jumpinfarmer 0 #1 May 25, 2005 President Bush was in Rochester today and I was right acrost the street from the air port when he left town. I got to see Air Force One take off. I know that thats not much of a thrill but I was kind of excited about it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #2 May 25, 2005 Yeah, i saw Air Force One before too. When it delayed my flight leaving St. Louis. I wasn't quite as happy as you. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crotalus01 0 #3 May 25, 2005 did you see a FedEx plane landing as well? if so, i LOADED that bad boy full of freight in Memphis earlier today. ROC is my market. and yeah, i get it. Air Force One lands at the ANG base right next to our hub in Memphis, so i have seen it several times - always escorted by BlackHawks and F-18s....notice any choppers as it was taking off? As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #4 May 25, 2005 I saw marine one today. Well not officially since the pres wasn't onboard. And it was only an engine inlet being repaired. But close enough... Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #5 May 25, 2005 QuoteI saw marine one today. Well not officially since the pres wasn't onboard. And it was only an engine inlet being repaired. But close enough... Dave Damn that's a s-t-r-e-t-c-h!!! But whatever makes ya happy! ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #6 May 25, 2005 Well I saw a whole VH-3D (marine one) yesterday but thats not as entertaining. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #7 May 25, 2005 good deal j-farmer..... We were following the local news which covered the visit and speech at a local High School... My children and I saw on the TV that Air Force One was about to take off... so I went and opened a window and told my kids,,,, "we should be able to HEAR that plane shortly after it clears the runway".. hahahah the kids laughed at me and replied,,,"Dad that airport is 15 miles away,,,, to our south..and west.."... I said,, ' yes but the wind is outta the North east, so they will take off heading right at us.... " Sure enough 10 or 15 seconds after the TV showed the plane rotating,, we COULD hear it... Though the ceiling was low,,, so we couldn't see it...but the ROAR was unmistakable.... THEN I did hear what sounded like fighter jets, ( I HAVE seen the Blue angels once or twice,,, so I remembered what THEY sound like.).. and then the noise faded away as the Big Boeing turned south and headed away...cool... ..never did SEE it though.. ...... The evening before..... I WAS driving past the airport on a local expressway... and I saw a 4 engine C -17 sitting on the ramp..... I guessed correctly that this aircraft was likely carrying the entire presidential motorcade which would be used on tuesday to run the Pres.. from the airport tarmac to the School Auditorium, and back.... 2 big limos,,, a number of support vehicles, and yes.. there were choppers in the air leading the motorcade up the highway today.... A couple of protesters were arrested at the speech site,,,and the event was BIG news for a city like Rochester.... minute by minute news coverage,,, lots of chatter about it in the paper and on Tv... He flew in at 10:30 A M made his speech... and blew outta here at 12: 35........ Nice aircraft..... only I bet they'd NEVER let anybody skydive out of it !!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpinfarmer 0 #8 May 25, 2005 I was thinking the same thing about jumping uot as it was taking off. About fifteen minutes after he took off we saw a couple choppers leave. They both had presidential seals on them. As for the sucurity. I don't think I have ever seen so many cops as there was on Scottsville Rd this morning. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpinfarmer 0 #9 May 25, 2005 Never noticed the Fed Ex plane, but the Fed Ex building is right accrost the road from the office I was in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Hipwrddude 0 #10 May 25, 2005 This may sound funny, but did a second Air Force One land too? They both landed near where I live at the Willow Grove NAS and I was told (if someone wants to weigh in here) that they have 2 planes land as protocol and the Pres. could be in either plane. How about that goofy escape pod in the movie 'Air Force One.' You're always the starter in your own life! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NSEMN8R 0 #11 May 26, 2005 He was in Grand Rapids, MI last weekend. I hate it when he shows up here on weekends. No jumping from 1 to 4 on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. Like our little C-182 is a huge threat 25 miles away. It's bullsht. If they're that worried about him they should keep his ass in Washington. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
jumpinfarmer 0 #8 May 25, 2005 I was thinking the same thing about jumping uot as it was taking off. About fifteen minutes after he took off we saw a couple choppers leave. They both had presidential seals on them. As for the sucurity. I don't think I have ever seen so many cops as there was on Scottsville Rd this morning. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpinfarmer 0 #9 May 25, 2005 Never noticed the Fed Ex plane, but the Fed Ex building is right accrost the road from the office I was in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hipwrddude 0 #10 May 25, 2005 This may sound funny, but did a second Air Force One land too? They both landed near where I live at the Willow Grove NAS and I was told (if someone wants to weigh in here) that they have 2 planes land as protocol and the Pres. could be in either plane. How about that goofy escape pod in the movie 'Air Force One.' You're always the starter in your own life! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NSEMN8R 0 #11 May 26, 2005 He was in Grand Rapids, MI last weekend. I hate it when he shows up here on weekends. No jumping from 1 to 4 on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. Like our little C-182 is a huge threat 25 miles away. It's bullsht. If they're that worried about him they should keep his ass in Washington. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
