VP Biden/Air Force Two to LGA, 4/26

[Vidiot]

On Thursday AM, Vice President Biden will be giving a speech at NYU:
http://www.barackobama.com/press/events/vice-president-biden-to-deliver-remarks-on-the-presidents-commitment-to-kee

TFR here:
http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_2_5710.html

[alberchico]

Does the TFR also include helicopter tour flights? Just curious....

[Matt Molnar]

Looks like he used the C-20 (Gulfstream III) today. Maybe the C-32 (757) is still in the shop following last week's bird strike: http://www.nycaviation.com/2012/04/big-flocking-deal-air-force-two-hits-birds-while-landing-in-california/

[Vidiot]

He did indeed:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7050/7116077355_51a711b2ed.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vidiot/7116077355/)
IMG_9197 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vidiot/7116077355/) by Vidiot (http://www.flickr.com/people/vidiot/), on Flickr

[LGA777]

Actually the Gulfstream departed LGA immediately followed by a C40-C in the mostly white scheme around 1310L or so. Pretty unusual to see two Military VIP Transports depart LGA one behind the other.

[Vidiot]

Yeah, I was wondering what was going on with the C-40 -- it landed a few minutes before AF-2 and I thought it might be a press/staff plane or something, but I didn't think Biden warranted that kind of traveling press pool.

If the Gulfstream left immediately, then did Biden go back in the C-40? Or did the Gulfstream come back?

The C-40's callsign was BOXER 41, by the way. Looks like it's DC ANG 201st Airlift Squadron out of Andrews, but I think the 89th Airlift Wing handles all executive movements, right?

[LGA777]

I was not at LGA for the arrivals only the departures, and missed the call signs. On my last visit to Andrews their where C-40's parked on the same flight line as the C-32's painted in both the full SAM colors and like the one today mostly white with the simple blue stripe and tiny US flag on the tail. I have heard C-40's at LGA in the past using both SAM and Boxer call signs.

[Vidiot]

Here's the C-40:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8021/6969994474_e749516a9b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vidiot/6969994474/)