Obama very bad for MDW

[siucavflight]

mx, great post, and wish you luck, hopefully you will keep your job.

After another email it does sound like one of our local stations her in Chicago is going to do a report on this after Obama leaves town, and they are going to be calling on me to help them with some of the details when it comes to aviation, any input would be appriciated. Their reporters are going to find and research the cost to the actual city of Chicago, and they have some contacts in the Secret Service to get even more numbers, but what they are looking for is advice on numbers for the operations of the 747's, along with all of the support aircraft, and the reporter that emailed me back has gotten the impression from some of his inside sources that my estimate of 3.5 million was low, low by a factor of about 5, meaning that this four day visit may cost about 17 million.

 

[mxpilot2]

Thanks for the good wishes, if I get to stay, it wil be at the expense of some fine people that are good friends.

Good going with the media, SIU. I will caution you on something I learned from one of my friends whose former boss is a news director....

They only have a small time window to fill, so don't expect that everything you say will make it to the TV. And very likely, some important items will end up on the "cutting room floor".

With that said, make sure to get the real meat out that's pertinent to what they're asking. Be careful if they try to engage you in conversation on camera, as the information gets lost in anecdotal talking. Get them to ask direct questions, and answer them with short facts, not opinions, and don't divert to a different area to try to make a point. That would appear that you're ducking the issue or have another agenda. I'd definitely try to get the questions they want answers to off-camera, so that the most factual answer is given.

Good luck!

Chris

 

[siucavflight]

Thanks mxpilot. They did ask about interviewing me, but I however said that I would not be comfortable with that, but I do know a few people whom I will recommend, hopefully once he leaves town they will move forward with the story as planned.

 

[Hugh Johnson]

Yes, and he is going to be doing this every few weekends. It is outrageous that we have to fund this. When Bush was president he made 149 trips to his ranch, that is insane, I would love to see the totals for us the taxpayers. I am really angry about this, mostly what it is going to do to MDW.

Thats one and a half trips per month. Sounds like every he went every few weeks also.

 

[svcta]

My understanding is that there is always a second 747 either in high hold or parked at a satellite airport within short flying time of the primary airport. So it's two 747s, fighter escort, support a/c (a C-17 last time I saw AF1), staff, etc. I was pretty ticked when PrezBo took AF1 100 miles from Andrews AFB for the Dem retreat last weekend. Couldn't he have just ridden on Marine 1? He was already on it from teh White house and it would have been quicker and probably safer than a whole other set of takeoffs and landings.

 

[LRvsH25B]

My understanding is that there is always a second 747 either in high hold or parked at a satellite airport within short flying time of the primary airport. So it's two 747s, fighter escort, support a/c (a C-17 last time I saw AF1), staff, etc. I was pretty ticked when PrezBo took AF1 100 miles from Andrews AFB for the Dem retreat last weekend. Couldn't he have just ridden on Marine 1? He was already on it from teh White house and it would have been quicker and probably safer than a whole other set of takeoffs and landings.

It's my understanding the retreat was 150 miles away, and Marine 1 only has a range of 100 Miles with all the Mods. Made sense to fly straight wing. 747 is a bit much for a trip like that, but you have to remember, the AF is also paid to fly the media, so something like a G4/5 is not big enough, and I understand the 757s do not have the communication equipment to support POTUS, as the VP does not have to sign off on missle launches, etc.

 

[macdu]

757, what the hell is wrong with you? this is not 1957. You blatently racist comments have no place on this forum.
Crib
sistahs
"Ole Boy"
I've seen some of your other posts on here as well. Really, what is wrong with you? Did momma get caught having a stretching session with Mandingo?

Does it really bother you that much that our African American friends have money, power, and succes? Get over it and leave that Klan crap off of here. Your thinly veiled comments shine through rather easily. Knock it off.

My friend you need to put the coffee cup down and chill out.

 

[timmay]

It is funny that you brought this up now. I watched inside AF1 and M1 on discovery last week and I was amazed at the money we spend to support the prez. Not that I think it is totally overblown but they definitely spare no expense. The part that ticked me off however, was when the narrator started gloating about how we are the only country in the world who supports their leader in such fashion. I found myself talking to the TV saying this is part of the reason we have no money. At some point we need to start cutting expenses rather than borrowing more money from China.

 

[LJ45]

It is funny that you brought this up now. I watched inside AF1 and M1 on discovery last week and I was amazed at the money we spend to support the prez. Not that I think it is totally overblown but they definitely spare no expense. The part that ticked me off however, was when the narrator started gloating about how we are the only country in the world who supports their leader in such fashion. I found myself talking to the TV saying this is part of the reason we have no money. At some point we need to start cutting expenses rather than borrowing more money from China.

Bingo!!! no one man is worth that much BS and $$$

 

[LRvsH25B]

My friend you need to put the coffee cup down and chill out.

No Sir, I do not. I was brought up to respect others, and in my father's home, racist comments were met with swift punishment, as they are in my home today. It's something I will not tolerate, and there is no room for ambiguity there. I fail to see where it has any relevance on this forum, and if the original poster is black, then I guess Uncle Tom is in the world of aviation as well. He looks like a fool on the 'Porch' and in the 'House'.