Air Force One at Daytona

"SFM" wrote in message
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Gee I wonder if the pilot of AF1 in violation of the stadium and sports
gathering NOTAM??

The notam does not apply to military, rescue, or police aircraft that are in
the TFR on official business, nor does it apply to aircraft on approach or
departing from an airfield.

I promise, promise, promise there is no political agenda here. I just
think
this is a great photo. Don't know how far the runway is from the stands,
but
the illusion is that the wings are practically over the race crowd.

Michael

I have posted a picture of Daytona from the air that I took on a trip from
St.Augustine to Titusville.
The picture shows quite clearly how close the track is to the runway.
The link for the picture is
http://home.cfl.rr.com/floridaaviator/images/072ml.jpg

David (KORL)
PP-ASEL

Thanx... looks like the perfect airport neighbor.. a noisy track..

BT

"CFLav8r" wrote in message
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I promise, promise, promise there is no political agenda here. I just
think
this is a great photo. Don't know how far the runway is from the stands,
but
the illusion is that the wings are practically over the race crowd.

Michael

I have posted a picture of Daytona from the air that I took on a trip from
St.Augustine to Titusville.
The picture shows quite clearly how close the track is to the runway.
The link for the picture is
http://home.cfl.rr.com/floridaaviator/images/072ml.jpg

David (KORL)
PP-ASEL

Frederick Wilson opined

That is not the case. When we fly army helicopters we have to abide by all
those TFRs aswell

Of course, we all know how untrustworthy Army Aviation is.

"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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SFM wrote:

Gee I wonder if the pilot of AF1 in violation of the stadium and sports
gathering NOTAM??

I believe that does not apply to U.S. military aircraft.

George Patterson
A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way
that
you look forward to the trip.




-ash
Cthulhu for President!
Why vote for a lesser evil?

"Michael 182" wrote in message
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I promise, promise, promise there is no political agenda here. I just
think
this is a great photo. Don't know how far the runway is from the stands,
but
the illusion is that the wings are practically over the race crowd.

Michael

http://makeashorterlink.com/?C43163D67

The picture looks foreshortened, I guess due to a zoom lens, making it look
close to the crowd. While it is close, it's not *that* close!

What I thought was really impressive was when AF-1 circled the track at a
low altitude. I believe that may have been the first time I've ever seen a
747 do that. That thing is BIG. Gave me chills and made me strangely nervous
at the same time.

-Trent
PP-ASEL

BTIZ wrote:

Thanx... looks like the perfect airport neighbor.. a noisy track..

We have found that the combination works well at Old Bridge, NJ. Local residents
tend to complain more about the drag strip than the airport. They're outnumbered
by the race fans.

George Patterson
A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that
you look forward to the trip.

"BTIZ" wrote in message
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snip

Glad our local NASCAR track is far from the local airports, but the local
AF
Base is within the standard "crowd / event" TFR radius, and I'm sure they
don't stand down on race week.


snip


Hey BTIZ,

Where you from? What is your local NASCAR track? Just wondering...


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What I thought was really impressive was when AF-1 circled the track
at a low altitude. I believe that may have been the first time I've
ever seen a 747 do that. That thing is BIG. Gave me chills and made
me strangely nervous at the same time.

Were you "shocked and awed"?

Where I buy my fuel, Thruxton airfield, is in the middle of a race
track. In fact, like a lot of race tracks in the UK, it grew out of an
airfield perimeter track.

The airfield is closed on race days, but at least it's been kept as an
active airfield.

I've flown a Bulldog and a Chipmunk from Daytona.

Paul

"BTIZ" wrote in message
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If the airport is that close to the race track, then I'm sure everyone had
to be on a clearance and in ATC contact to land there during the race.

Glad our local NASCAR track is far from the local airports

"Trent Moorehead" wrote in message
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"Michael 182" wrote in message
news:2k7Yb.42491$yE5.175158@attbi_s54...
I promise, promise, promise there is no political agenda here. I just
think
this is a great photo. Don't know how far the runway is from the stands,
but
the illusion is that the wings are practically over the race crowd.

Michael

http://makeashorterlink.com/?C43163D67

The picture looks foreshortened, I guess due to a zoom lens, making it
look
close to the crowd. While it is close, it's not *that* close!

Yup. Looking at a map, it seems it would've been half a mile or a mile
away.

--Gary