President 9/11 Schedule?

[Gerard]

Do we know when President Obama will be arriving in NYC for Sundays 9/11 event down at the WTC? The ceremonies start early so I'm thinking maybe he comes in Saturday night so he doesnt have to travel so early. And I believe he is going to Shanksville, Pa after that then back to DC. Closest airport to Shanksville is KJST. Can they land Air Force 1 there?
Thanks all.

[gonzalu]

I am willing to bet AF1 has good brakes :-) They land at KALB with 8500' rwy so maybe ok here too but I doubt it. The KALB landing was practiced by USAF pilots on a C-5 Galaxy which must have been cool. Then again, the C-5, C-17, C-130, C-141 etc. all are designed for really short landings... It's all about touching the chevrons or soon after and then hit the spoilers, reversers and brakes right away.

:cool:

Pittsburgh is about 70 miles away so maybe that's good enough for the White Tops... then DC itself is about 140 miles away...

[Gerard]

Does anyone know how the President got to Shanksville? Where AF 1 landed? Curious. Thanks.

[dave44485]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v403/98dakota/Wings%20over%20Pittsburgh%202011/IMG_1821.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v403/98dakota/Wings%20over%20Pittsburgh%202011/IMG_1822.jpg
Then flew a White Hawk to Shanksville. Sorry thats as far as my little camera would zoom.
Landed in Pittsburgh, Pa. Was there for an airshow, thats how I got the picures.

[gonzalu]

Nice capture... Pittsburgh is lightly covered...

[Gerard]

Thanks Dave. Wow we have operatives everywhere. :biggrin: And Manny you called it in a previous post about Pittsburgh. :cool: