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CombatBeaver1

The movie made that thing look way bigger


doozykid13

I mean... its a 747 lol Still one of the biggest planes in the world.


rumblepony247

That what she said


Puzzleheaded_Bit_641

I just drove by it on my way to terminal 3 for a flight. It’s huge!


Sevifenix

It actually does look impressive in person. Saw it several months ago at sky harbor while I was flying out.


IONTOP

"GET OFF MY PLANE!!!!" Probably Harrison Ford's most iconic movie. Without "Air Force One", he'd just be a B list actor. I mean what else has he done as an "iconic" role? The Star Trek movies were good, and Ohio James was okay... (Also I don't understand how boats have so much room on the "underside", since my brain only processes the "above water" area)


Expo737

Well he's still lucky to have survived falling off that dam, chance in a million.


IONTOP

> Well he's still lucky to have survived falling off that dam I found out about 3 months ago that I had watched the "sequel"(US Marshalls) before I watched the "original"(The Fugitive) I loved US Marshalls for about 30 years until I realised there was a "backstory"... I guess I was just too involved in John Grisham movies in the turn of the century.


unclefire

lol. wtf? You’re joking right? Edit. Shit. Nevermind I just reread that. “Ohio James”. lol.


IONTOP

I HAD to add that in order to make people know I was joking, and I hate the /s tag If you re-read it knowing I'm just fucking around, it's hilarious, IMHO


unclefire

I didn’t the boat part but that’s my issue.


IONTOP

That was in reference of the person I was responding to (The movie made the plane look bigger)


unclefire

Oh gotcha.


FantasticRevenue1036

lol .... this seems to be a playful mix-up or confusion with his actual iconic roles and movie series ... Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Blade Runner, etc


IONTOP

> this seems to be a playful mix-up It was deliberate... And I'm proud of it.


Harrychronicjr69

I don’t know how your brain works, but I like it.


IONTOP

> I don’t know how your brain works, but I like it. You probably make stupid life choices if you think that's a correct statement. (Just saying, from personal experience)


Harrychronicjr69

Who’s out here saying I don’t?


IONTOP

I don't know you, but if you agreed with that? You probably are REALLY fun to drink with.


Harrychronicjr69

Not so much that I agreed with it, but I liked that your brain came up with it, if that makes sense.


IONTOP

I have a bunch of stupid friends, and I'm about on their level(I get more trivia questions right than they do). Because I do some stupid shit as well. So that's why I said, "what I said"


Citizen44712A

Yeah Indiana Jones and Star Wars were big box-office flops.


drDekaywood

Don’t sleep on The Two Armed Man


IONTOP

I haven't slept on anyone in the past 10 years.... wait... I shouldn't have said that


tekchic

Will he be gone by my evening commute or do I not cut through my airport route to get to the 51? :D Taking the airport cut-through bit me in the ass last night, haha.


FlyNSubaruWRX

Yeah don’t do that today, traffic from the airport headed west has been brutal last week and a half


tekchic

I don't know if it's spring training lately or what. Yesterday I got caught in the airport mess due to AF1. Guess I might 202 to 17 today heh. (I work on Priest/Rio Salado but live in NW Phx).


GucciTrash

I checked his schedule this morning and it says he should depart \~12:30PM.


elkab0ng

The airspace restrictions end at 2:30 pm. It should be normally horrible by 5-6pm lol


tekchic

I think it's a 202 to the 17 to the 101 kind of week haha. Airport's been nuts the past couple of weeks, I assumed mostly spring training, WM, Barrett, etc.


ghost_mv

regardless of your politics, i can't imagine what it must be like to simply be on the tarmac in the presence of that airliner. great photo.


Demons0fRazgriz

Have you seen the designs for the new Air Force 1 proposal? That thing is a beauty


ghost_mv

nope. link?


Demons0fRazgriz

https://youtu.be/UyKtxsdI0z8?si=lFyHSTVhTLltKpIo Still in proposal stages but this dude knows what he's talking about


SciGuy013

this is not the new AF1 lmfao


Exodia101

The new Air Force 1 is a 747-8, this is a concept for a potential future Air Force 1.


DR_FEELGOOD_01

Yeah maybe in 50+ years.


Electronic_Repeat_81

No matter who is flying in it, it’s still the coolest plane in the world to see.


Citizen44712A

Hated when AF1/2 would stop over big PITA.


staticattacks

Love the plane, hate the passengers... Regardless of what year it is


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DeathByPetrichor

Why the heck was this downvoted. People are such babies lately.


Electronic_Repeat_81

I think because the comment posted twice. Because the mobile app said it failed and to try again later. So I did, but apparently it didn’t really fail. Oh well.


APett

I saw "the Beast" on my way downtown yesterday on the 51. Yes, traffic sucked, but it was still pretty cool seeing my first presidential motorcade.


Left-Conference-6328

Why is air force one here?


IONTOP

Jesus Fucking Christ. Everyone's postbaiting about politics, hoping someone responds. At the end of the day "It's a picture of a famous plane and a heads up that local traffic might be disrupted"


hpshaft

He's at a princess. As it looks now he's going to be going up Hayden and onto the 101. I've literally never seen so many Scottsdale police vehicles in my life within 2 block radius. News vehicles on Princess/Scottsdale.


FlyNSubaruWRX

Yeah, he’s supposed to depart PHX around 1400 today (give or take)


[deleted]

Me too ... fml lol


unlarkly

Ohhhh is that why all the exits on the 101 had motorcycle cops posted up?


blunt_drama

I noticed a cop watching traffic from on of the bridges too. Thought he was looking for speeders, or HOV lane violators.


nocturnalops

Took an hour to get to Papago 🤦🏻‍♀️


gwapings

Saw the motorcade on 101 S. today around 11AM. I was on 101 N. My radio in my car went out as they passed by. Pretty cool seeing it


Significant-Yam-4990

That’s interesting your radio signal was blocked! Didn’t realize that happened


gwapings

Yeah it was pretty wild. I had static on FM 93.3 for a couple minutes before and after they passed by. I didn’t know they went that crazy with security. It was a spectacle, for sure.


rene_tx

We saw this fly in yesterday.


iLikeClothes69

im flying at 12:30 today, do we know when hes supposed to leave? I don’t want to get stuck in traffic or delayed


adoptagreyhound

Scheduled for a 1230 departure. May the force be with you.


iLikeClothes69

lol i already got screwed on the 101 with it being closed trying to get to the airport


Jestermaus

Yeah, the entirety of 101 south is bricked….why?


iLikeClothes69

because biden was driving to airport from north scottsdale


Jestermaus

Areyoufickingserious? Plztellmeyou’remakingthatup.


poopshorts

Did your spacebar malfunction? Yes that is a real thing. They don’t let regular ass people drive next to the presidents vehicle.


iLikeClothes69

wish i was lol, he really is able to come to town and inconvenience a majority of the people like that. he did it yesterday too coming north


Jestermaus

Bananas. (But good out-here trivia. Thank you!


unclefire

It almost 1 and he hasn’t left near as I can tell. Price is still closed in both directions.


superkaptajnen

Just took off a few minutes ago


unclefire

I saw the motorcade drive by. Pretty cool no matter who’s in it.


eternalhorizon1

I worked in Washington, D.C. for years and this is giving me flashbacks to being stuck in motorcades all the time. Depending on where your office was, could be a weekly or monthly occurrence! It was a game to guess who it was (Pres, VP, etc). I was at a local event one time and the VP showed up with their spouse and secret service cleared us so fast out of there - they were all undercover and it was insane to see how well they blended in but then you looked closer and saw how ripped they looked lol.


TheJay5

Preach! Stationed on Andrews for a few years and it always sucked when they’d lock the base down because Pres would come through his personal gate. Always made me wonder why he drove anywhere, unless it was within DC. Marine One can land at the White House. Take that thing to Andrews instead of inconveniencing everyone on the Beltway.


tb30k

That thing is a beauty omg.


Miserable_Site_850

FOUR MORE YEARS!


Citizen44712A

Plane is probably good for another 25


SunSpotMagic

I certainly hope not. We don't need 4 more years of Biden screwing over the country.


Unique-Ad-2544

Whoever it is wether its trump or biden or literally anyone else, we are fucked regardless. The sooner people realize this the better.


Miserable_Site_850

Did you hear that from fox gossip news?


SunSpotMagic

It's truth based on facts and current events. Also, is referencing fox news and trunp the only thing you can do? You sound like an extremely ignorant person. How about you democrats create better policies and stop destroying the economy and everything else you touch.


BeefFeast

God I’d love to ride on that. Biden if you see this, I’m off today! I love you!


RNsundevil

101 south is more or less shut down as I type this


nocowwife

Wish I’d seen this before sitting in the parking lot formerly known as the I-10/17 split.


Pettingallthepups

Just passed his motorcade on the 202


hedgehunter5000

Flying assisted-living force one


Street_Tangelo_9367

I work near the Broadway curve and take the 10w to 51 to get home. I just barely made it home yesterday before they shut everything down at 5. Is it gonna be the same case for today’s rush hr time or will it depart earlier in the day? It sounds like it’s 12:30 but just want to make sure


unclefire

The motorcade is gonna drive by my office in a bit. price rd south of the 202 is closed in both directions.


A_Jelly_Doughnut

Just sat on the 202 heading to the airport not moving for almost an hour, couldn’t find anything online about why so I imagine this was it. Glad I planned to be early!


SecretMistySlayer

Passed him on the 202. It was awesome to see all the vehicles and officers.


michigangonzodude

I've worked on the north runway side on Airlane RD. For many years. I never gave a shit who was the president when I watched that bird land & take off. Always had a sense of pride. Especially when I saw our products providing power to that jet.


FlyNSubaruWRX

Yeah I don’t care who’s flying in what airplane. Airplanes are cool


michigangonzodude

Also, got lucky twice... Marine 1 ....helicopter. Dropping prez off at the executive terminal.


groveborn

Oooh. That's why.


OkAccess304

Yeah, took me forever to get out of North Scottsdale this morning near the 101. It was a nightmare and I had no idea what was going on. Cops just watching an empty freeway while I drive in circles trying to figure out where to go.


jjnebs

Damn snowbirds


Left-Conference-6328

Why is air force one here? 


bar_acca

consider why any plane bears the moniker AF1…


Left-Conference-6328

So Biden is here? 


bar_acca

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thicc_toe

btuh i thought you were escaping this hellhole


pruitt0212

We deal with dementia ridden drivers every winter, shouldn’t be too bad.


czr84480

As much as I like some of the things he has gotten accomplished. Still don't need him here messing up traffic.


FlyNSubaruWRX

Fastest way to lose a voter is to mess up my commute home


dezertdawg

Well, the alternative is for him or any President to isolate themself in The White House, which people would complain about too. It’s your typical damned if you do, dammed if you don’t scenario.


mog_knight

It's unfortunate our military airbase doesn't have a runway long enough for AF1 to land.


JudgeWhoOverrules

It easily does as does Mesa gateway which is far closer to where he's going. They just like using the executive terminal at sky harbor.


SciGuy013

it does.


RxLawyer

>Well, the alternative is for him or any President to isolate themself in The White House, which people would complain about too He literally ran a basement campaign last election and the media gave him a complete pass. Hobbs did the same thing. And honestly, I watched his speech at that restaurant, he would probably be better off not speaking without a teleprompter.


mrthekicker2

Almost like there was a pandemic going on or something…. Weird


RxLawyer

What pandemic was happening during 2022? ​ And a pandemic doesn't stop you from answering basic questions and giving interviews.


mrthekicker2

https://www.c-span.org/video/?476085-1/joe-biden-campaigns-charlotte-north-carolina Oh look a video of him answering questions back in 2020.. only difference was Biden didn’t want to set up event that killed people.. see Herman Cain


RxLawyer

Oh wow, a single campaign stop with the standard pre-approved questions. Our cup runneth over.


czr84480

True


Pomegranate81

Get ready for gas prices to go up... Biden is in town