Marine One in NYC Today

[Matt Molnar]

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?

Photo: http://twitpic.com/gqht2/full

[AirtrafficController]

I think its a training mission for the UN General Assembly when Obama arrives.

[JHNA57]

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

[Gerard]

I think its a training mission for the UN General Assembly when Obama arrives.

Probably. Maybe training a new pilot?

[emshighway]

FLOTUS in town.

[cancidas]

FLOTUS in town.
does that make it MARINE-ONE-FOXTROT?

[Iberia A340-600]

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.

[moose135]

FLOTUS in town.
does that make it MARINE-ONE-FOXTROT?
No. From FAA Order 7110.65, Air Traffic Control (http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/atc/Chp2/atc0204.html):


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."

[Mateo]

Garg! When did the C-17 depart?

[Iberia A340-600]

Garg! When did the C-17 depart?

1:09pm

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y139/AlitaliaMD11/c17.jpg

Here are the two Marine One's:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y139/AlitaliaMD11/heli.jpg

[PhilDernerJr]

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?

[moose135]

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.

[Mateo]

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

[Vidiot]

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

[Matt Molnar]

Was FLOTUS actually on the chopper? What did she fly to get up here?

[Gerard]

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 over
by Lincoln Center for the memorial and PDAU was all over the place.

[PhilDernerJr]

What's PDAU?

[moose135]

What's PDAU?
Police Department Aviation Unit?

[Gerard]

What's PDAU?
Police Department Aviation Unit?

You win the cookie. :lol: