I got to see Air Force One earlier today! Not the silly cargo plane but Air-Force-One! I barely left my Terminal in time to get to another Terminal's parking garage in time to see Air Force One make its u-turn and prepare for take off. It's a beautiful plane but for some reason didn't strike me as particularly big. Likewise there weren't any twin-rotor helicopters and the F-16s weren't visible. I think the F-16s usually depart from a base and then escort Air Force One once its in the air, so presumable the two that are accompanying it today came from Luke Air Force Base.
There were several other people standing close to me that were also filming the take off, you can even see one guy in my video clip that has a really good camera.
I think I started panicking a bit when the bus ride between the Terminals took much longer than it usually does. I didn't realize that people were stopping to take pictures of the plane, essentially just freezing the flow of traffic. At the end of the video clip you can actually catch a glimpse of the road with all the vehicles at a complete standstill.
There were several other people standing close to me that were also filming the take off, you can even see one guy in my video clip that has a really good camera.
I think I started panicking a bit when the bus ride between the Terminals took much longer than it usually does. I didn't realize that people were stopping to take pictures of the plane, essentially just freezing the flow of traffic. At the end of the video clip you can actually catch a glimpse of the road with all the vehicles at a complete standstill.
That is pretty neat! My boyfriend works at Copehagen on 16th street and camelback and he has a video clip of Obama's limo driving on the 51 south! He was pretty excited... but that's not as cool as seeing Air Force One! :)I'm glad to read that you are enjoying your internship!
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