[Scan-DC] Bush, at KADW, on way to Blacksburg

[Punworg]

The president uses a smaller AF1 when he comes to Roanoke.  I forget the exact type.  The crew practices landings here (KROA) frequently.

-p

----- Original Message ----
From: John Wilson <w4uvv at comcast.net>
To: b_thom at juno.com
Cc: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 12:40:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Bush, at KADW, on way to Blacksburg

  I doubt it.  Roanoke is an extremely dangerous airport for landings 
and takeoffs.  Roanoke is located at a gap in the mountains and winds 
funnel up and around the valley and mix unpredictably.  Roanoke is a 
mixing pot location for unpredictable weather.  Watching tv yesterday 
morning showed light snow falling.  By afternoon it was sunny and 
windy.  Many SNG trucks yesterday had difficulty maintaining a boresight 
on their target satellite.  Fox and MSNBC especially had problems with 
frequent signal losses due to wind loading problems on their parabolic 
reflectors.

b_thom at juno.com wrote:

>Live video of him on channel 5 a few minutes ago shows him getting off
>Marine One and headed across the tarmac. Can the airport at Roanoke
>handle a 747? What will be AF1 today?
>
>are these appropriate?
>118.400    Andrews AFB tower
>119.300    Andrews AFB radar, simulcast with 335.500
>125.350    Andrews AFB departure
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