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MineralMan

(146,317 posts) Mon Apr 15, 2019, 03:23 PM Apr 2019

To my dismay, Air Force One passed over my house on the

way to the MSP airport. It's an unusual approach pattern for MSP, but I heard a very loud plane and went outside. Sure enough, there was AF1, a 747, only about 2000' above my home. Below minimums, I'm sure, but it's Air Force One, after all.

So, that happened. I wonder if it will use the same route on departure. It seems sort of natural that that plane would use alternative approach patterns to avoid other air traffic. I've only seen a very few large jets pass over on that route. Business jets do it all the time, but they're approaching KSTP, the downtown airport.

Interesting. I gave the plane the finger, but I doubt Trump noticed.

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To my dismay, Air Force One passed over my house on the (Original Post) MineralMan Apr 2019 OP

It pains me he gets to fly in our plane whenever he wants. Vinca Apr 2019 #1

I can say that a 747 at 2000 feet is a loud piece of equipment. MineralMan Apr 2019 #2

Trump was probably too busy tweeting or checking out RW sites to notice anything else. riversedge Apr 2019 #3

Did you moon him? Soxfan58 Apr 2019 #4

Not enough time, sadly. MineralMan Apr 2019 #6

I hope you gave it essme Apr 2019 #5

500 feet zipplewrath Apr 2019 #7

OK. I'm just not used to it in my residential neighborhood. MineralMan Apr 2019 #11

You mean the Flying Bullshit Tanker? nt Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2019 #8

I was in Central Park one day when Cheney (I think) choppered over ExciteBike66 Apr 2019 #9

Holy crap.......I wonder if that's what flew over our house..... a kennedy Apr 2019 #10

It could have been. It would have flown over your place sometime around MineralMan Apr 2019 #12

Yes, then yes.......thanks. a kennedy Apr 2019 #13

Cool beans! MineralMan Apr 2019 #14

ditto, and glad now I didn't really see it with the orange blob in it. a kennedy Apr 2019 #15

Vinca

(50,273 posts)

1. It pains me he gets to fly in our plane whenever he wants.

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Mon Apr 15, 2019, 03:25 PM

Apr 2019

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)

2. I can say that a 747 at 2000 feet is a loud piece of equipment.

Reply to Vinca (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 15, 2019, 03:26 PM

Apr 2019

Impressive. I just wish Hillary Clinton had been the one on board.

riversedge

(70,239 posts)

3. Trump was probably too busy tweeting or checking out RW sites to notice anything else.

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Mon Apr 15, 2019, 03:30 PM

Apr 2019

Soxfan58

(3,479 posts)

4. Did you moon him?

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Mon Apr 15, 2019, 03:30 PM

Apr 2019

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)

6. Not enough time, sadly.

Reply to Soxfan58 (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 15, 2019, 03:31 PM

Apr 2019

Over and out!

essme

(1,207 posts)

5. I hope you gave it

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Mon Apr 15, 2019, 03:30 PM

Apr 2019

the double finger!! One for you, and one for DU

How I wish Hillary were on board!

zipplewrath

(16,646 posts)

7. 500 feet

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Mon Apr 15, 2019, 03:34 PM

Apr 2019

Minimum altitude over a populated area. It's actually quite common for AF1 to do long and low approaches. It's a publicity thing. And yeah, it's gonna be noisy. Concord was even worse. I think "pattern altitude" is 1500 if I remember correctly.

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)

11. OK. I'm just not used to it in my residential neighborhood.

Reply to zipplewrath (Reply #7)

Mon Apr 15, 2019, 03:46 PM

Apr 2019

That approach is very, very rarely used, thank goodness. It shook the windows and I heard it from the basement long enough before i went out to see it pass overhead.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,182 posts)

8. You mean the Flying Bullshit Tanker? nt

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Mon Apr 15, 2019, 03:34 PM

Apr 2019

ExciteBike66

(2,358 posts)

9. I was in Central Park one day when Cheney (I think) choppered over

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Mon Apr 15, 2019, 03:35 PM

Apr 2019

along with several other helicopters. Plenty of folks there giving him the finger that day!

a kennedy

(29,669 posts)

10. Holy crap.......I wonder if that's what flew over our house.....

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Mon Apr 15, 2019, 03:44 PM

Apr 2019

was really loud but we really couldn’t see it......I wonder if that’s what it was. We get those huge tankers doing touch and goes at our La Crosse airport, and AF 1 landed when President Clinton came to La Crosse. Wonder if it was the orange blob.

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)

12. It could have been. It would have flown over your place sometime around

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #10)

Mon Apr 15, 2019, 03:48 PM

Apr 2019

noon, heading NNW, I think. It landed right at 12:30. It could have been one leg of the approach, for sure. I'm in the northeast corner of St. Paul. It's not a normal flight path, though, for MSP, but I could see them using it to stay out of normal approach patterns.