EMBQA From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 9286 posts, RR: 13 Posted (4 years 4 months 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 7592 times:
Tonight the History Channel ran a new special on Air Force One. It looks to have been filmed last summer and covered Pres Bush's trip to Africa. Lots of behind the scenes video and some rarely see parts of the aircraft. One thing I'm interested in knowing... Since the VC-25 is a 747-200...be it with an updated cockpit I noticed it had a full FE panel.. with someone working it. Does the VC-25 carry an FE and is he enlisted or an officer..?
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PDXCessna206 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 2, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 7146 times:
Quoting Tiger119 (Reply 1): I believe it is filled by an officer. Also, the VC-25 have (there are two of them) navigator stations.
David
And they are in addition to the FE. Because it appeared that he was sitting facing the rear of the plane, a bit further back from where the FE was sitting in the cockpit.
F4wso From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 974 posts, RR: 13 Reply 3, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 7136 times:
I enjoyed that episode because I was sitting on the ramp waiting the freeze to end when the aircraft departed Andrews. It was my last off station flight in the Hercules and a memorable way to end a 26 year military flying career. It was most impressive to see out our cockpit window.
Gary
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Tiger119 From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 1919 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (4 years 3 months 3 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 6812 times:
Quoting Tiger119 (Reply 1): Also, the VC-25 have (there are two of them) navigator stations.
- Well, on second thought, the cockpit crew consists of the commander (in the left seat), a "Right Seater" (I suppose a LtCol or Major), and then both a navigator and an engineer (and I would have no idea what ranks those officers would be, at least an O-3 probably).
David
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Moose135 From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 2009 posts, RR: 12 Reply 7, posted (4 years 3 months 1 week 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 6487 times:
Quoting Tiger119 (Reply 4): Well, on second thought, the cockpit crew consists of the commander (in the left seat), a "Right Seater" (I suppose a LtCol or Major), and then both a navigator and an engineer (and I would have no idea what ranks those officers would be, at least an O-3 probably).
If I remember, I think the Nav was an Lt Col., the flight engineer was a senior NCO (SMGT?) F/Es in the USAF are all enlisted.
Tiger119 From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 1919 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (4 years 3 months 1 week 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 6440 times:
Quoting Rwessel (Reply 6): If they don't, it would probably be the first time they didn't!
- I wonder if they have the show on DVD?
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F4wso From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 974 posts, RR: 13 Reply 9, posted (4 years 3 months 1 week 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 6410 times:
When I was in nav school in 1982, Navigator magazine had an article by the President's navigator. It was most impressive until he also wrote that he was the one responsible for the crew's luggage. That made me glad I was getting a fighter.
Gary
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