flight comes out!

-Tad

**Matt Molnar** · 05-08-2009, 03:10 PM

UPDATE: The guy who made this happen, Louis Caldera, director of the White House Military Office, was canned today.

The White House also said it will release the photos this afternoon, presumably any minute.

**Matt Molnar** · 05-08-2009, 03:42 PM

Weak. Bill's photos from the ground were better.

**T-Bird76** · 05-08-2009, 03:46 PM

Originally Posted by GothamSpotter

Weak. Bill's photos from the ground were better.

How'd you get that photo! That's classified Matt! You must keep it out of the hands Kool Aide Sheik Mohamed!

**PhilDernerJr** · 05-08-2009, 03:59 PM

Wow. That wouldn't even make it to Anet.

**LGA777** · 05-08-2009, 04:07 PM

Sadly they could have probably gotten a better photo with the VC-25 just about anywhere with a little photoshop action making it appear to be over Lady Liberty.

Cheers

LGA777

**Matt Molnar** · 05-08-2009, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by Phil D.

Wow. That wouldn't even make it to Anet.

This is really dumbfounding, almost infuriating. Why didn't they Photoshop it at all? No cropping, no adjustments or anything. I was hoping to see a gorgeous photo that would at least make it seem like we got something good out of this debacle.

**N221UA** · 05-08-2009, 04:10 PM

"badmotive" :mrgreen:

**PhilDernerJr** · 05-08-2009, 04:21 PM

It's dark through the F-16 cockpit, there's glare, and the composition isn't even that good. I'm usually not much of a photo-nazi, but that's just a poor shot. All that for nothing.