[ACARS] Good catch today

[Nick Birrell]

Mike Simpson wrote:
> 
> Caught Air Force 1 and 2 leaving Australia after Presidential visit,
> do not have many chances to catch these two out here.
> 
> ACARS mode: S  Aircraft reg: 82-8000 [B747 SAM]
> Message label: Q0  Block id: 1  Msg. no: S72A
> Flight id: MCS280
> -------------------------------------[23/10/2003 19:04]
> 
> ACARS mode: S  Aircraft reg: 92-9000 [B747 SAM]
> Message label: _  Block id: 4  Msg. no: S37A
> Flight id: MC0000
> -------------------------------------[23/10/2003 19:05]
> 

Air Force one (which is just a callsign not an aircraft) was 92-9000.
The other one was SAM28000 NOT Air Force 2 which is just the callsign
used when transporting the vice president. I have seen Air Force one as
a C25, C32, C37, C9 (at least) in the last half dozen years or so...

-- 
Nick