Lin Wood: Trump is in Abilene, TX watching debates from Ntnl Defense Command Ctr
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Supposedly from thedonald.win this is the plane? https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=adfeb6
Edit: Flight times for the curious - https://flightaware.com/live/flight/NIGHT76
Call sign night76. Did not fly direct to ABI, but appears to have flown VOR-VOR (ground based radio beacons). It flew within 25 miles of me.
I've not tried to track AF1, but I've always "assumed" it flew direct (straight line or great circle track); it's a "priority" aircraft and everyone else is vectored well out of the way or sitting on the ground. Flying VOR stations lengthens the trip, but maybe he needed to kill time.
the re-rout is because of the line of weather, thats all
OH! Weather. Yeah, didn't think about that. I flew freight for several years. Pretty much always straight line through it, under it or over it. The freight didn't mind, and the boss was real picky about arriving on time.
Thank you anon.
You freight dogs are nuts. I have a few buddies who fly DC-9s and Falcon 20's and they have told me some crazy stories. I'm shooting for fixed wing Medevac right now. ;)
I’m new so forgive me if this is stupid. When I look up NIGHT76 it shows the owner of the aircraft to be Aero Contractors which provides discreet air transport for the CIA. And I’m reading they transport terror suspects. Why would POTUS be on this flight?
I read recently that POTUS uses his own Aircraft from Trump Airlines for AF1 until the new AF1 he commissioned is ready
The E4-B is the POTUS safe plane. Always has been.
https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/boeing-747-200-75-0125-usaf-united-states-air-force/ekk4le
What's it mean?
Good question. I don't know the answer. Aircraft call signs aren't necessarily exclusive to a plane or company, so maybe it's a coincidence. Of course, there are no coincidences.
OP was thinking it was an "Alice" or "Looking Glass" plane, and being ID'd as a 747 he could be right.
We have AF1 on flight tracker? That doesn't seem right at all. Would think we wouldn't want that out there.
it's only on flight tracker when they want it to be, and they switch callsigns as they need to
I don't think AF1 is an official tracker ID, as it can switch.
Yeah, typically AF1 is assigned to whichever aircraft POTUS is aboard. However, wouldn't want a SAM flying up and nabbing the plane as it left DC, so callsign Night76. As in 1776.