From what I’ve seen, most of time, domestically, he does show as AF2, but not always and it doesn’t necessarily mean anything one way or the other. This seems odd however, and with the ongoing speculation that Pence is compromised, resigning, should be arrested, etc., it’s interesting to say the least.
Agree that the practice is not totally secure. It used to be that we would see the same screen the controllers see. Tech has advanced to the point to where controllers can see one screen while the public sees another. For some reason, this has never been put into practice.
From what I’ve seen, most of time, domestically, he does show as AF2, but not always and it doesn’t necessarily mean anything one way or the other. This seems odd however, and with the ongoing speculation that Pence is compromised, resigning, should be arrested, etc., it’s interesting to say the least.
They have to designate AF1 & AF2 for POTUS & VPOTUS respectively so ATC can clear airspace for the plane and it’s escort.
Agree that the practice is not totally secure. It used to be that we would see the same screen the controllers see. Tech has advanced to the point to where controllers can see one screen while the public sees another. For some reason, this has never been put into practice.