Today, I went to see Air Force 1 take off from McCarren Airport in Las Vegas. (Yeah I know, not too much respect for the President, but I do respect the office and the plane)
For those who know the area, most take offs, going east to west, the takeoff run starts near Eastern Ave. Well, Air Force 1 didn't. They only used half the runway, and since it is a 747, you would think you would need the whole runway. Maybe they didn't want to parade in front of the different concourses.
Well, we were standing on Las Vegas Blvd., in the Jack In The Box parking lot which is in directly in front of the runway. The plane approached and all i could say is that they may crash. The plane cleared the fence at the edge of McCarren by the minimum of 50 feet and crossed Las Vegas Blvd. I could have thrown a baseball and hit the plane, it was that low to the ground. That really was a dangerous situation.
So, my question, were the pilots showboating for themselves, for Obama or were they that close to crashing?
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