Air Force One Photo Op Triggers Panic in Manhattan

SteamWake · 04-27-09, 01:35 PM

A photo op over New York causes a little bit of concearn.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,518112,00.html

Digital_Trucker · 04-27-09, 02:22 PM

A heads up would be too much to ask from the government. Wonder what Brainiac thought this little "photo op" up?

Wait a minute, aren't we supposed to be finding ways to save money? This looks like a rather expensive photo opportunity,

Zachstar · 04-27-09, 03:40 PM

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Blotter/st...7439287&page=1

Quote:

A photo shoot involving a 747 used as Air Force One and one fighter jet flying at low altitude led to hundreds of frightened calls from residents and workers in Lower Manhattan this morning, triggering memories of 9-11 as many evacuated their offices. The president was not aboard.

GEEZUS!!

Did not ANYONE think that this may you know... Scare the crap out of people in a city hit with terrorism in the past?

Yes with a simple lens or proximity you can see its just Air Force One (Or its Copy in this case) but at a distance it looks like a 747 and even I would be worried at that point.

Caused a boatload of panic..

Letum · 04-27-09, 03:44 PM

Quote:

...lead to hundreds of frightened calls...

Who did these people phone?
And why?

Zachstar · 04-27-09, 03:47 PM

Obviously they called 911.

And why? Well they thought it might have been some kind of terrorist attack. Yes there is many reasons why it was silly to assume tho (If they could see it was the copy of AF1 that is) but this is NY and 9-11 has not been forgotten yet.

Therefore at best it was extremely stupid and insensitive to the people who bore the brunt of that terrible day.

geetrue · 04-27-09, 03:52 PM

How would you react to a 747 with a fighter escort flying around your high rise building while you were at work on your computer?

I would've been out of there faster than a speeding bullet ...

SteamWake · 04-27-09, 03:57 PM

Guess you guys missed this thread http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=151144

BTW it wasent really airforce one, rather a 747 mocked up to look like AF1.

Letum · 04-27-09, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zachstar

Obviously they called 911.

...in case no one had noticed?

I suppose there is a little logic there.

SeaWolf U-57 · 04-27-09, 03:58 PM

Perfectly understandable why people would panic seeing this after all they have been through and it will probably take a few more years yet to look up in the sky and see a passenger jet followed by a fighter plane and not run for cover.
A bit inconsiderate to say the least to let this happen in the first place.

Iceman · 04-27-09, 04:45 PM

What a horrible horrible mistake....

SteamWake · 04-27-09, 10:00 PM

it was a photo op for the DoD

you would have thought at least they would have gotten the word out.

Kapitan_Phillips · 04-27-09, 10:18 PM

Get over it.

bookworm_020 · 04-28-09, 01:58 AM

Not the best way to get a photo!

HunterICX · 04-28-09, 03:16 AM

They should have announced it.....then there wouldnt be such a problem.

HunterICX

Jimbuna · 04-28-09, 03:21 AM

Sounds like a bit of a PR gaff to me.........poorly thought out at best

04-27-09, 01:35 PM	#1
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	How about a little heads up? A photo op over New York causes a little bit of concearn. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,518112,00.html __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

04-27-09, 02:22 PM	#2
Digital_Trucker Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Peach State Posts: 4,171 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 10	A heads up would be too much to ask from the government. Wonder what Brainiac thought this little "photo op" up? Wait a minute, aren't we supposed to be finding ways to save money? This looks like a rather expensive photo opportunity, __________________ RSM-GIEP-Killflags-LV Tribute-Playable Elco __Peace be with you, Dave.

04-27-09, 03:47 PM	#5
Zachstar Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Shreveport, Louisiana Posts: 1,956 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Obviously they called 911. And why? Well they thought it might have been some kind of terrorist attack. Yes there is many reasons why it was silly to assume tho (If they could see it was the copy of AF1 that is) but this is NY and 9-11 has not been forgotten yet. Therefore at best it was extremely stupid and insensitive to the people who bore the brunt of that terrible day. __________________

04-27-09, 03:52 PM	#6
geetrue Cold War Boomer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Walla Walla Posts: 2,837 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	How would you react to a 747 with a fighter escort flying around your high rise building while you were at work on your computer? I would've been out of there faster than a speeding bullet ... __________________

04-27-09, 03:57 PM	#7
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Guess you guys missed this thread http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=151144 BTW it wasent really airforce one, rather a 747 mocked up to look like AF1. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

04-27-09, 03:58 PM	#9
SeaWolf U-57 Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,231 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	Perfectly understandable why people would panic seeing this after all they have been through and it will probably take a few more years yet to look up in the sky and see a passenger jet followed by a fighter plane and not run for cover. A bit inconsiderate to say the least to let this happen in the first place.

04-27-09, 04:45 PM	#10
Iceman Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mesa AZ, Arizona, USA Posts: 1,253 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	What a horrible horrible mistake....

04-27-09, 10:00 PM	#11
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	it was a photo op for the DoD you would have thought at least they would have gotten the word out. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

04-27-09, 10:18 PM	#12
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	Get over it. __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.

04-28-09, 01:58 AM	#13
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Not the best way to get a photo! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

04-28-09, 03:16 AM	#14
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	They should have announced it.....then there wouldnt be such a problem. HunterICX __________________

04-28-09, 03:21 AM	#15
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,645 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Sounds like a bit of a PR gaff to me.........poorly thought out at best __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!