Interesting day for flying in the ADIZ

Well today our mid-day run started out rather boring. The first hour we
were cruising for accidents. Nothing to be found. Then the call come in
from my observers boss. Head to baltimore and see what's going on. Once
we joined the party over the tunnels the fun started back and forth to
see which roads were closed and how bad the backups were. After a hour
and half of running around the major roads of Baltimore they opened the
tunnels and we were able to head home.

We flew directly over BWI and headed strait for home base. This took us
over directly over Andrews AFB. Wow did the show start and I did not
pack my camera in my flight bag.

As we approached Andrews we saw something big in the pattern, Not
abnormal. There are KC-135's and KC-10's based there. As we got closer
it was apparent the plane was not a tanker. It was bigger. I looked at
my observer and he looked at me. It was a VC-10 (Air Force one) doing
touch and goes in the pattern! How cool. We came in at 2000 feet and the
VC-10 was at 1500. It flew directly under us! All I could say was I did
not pack my camera, I did not pack my camera! Damn, Damn, Damn.......

I will probably never get an opportunity like that again.

Michelle

Michelle P wrote:

I will probably never get an opportunity like that again.

What a shame. Did you pack your camera?

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Michelle P wrote:

I will probably never get an opportunity like that again.

What a shame. Did you pack your camera?

I recently got a Konica-Minolta XG. It is so small, it is not a problem to
carry everywhere. It also does movies and sound recording, like a tape
recorder. Very quick start up and zoom time, with 3X optical. I highly
advise getting one, or something like it. You will never be without a
camera again.
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Jim in NC

I recently got a Konica-Minolta XG. It is so small, it is not a problem
to
carry everywhere. It also does movies and sound recording, like a tape
recorder. Very quick start up and zoom time, with 3X optical. I highly
advise getting one, or something like it. You will never be without a
camera again.

We just picked up the 5 megapixel Canon FS450. It's 20% smaller than the
tiny camera you saw me using at OSH this year, and it fits into a little
pouch on my belt.

I literally wear it everywhere, opposite my cell phone. I'm never without
it, and literally use it daily.
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It was a VC-10 (Air Force one) doing
touch and goes in the pattern! How cool.

That was cool. The closest I've ever come to that was during a flight from
Hyde to Freeway. I called up ADW (long before the ADIZ) and was cleared to
enter Bravo "direct on course". That took me right over the field and out
on the ramp was one of the VC-10s.

I didn't have a camera with me, either.

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"John T" wrote:

It was a VC-10 (Air Force one) doing
touch and goes in the pattern! How cool.

That was cool. The closest I've ever come to that was during a flight from
Hyde to Freeway. I called up ADW (long before the ADIZ) and was cleared to
enter Bravo "direct on course". That took me right over the field and out
on the ramp was one of the VC-10s.

I didn't have a camera with me, either.

The 747 commonly known as Air Force one is a VC-25A.

--
Bob Noel
no one likes an educated mule

Bob,
The Tower controller called it a VC-10.
Michelle

Bob Noel wrote:

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"John T" wrote:



It was a VC-10 (Air Force one) doing
touch and goes in the pattern! How cool.


That was cool. The closest I've ever come to that was during a flight from
Hyde to Freeway. I called up ADW (long before the ADIZ) and was cleared to
enter Bravo "direct on course". That took me right over the field and out
on the ramp was one of the VC-10s.

I didn't have a camera with me, either.



The 747 commonly known as Air Force one is a VC-25A.

Interesting!,
I wonder why the tower called it VC-10? Not doubting what you heard
Michelle, just wondering why they called it that and not by it's actual
VC-25A? The two 747-200B's have the tail number of 28000 and 29000 and their
official Air Force designation is VC-25A. Would the Vickers VC-10 be
designated as VC-10? Wonder if the tower was just trying to NOT draw much
attention to it?

Patrick
student SP
aircraft structural mech

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Bob,
The Tower controller called it a VC-10.
Michelle

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The 747 commonly known as Air Force one is a VC-25A.

Quite true.

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Michelle P wrote:
As we approached Andrews we saw something big in the pattern, Not
abnormal. There are KC-135's and KC-10's based there. As we got closer
it was apparent the plane was not a tanker. It was bigger. I looked at
my observer and he looked at me. It was a VC-10 (Air Force one) doing
touch and goes in the pattern! How cool. We came in at 2000 feet and the
VC-10 was at 1500. It flew directly under us! All I could say was I did
not pack my camera, I did not pack my camera! Damn, Damn, Damn.......

I will probably never get an opportunity like that again.


I lived in Camp Springs, MD back in the mid-sixties when my dad was stationed at
Andrews. Our house was directly under the base leg for runway 19R and I can
remember many times when Air Force One flew over at heights that I thought I
could reach with a rock.



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Mortimer Schnerd, RN

VE