Air Force One in Copenhagen

**McMurdo** · 2nd October 09, 05:00 AM

Nice photo Greg, I've moved it to off topic as it is not a kilt shot.

**Galician** · 2nd October 09, 06:02 AM

Chas, there isn't any naval equivalent. This is the 21st century. The president doesn't travel by ship.

**macwilkin** · 2nd October 09, 06:16 AM

Originally Posted by Galician

Chas, there isn't any naval equivalent. This is the 21st century. The president doesn't travel by ship.

Yes, there is. If POTUS flies on a Naval aircraft, then that aircraft is known as "Navy One".

T.

**Galician** · 2nd October 09, 07:41 AM

Originally Posted by cajunscot

Yes, there is. If POTUS flies on a Naval aircraft, then that aircraft is known as "Navy One".

T.

Ahhh, aircraft, Todd! Do ships ever get redesignated?

**cavscout** · 2nd October 09, 07:35 AM

Form that angle it looks like you live in New York. j/k

One of these SAM's flew into Cherry Point while I was working their as an Air Traffic Controller and the the size of these planes is amazing. It performed a touch and go on one of our run ways and the turbulence behind the plane knocked down every runway distance marker while it was on the ground. Watching it from the control tower was awesome. Very impressive air craft!

**Highlander31** · 2nd October 09, 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by cavscout

...the turbulence behind the plane knocked down every runway distance marker while it was on the ground....

The wing tip vortices from a 747 descend at approximately 500 feet per minute. As a private pilot, I had to be especially watchful when mixing with the heavy iron at the larger airports. Those vortices can flip a small plane. Get hit with one close to the ground and you have no room to recover.

**Inchessi** · 2nd October 09, 07:45 AM

I love the photoshop program, I spend too much time playing with it. That being said:

300mm lens at a moving target, that is still an impressive pic. You probably have a decent camera as well.

GG · 2nd October 09, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by Inchessi

300mm lens at a moving target, that is still an impressive pic. You probably have a decent camera as well.

This - and 11 other pictures of the Air Force One - was taken with a Nikon D300 with the 70-300 mm lens set at 300 mm, vibration reduction on and set to active, camera set on 3200 ASA. At 0744 it was only 25 minutes after sun rise.

Greg