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backscatter712

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6. I'm betting the pilots & crew for AF1 are going to be very cautious.

Reply to mfcorey1 (Original post)

Sun Oct 28, 2012, 09:07 PM

Oct 2012

They won't try it unless they know they can do it safely. If AF1's planned destination has weather that's too rough, they'll divert.

They've got the tools to know what kind of weather they're dealing with, including the spare Air Force One (yes, Obama has two 747s, one that's kept as a spare in case of a breakdown - that's redundancy!)

Often, they have the spare AF1 fly ahead of the one carrying the President to scout out weather conditions.

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DU aviators: Will AirForce One be able to land in DC tomorrow in light of the storm? [View all] mfcorey1 Oct 2012 OP

Dunno. Andrews AFB can probably alot it an unusually large landing area cthulu2016 Oct 2012 #1

Those AF1 pilots can land in ANYTHING. AnnieBW Oct 2012 #2

According to the owner's manual for the 747 jberryhill Oct 2012 #3

I love DU because whatever the question, the expertise to answer is mfcorey1 Oct 2012 #4

It came in the glove compartment of a used Saab I bought a while back jberryhill Oct 2012 #5

On page 172 it says.... A HERETIC I AM Oct 2012 #10

Funny!!!! mfcorey1 Oct 2012 #11

I guess there is one good thing about a Saab, after all pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #13

I'm betting the pilots & crew for AF1 are going to be very cautious. backscatter712 Oct 2012 #6

It will depend on the wind, the visibility and the cloud bases. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2012 #7

aviators rso Oct 2012 #8

3500 Hours In Navy Fighters...... SingleSeatBiggerMeat Oct 2012 #9

Quite possibly not. Stinky The Clown Oct 2012 #12

I thought he had canceled all of his campaign appearances tomorrow. proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 #14

Rescheduled Orlando for an earlier time on Monday. He is there now. mfcorey1 Oct 2012 #15

Hope he leaves in time to beat the storm. proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 #16

They'd probably play it safe, but if AF1 could land on its nose I wouldn't be shocked. (nt) Posteritatis Oct 2012 #17