TRUMP | VANCE Plane Flying through WHITE HOUSE PROHIBITED AREA!

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[@VASAviation]

Your other left.

[@TheEDFLegacy]

Not your other other left?

[@krozareq]

Your left or P-56A's left?

[@commerce-usa]

IKR. 😉

[@user-xp9hu8sg9o]

Well, that tells you how bad is the party that affects pilots' performance

[@MetaView7]

[@aigtrader2984]

It was the greatest turn… The best turn… Everybody says they never saw a more beautiful perfect turd ever before in the history of flying. I've talked to pilots who flew combat missions during the American revolution, Civil War, and World War I and they told me they never saw flying that good ever.

[@davefandango1303]

@@aigtrader2984 🤣🤣🤣

[@talesfromtheleashexpatdogl1426]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@davefandango1303]

@@aigtrader2984 the misspelling of turn actually adds to it.

[@braveworld2707]

Did they have tears in their eyes?

[@jonshellmusic]

“Big, strong man, tears in his eyes…”

[@brianross2377]

Obviously an aversion to turning left.

[@wileymarm0t]

I see what you did there 😂

[@SBS6578L]

Take my angry like

[@mikethompson148]

I’m calling it. 35 minutes in and we have our winning comment already.

[@flyoma]

@@mikethompson148 LOL. The internet might as well just go to sleep til tomorrow.

[@mikhailswartz]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bluehorseshoe9216]

every pilot that flies there knows you don't delay that turn

[@WT-Sherman]

Especially with a strong west breeze

[@Shadow__133]

So , pilots flying there for the first time get a free pass?

[@WT-Sherman]

@@Shadow__133 Why’s that. ?

[@bluehorseshoe9216]

@@Shadow__133 no. did anyone say that?

[@davefandango1303]

@@bluehorseshoe9216 they show the chart for departure in the vid, the pilots would have had a briefing on it before flying, and they didn't give ATC a reason for their deviation. So in the words of Donald Trump, it's SAD.

[@AviationJeremy]

“One day he came to came to me, big pilot, strong pilot, tears streaming from under his pilot shades, and he told me, ‘sir, we had the best takeoff, and we did nothing wrong. It is an honor to have had such a perfect takeoff with you, Mr. President.’ And he told me, ‘sir, we have to get rid of these windmills. They make so much noise that it causes cancer,’ you know what cancer is, don’t you? It’s a terrible thing, a terrible thing, and it’s when your Oregons get too big, we love Oregon, don’t we folks. It’s a beautiful state, but not as beautiful as Mar-a-Lago and my beautiful towers, and my beautiful daughter who I would happily marry, but it would make Melania very unhappy even though she loves me very much, and he said ‘it’s killing all of the birds sir. Everyone loves Sully, the hero who landed on the Delaware on Christmas, but nobody is going to get to have a landing like him because all the birds are gone.’ Itsh such a shlame! We have the best pilots folks, the best, and Kamala and Joe will never support them like I have!”

[@kiwicol7383]

😂😂😂 but it was way too coherent you need to add a lot more salad more beautiful salad 😂😂

[@loftyguy11]

This is the winning comment. 😂

[@GoogleCloudError]

close, but you used all actual words. No covfefe for you.

[@billpugh58]

awesomely accurate😂😂

[@Sandra-dt4ec]

isthat yo donny?

[@qwertyca]

"I don't file an IFR flight plan. I file the concept of a plan. I've been working on a flight plan for 9 years but when I come up with a flight plan in the next few weeks I'll let you know about it. It will be a beautiful plan. A great plan."

[@risksrewardsrelics51]

He has the concept of a flight plan…

[@Dr_KW]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@NicVandEmZ]

@@risksrewardsrelics51made with a sharpie

[@ValcryeTheSecond]

I’m guessing the “I got a number to call when you get on the ground” is the ATC equivalent of “you’re about to have to defend your license and career”

[@SweetBabyGray]

It depends on what it's for. In most cases it'll be more of a conversation with the controllers and they try to focus on educating the pilot rather than punishing them. In this case though I think you're probably right.

[@Mike16339]

At the very least it forces them to go on record with their explanation. They can either admit they can either admit they intentionally did it (unlikely) or claim it was an accident ....and they won't do it again. The latter will be held against them if it's ever found out they did it on purpose because they wanted to show off (macho) or break the rules because they think they're special.

[@ValcryeTheSecond]

@@SweetBabyGray gotcha, yeah I imagine violating the White House no fly zone is probably pretty serious haha

[@5710fpilot]

It's the Miranda to start the investigation process. Sometimes the pilot calls, if not they'll escalate the deviation for FSDO to determine to go after the pilot.

[@jennifercarr6918]

@@5710fpilot unless the crew can point to some sort of equipment failure, I can’t see FSDO not pursuing a PD in such an event.

[@ngwoo]

It's okay he made the no fly zone smaller with a sharpie before taking off.

[@edthebumblingfool]

When you have ex presidential immunity you do as you please

[@mr.t0xic100]

@@edthebumblingfoolright… Trump was flying the plane…

[@funkymunky8787]

@@mr.t0xic100it’s a joke referencing the hurricane sharpie incident

[@thomasmartin7425]

Nice reference! We'll done!

[@geeewiz2231]

lmfao

[@ShikataGaNai100]

They had the "Concept of a Flight Plan."

[@blackburst1]

underrated comment.

[@dawnjohnson8739]

😂😂😂

[@AllTheBestCO]

I like the concept idea - of everything. Good humor. The dumOLD grump is such a kook. His days are numbered until Tues. Nov. 5th. Vote Harris-Walz 2025 🇺🇸 For a Better and Solid Leadership

[@tmdpc]

Apparently Trump’s ‘I can do whatever I want’ attitude is contagious.

[@worlds_okayest_pilot_421]

You mean like when the Supreme Court told Biden that his student loan forgiveness was unconstitutional and Biden responded by saying he’s gonna do it anyways? Yeah, you CLEARLY aren’t biased at all 😂😂😂

[@ual737ret]

@@worlds_okayest_pilot_421 Don’t waste your time arguing with any lunatic Democrat that is afflicted by Trump Derangement Syndrome. They are a lost cause.

[@kyzlekiko]

@@worlds_okayest_pilot_421 well, given the lack of accountability for the court, why should anyone listen to them

[@steveofthewildnorth7493]

@@worlds_okayest_pilot_421 He didn't do it anyway. Stop swigging reich wing cool aid.

[@thomasismail1066]

But it's not advice I'd follow since many of the lawyers that followed his lead have or will be disbarred. Remember that before 45 everyone that did Richard Nixon's bidding in Watergate faced legal consequences.

[@flatspin7]

Rule number 1 of flying into or out of DCA… ALWAYS GO IFR…. I Follow River!

[@kahhowong3417]

Big Boys don't fly VMC. But should look at their computer. They must be on something else.

[@user-kb8gh5jv9t]

NEVER cross the eastern shore of the river, stay in the middle of that river and you”ll never have an issue! It’s mind-boggling that after so many years and so much training some Pilots still don’t get it!?

[@ajbusmc2001]

Helicopter IFR - I Follow Roads IFYKYK😂😂😂

[@kahhowong3417]

@@ajbusmc2001 🤣

[@nancy-dw6ib]

@@user-kb8gh5jv9t Before any pilot flys out of Washington they are given a map of their master flight and told never to pass that red zone..

[@ual737ret]

As a retired airline pilot that flew in that airspace many times, I wonder why they didn’t make that turn properly. That is a rookie mistake.

[@nathandm1]

Not even trumps plane can move left😂

[@paulstough2995]

No mistake.

[@oiseauvert_]

They probably hired a rookie.

[@elevatedkontrol9568]

DEI Pilot?? 😂

[@paulstough2995]

@@elevatedkontrol9568 DEI = Don, Eric, Ivanka

[@DanielleMoore-vg4lh]

They're lucky the DC anti air system didn't make this election cycle a whole lot more interesting.

[@dadawoodslife]

Clearly it's totally ineffective. Or it was a prearranged stunt and someone KNEW there wasn't a terrorist on board and the pilot was still in control.

[@AnahataMaryjane]

seriously!

[@PaulAndrus]

Likely the intent of Trump

[@bml83071]

“I have the best pilots. You won’t find better pilots. My pilots have the best pilot deviations. You won’t find pilots with bigger pilot deviations.”

[@DOLRED]

He's also a graduate of Wharton School of Aviation.

[@LOLHAMMER45678]

Lmao

[@joey7551]

"When you're a pilot, they let you do it."

[@logicplague]

Funny how everyone forgot about that "let you" part. Almost like it was consensual.

[@jwm6314]

Scouting for when he moves back in in January. Cope.

[@thursdaythought7201]

@@logicplague Nothing consensual about SA

[@logicplague]

@@thursdaythought7201 Exactly...

[@micaheiber1419]

@@logicplague They 'let you' do it because of the implication, it's still SA, just too much of a pain to persecute unless you're poor enough for the justice system to care about persecuting you (and consequently have worse & less attorneys defending you to boot, making it easy for the persecution to get another easy kill for their record).

[@jhmcd2]

I find this hilarious. I was based out of DCA my entire career as a region pilot. I must have made that turn a thousand times. We brief it constantly, we set up for it, we have backups for it, I did it at night in IFR and never once crossed the river. But these guys flying for an airline which "I wasn't qualified for them to even look at me (something I was told at a job fair)" flew right past it. This wasn't even them crossing the radial ( I forget which) off the VOR, they didn't start till they were told. They fully forgot. It's just hilarious. And while there is an argument to be made that DCA should be closed (it should) that's just a stupid mistake.

[@TrainerAQ]

I agree. There's no reason a runway should be facing that airspace.

[@Danimalpm1]

I think it’s more likely they’d add more slots to DCA than close it. There are approaches and departures into LGA and JFK that require similar turns. It shouldn’t be asking that much of the crew to plan it and adhere.

[@jhmcd2]

@@Danimalpm1 But the problem is you don't get a missile lock for failing to make the turn Canarasie. But you are right, they added I think 3 - 5 slots for next year.

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

"And by forgot", you mean, someone behind the door told them "lets get a good look at the house".

[@jhmcd2]

@PiDsPagePrototypes Now why would I say something like that...🙄

[@Rocklobster6285]

Rule #1 is always fly the airplane. Rule #0 is do not cross the potomac out of DCA.

[@chrislaing7153]

Pilot was told that under no instructions was he to do a "Sully" and ditch in the Potomac - there's sharks in the river and also the plane has got batteries on board.

[@notmyname9625]

🦈🔋

[@Dr_KW]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 he was worried about possibly murdering birds with his turbines

[@donkeyoatie6787]

@@chrislaing7153 and alligators in the swamp

[@vw72713]

I headed straight to the comment section and wasn't disappointed.

[@terrybeckham8118]

Not even Trumps plane can move to the left 🤣

[@Dane3804]

😂 nicely done!

[@Chuckler127]

AYYOOOOOO!

[@flutetubamorg]

Nice one!

[@GaryFalcon411]

F the left

[@james-he7xv]

Wish the rest of the country would follow suit….. Turing left = bad

[@thkosmmkowpwkd]

Apparently he's just as good at hiring pilots as he is at hiring lawyers...

[@maxrburgess]

All the good ones don't want anything to do with him lol. He's low hanging fruit.

[@George-ni5ic]

Or cabinet members that he had to fire because they’re so terrible.

[@BernieSnowden]

At this point, anyone who voluntarily works for Trump is obviously a dumb fuck.

[@xcalibertrekker6693]

@@George-ni5ic And border czar kamala did so well I suppose.

[@TheGospelQuartetParadise]

No.. He only hires pilots who do exactly what he says, and if they lose their license, he wouldn't give them a job flying brooms.

[@WH0oo...]

Vance and Trump were having a Titanic moment, as this was as close as Vance would ever get.

[@brianadamsDC]

I live in DC and saw the whole thing. The Trump/Vance plane was clearly over the P-56. I was standing by the Lincoln Memorial, and several people commented that the plane was definitely further north than it should have been before they started the required turn. I've lived in DC most of my life and have never seen this happen. I'm sure it has, but it very rarely does. The FAA is investigating this as a serious violation.

[@essel23fly]

Did you wave to Trump?

[@dustyrhodes2717]

Did the plane trigger your TDS? 😂

[@brianadamsDC]

@@dustyrhodes2717 Could you be any less original? Y'all need new material!

[@darlenebrown2436]

The only people suffering from TDS are the MAGA cult members.

[@Foxingg]

@@brianadamsDC it would be nice if their material was legible, but they think using lame dogwhistles makes them funny instead of idiotic

[@mcleanirish]

I see this airspace everyday outside my living room window - exactly where this plane deviated. Have seen so many planes that you can tell instantly when someone is off course or glideslope. I don't even need to check weather because when planes takeoff/approach at sharper angles to and from the West you know a storm is coming from North. Have never noticed anyone going this far over the DC airspace though, and from my angle (lined up with the monuments) it's harder to tell. Amazing how fast that number was handed out! One thing I have noticed with DCA is that they're now routinely utilizing all 3 runways for commercial aircraft. Have never seen so many departures in such quick succession at all these angles.

[@margaretmathis4775]

I’m here for the comments🤭

[@markwilkens1982]

They’re way funnier than I ever would have thought given the topic.

[@albertanderson4544]

And that, was perhaps the closest JD Vance would ever get to the white house.

[@m.choudry4898]

Says you

[@westhavenor9513]

Let's hope so

[@notmyname9625]

😂🤣😂

[@notmyname9625]

“Grab em by the cushion”

[@JerseyAir]

You know its bad when they say "I have a phone number for you to call"

[@unlvqasl]

Trump probably told him that he was still the president so it was OK.

[@qwertyca]

Supreme Court: It's OK, it clearly says in the Constitution that former presidents don't have to follow FAA rules if they're flying on "official business".

[@davidisaacson9543]

Everyone who flys that departure knows about the left turn to follow the river. I’m guessing those charter pilots had never flown out of DCA before. No excuse

[@fitshamer]

I think Trump wanted to gaze out the window at the home he will never know again.

[@SP-qo1so]

@@fitshamer We have identified the stage iv TDS patient here....

[@sarahalbers5555]

It's obvious to anyone. What were they thinking?

[@neb_setabed]

​@@SP-qo1so it's very sad for them. Knowing all they can think about is him

[@Instabilitygarrosh]

@@neb_setabed Hard to admit you're part of a cult when you're in one huh?

[@sempertalis1230]

They should have told him that the White House SAM system has already locked on to them . I bet this would have made them turn left like there is no tomorrow

[@LouJunior]

Wasn't sure if you were joking or not so i Googled it and indeed the white house and surrounding area has anti aircraft defensiveness.

[@logicplague]

They'd miss like they did last time.

[@kaylafinch4206]

@@logicplaguelol you’re under the delusion that the fbi paid off some hillbilly republican kid to take out the ol’ rumplestilskin 🤣🤣 Y’alls delusions gets wilder every election.

[@LieseFury]

​@@logicplaguewho's "they"

[@kd8118]

You know exactly who they are! But let’s all pretend to be stupid

[@gregdildine99]

It would be interesting to see historical tracks to see how often that happens.

[@kaijohnson5033]

I’m DCA based. This rarely, and I mean very rarely, happens. It’s well spelled out and everyone knows it’s a very early left turn.

[@blakewardUS]

My thought as well. So tight there, would think they give out the number a lot on that one.

[@FlightX101]

@@kaijohnson5033it basically dosent happen ever. Literally just follow the river lol 😂

[@dashriprock4308]

If flew out of there riding shotgun on a corporate aircraft. Was not terribly difficult to turn left. Very surprising any pilots could make that kind of mistake. The mere thought of a SAM will make one do that turn quickly, not to mention losing one's certificate.

[@drewleevy5420]

@@kaijohnson5033^

[@ZeroG_Bandit]

MAGA - Make Aviators Get Attorneys

[@LaszloBagi]

Trump just wanted to get one last look at somewhere he will never live again

[@Micklemoose]

Even his plane is incapable of following the rules.

[@samuelm3766]

DF comment

[@jonshellmusic]

This.

[@michaelreedx6823]

This is a charted aircraft...

[@logicplague]

DOJ versus: Hillary: She didn't mean to break the law. Joe: Too old to stand trial. Trump: *changes the rules to charge him

[@Micklemoose]

@@logicplague Must be hard to defend your leader by comparing him to people you hate.

[@maxxiong]

Saw this of fb earlier and people arguing if it had permission. Apparently the answer is no.

[@scarybaldguy]

Correct. Prohibited airspace means NEVER, and the PIC wasn't following the SID as he claimed.

[@timtjtim]

@@scarybaldguyhow do helicopters land at the WH?

[@oldRighty1]

@@timtjtim They are active military is how, on official orders to transport to/from the WH.

[@yankeeromeoalpha]

@@timtjtimbecause they’re not civilian operations…

[@soccerguy2433]

@@timtjtim you mean military helicopters?

[@RipleySawzen]

Trump "I know a short cut. I used to go this way a few years ago."

[@the_expidition427]

He is right when he had authorizations not waiting on being renewed

[@JustSayN2O]

Trump saw the Capitol there and lunged for the yoke

[@lxxsxxx7845]

How long till they make it his fault? Expecting drum beating and screaming on the propaganda channels any minute now. TDS! OMB! :)

[@m.choudry4898]

🤦‍♂️

[@flyingsmug1736]

If only

[@MarkK395]

Or the White house!

[@ChurchOfTheHolyMho]

hahaha. That was a crazy story... Gotta love an office troll.

[@DogTog]

The pilots got their licenses at Trump University.

[@jessemcdonald2315]

Same place you learned English 😂

[@JoshJones-37334]

@@jessemcdonald2315”childs”

[@Shandryl74]

This comment wins the internet!

[@DOLRED]

Yeah, for Hot Air Buffoonery, single burner mouth.

[@philwhipple4557]

The number they gave him was Pizza Hut.

[@0101-s7v]

No, the FBI needs to investigate. :-)

[@ralfbaechle]

The pilot's boss is said to prefer steaks, overly well done.

[@g-urts5518]

​@@ralfbaechleand about 2 gallons of diet coke with it. I'd better money the orange dweeb said "fly over the white house, I don't care what they say."

[@Surtistuff]

Nah it was the furniture store

[@MickeyMousePark]

@@ralfbaechle Mcdonalds extra ketchup

[@nickakers7985]

I’m curious what the people on the national mall were thinking when they had a plane fly directly overhead. Also, to those saying, DCA should be closed, you clearly have never been to Washington and seen how convenient it is to be able to land so close to downtown DC. Just for the benefit to politicians and lobbyist alone this airport will never close.

[@SkyGoddess1948]

this is a fact.. I was Based there for years. we always knew we would end out careers there because the place would never be closed. Politicians love the nearness of the DCA field.

[@Orca19904]

Just like everyone else associated with that loser, they think they can go wherever and do whatever with no consequences. Surprised they didn't accuse the ATC guy of having a "mental health episode" like they did after assaulting that employee at Arlington.

[@ottopilot7205]

ATC should’ve known better. Trumps plane doesn’t make LEFT turns

[@Sal.A]

Can anyone from this campaign do anything that's not stupid?

[@malekodesouza7255]

Harris? No.

[@markg999]

You are kidding right? Harris can't even give a media interview alone and it's heavily edited.

[@PSurfliner]

@@malekodesouza7255 If you'd read the description or watched the video, you'd know this was about a Trump Vance plane doing something stupid.

[@Sal.A]

@markg999 She definitely can and has. Stop watching Fox news and Newsmax. Take a look at any Trump interview and tell me how the gibberish he spews when trying to explain his "policies" is better than the VP. I'll wait.

[@markg999]

@@Sal.A She is a fraud..she flips on everything she said she was for. She hasn't given a interview alone or talked to media since she got nomination..cause they know when she does she will hurt her own numbers. Trump is going to destroy her in the debate like he did Biden.

[@williambeatty7781]

Ouch ! That's not going to be a fun conversation.

[@ralfbaechle]

I'm not sure. There's nothing that indicates this was intentional, the pilot did communicate and and follow subsequent instructions. I know a violation of this particular prohibited zone is generally not considered a trivial matter but at the same there are no aggrevating circumstances. And apparently most of the conversations after given the phone number are reasonably constructive.

[@beachbum77979]

@@ralfbaechle The aggravating factor was in the cabin, not the cockpit.

[@reality4083]

@@beachbum77979 The stupidity of the left is amazing.

[@JohnSmith-yb5cl]

@@beachbum77979 you just can't help yourself

[@davefandango1303]

It does seem very clear that someone will have said hey, and if you can fly us there.... Which is childish and was unnecessary. Shame the pilot will be picked up on this, but then again, if he did that because he's a trump fan, I hope he loses his license. Pilots need to follow regulations, for very well documented reasons, and I wouldn't want to be flown by anyone who would do that.

[@da1247]

Probably wanted an aerial shot of the White House for the next campaign video...

[@areareare9953]

Bang on the nail for that - that's the first thing I thought.

[@benbookworm]

To go with the veteran memorial photoshoot.

[@fuhkerz]

Wow, it's a bit depressing seeing such advanced mental illness on display.

[@squrrll]

Thumbs up over the National Mall

[@piparalegal2019]

This ain't a whoopsie-doodle!

[@Bobsentme1]

Probably wanted jets to scramble so he could say "Look how they're coming after me!" instead, they ignored him.

[@jc20100]

Rules? We don’t follow no stinkin rules

[@babajinde]

They don't even respect restricted airspace

[@m.choudry4898]

Who, the charter pilots?

[@bmitch3020]

Are they having a hard time finding competent pilots? Perhaps all the good ones are afraid of not getting paid.

[@theloopholeisntaahol]

Given it’s a charter 737 flying VIPs. The pilots involved must have 5,000 hours at least. But more likely 10,000+ Surprising they never flew out of DCA northbound apparently. Unless their autopilot didn’t do what they wanted it to do.

[@spencerjoplin2885]

He hires only the best. F-16 pilots must’ve had a mental breakdown.

[@HanSolo1]

@@theloopholeisntaahol I know are autopilot even when done perfectly per SOP, sometimes doesn't react/turn fast enough and you can clip the edge of it like it looks like they did. Or they might not have selected nav fast enough, or they loaded in the wrong runway

[@ptsteinbach]

@@spencerjoplin2885 Very nasty piloits. Nasty!

[@miketheperformer5972]

"We have the biggest possible pilot deviations. The yugests deviations the country has ever seen."

[@CaraVerde]

Pilot: "But I was following the sharpie waypoint right to the yards!"

[@great-garden-watch]

This needs more exposure

[@w4o8l15f16i23g48]

"Possible pilot deviation" - Ehm, we dont have a pilot onboard.

[@gshenaut]

ATCs now added to deport list

[@ShikataGaNai100]

Aviate, Navigate, Communicate...I think I may have heard that somewhere before. BTW, that crew needs to observe proper readback of ATC calls.

[@donkeyoatie6787]

@@ShikataGaNai100 “aviate, navigate, communicate”…and “irritate” 😊

[@ottopilot7205]

Ready, Fire, Aim.

[@victorialawhon2251]

Send the fighter jets ...😂

[@julienjjj]

Hiring only the best people.

[@mlf2117]

Mr. “I am a genius boss and only hire the best people” can’t even hire a pilot who can read an aeronautical chart.

[@vbscript2]

Obviously, this is a charter operation. Trump's campaign would not be involved in hiring the pilots. Though Trump did (does?) have his own pilots for his private 757.

[@JoshJones-37334]

@@vbscript2the one that’s broken down so he had to borrow his buddy Jeffrey Epstein’s old plane?

[@Kaktus965]

Says Mr. slim on facts, who apparently has no knowledge of how charter ops work.

[@lanamber4894]

Wrong, that's not Trump's personal planes nor his pilots. FYI, his personal plane is called "Trump Force One"😉

[@pfsantos007]

Trump told him to delay that turn just to ruffle some feathers I bet.

[@cohocarl]

I hope so. :)

[@notmyname9625]

And you think thats a good thing?

[@samsdaughterdehaven9990]

You would have a very hard time convincing me that Trump isn't the one who told the pilot to fly over restricted air space. Trump is so anxious to live in the White House again that he just had to see it from the sky. Fire the pilot. Revoke his license.

[@6680thSOG]

Here for the comments.

[@danc3488]

Every single plane that flies out of DCA is supposed to know you get ready to turn left as soon as you get in the air. Obviously that "childless cat man" pilot didn't know. I mean, he didn't bust the airspace by much, but still, he crossed the barrier.

[@Partylizard1]

It’s Trump Vance plane, do you expect them to care about the rules? 😂😂

[@zsoltsz2323]

The closest he'll get.

[@AppalachianPatriot]

See you in November. Get Biden some boxes. Harris will need trash cans.

[@derek1604]

@@AppalachianPatriot I am going to come back here in November. I predict you will be crying and slobbering saying everything was rigged, etc.

[@AppalachianPatriot]

@@derek1604 Harris will only win by corruption.

[@ScottySwans]

That pilot seemed not even surprised in the slightest. A clear and blatant disregard imho

[@nemiw4429]

And you can read that with words only and spoken into a microwace?

[@bradcofo]

@@nemiw4429 Reading between the lines is something MOST people can do. I emphasize "MOST", so that way YOU don't have to read between the lines.

[@andre-7423]

it would not surprise me if trump told him that he was above all laws and would take care of it.

[@Randomequestrian-pm4hl]

@@andre-7423 Reportedly Trump wasn't on that plane.

[@neb_setabed]

​@@andre-7423 Trump wasn't on the plane, your TDS is showing

[@hotttt28]

More about , laws that don't apply to me! I would suspend his flying, privileges for 30 days and give him a fine!

[@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket]

He violated the WHITE HOUSUS air space. Take his license and never let him get it back.

[@chuck7299]

I came here for the comments. I'm not disappointed.

[@cohocarl]

They are entertaining. 😂😂

[@charlespillette6552]

That one is hard to understand. Everyone operating out of National and headed north should be aware of P56, the prohibited area around the White House. They had Private Preston land a Huey on the White House lawn, to show that he could fly a Huey just fine after the Army had turned him down for flight training. Later a guy stole a little Cessna 150, crashed it on the lawn, and actually had its flaming wreckage slide into an outside wall of the White House. And of course it's thought that on 9/11 the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania was targeting the White House. So it's not just breaking a very strict rule but also, perhaps, being shot at by the Secret Service, who are rumored to have MANPADs up on the White House roof. One flight crew might be looking at some serious punishment, one guy for doing it, the other for not telling him which way to turn. When the weather is clear, you just stay over the Potomac River; it's a no-brainer. Going over D.C. itself means you are headed for trouble.

[@GMSA59]

The number of people willing to sacrifice their careers at the altar of trump is mind boggling. Guarantee Trump told him to fly closer to the Whitehouse.

[@TheGospelQuartetParadise]

Woulda been funny when they gave him the number to call he gave the phone to Trump. This is the former President... Don't you know the Supreme Court gave me immunity to do what I want.

[@pm1104]

If the departure is in the FMS ………WHAT DEPARTURE WERE THEY FLYING ! 😊

[@AndrewGrey22]

Some pilots dont turn on the autopilot as soon as snapperheads do in flight sims.

[@N1120A]

​@AndrewGrey22 you don't need the AP to follow the flight directors

[@bragr_]

@@AndrewGrey22 Even if they are hand flying, the navigation display will still clearly show them off the departure route.

[@kuckoo9036]

Most of the time departures are hand flown until transition.

[@jgalleg4]

@@kuckoo9036 Sure, but as another commenter pointed out, their flight director would have told them where to go. Also, it seems like they should have briefed this before departure anyway, especially if the pilots weren't familiar with DCA. The fact that they were almost certainly hand flying is no excuse for that.

[@Todd-o8n]

I would not wish to be on a Boeing plane with the callsign "BBQ" anything!!

[@Redtail_Pilot]

LOL 😂

[@adamsd86]

“pan-pan, pan-pan, pan-pan, BBQ917, we need an immediate return to the field, our brisket is burning”

[@kevindavis8175]

That could be the callsign of any plane that goes into that airspace and ends up getting intercepted.

[@maanmohammad8459]

That is one funny comment 😂😂

[@vsavatar]

Would you rather it be BBC?

[@SuperAgentman007]

Well, at least the ground to air missile defense system wasn’t activated😂

[@LowlyWorm]

These guys are about to find out the hard way that trump doesn't care about their careers.

[@kiwicol7383]

Gets his Pilot’s from the same place as his law😂😂

[@maryann1852]

You guys make such childish idiotic comments………. Grow up!!

[@Ms.Opinionated]

These pilots should've known better. All pilots know to follow the river out of DCA!!!!!!

[@sarahalbers5555]

Yes. I flew out of DCA and IAD, (UAL), for many years. Everyone knows the drill. Except for these guys.

[@Ms.Opinionated]

@@sarahalbers5555 Yes, I believe IAD has a different flight path. I usually see those planes over 270

[@sarahalbers5555]

​@@Ms.Opinionatedyep. But they have to be aware of this restriction. The pilots didn't seem to be bothered. Have a great day in the beautiful DC metro area😊

[@Matt-zn4zp]

Not everyone….

[@SpidaMez]

​@@sarahalbers5555 you dont just "know" something. You study and breif stuff so it doesn't happen. That is why so many pilots die a year

[@girlinvt]

No pilot (professional) will risk their license to fly on purpose. Granted, some have egos and argue with the tower, etc. But most capable of flying large commercial jets like to keep flying..

[@unnamed_channel]

And yet here we are. There's a long (and growing) list of people who risk their careers, licenses, livelihood, and freedom when they get tied up with a certain common denominator. Weisselberg, Gates, Manafort, Cohen, Papadopoulos, Stone, Flynn, Nader, Broidy, Bannon, Giuliani, etc. It's not at all out of the question that a pilot who chooses to work for him would do this on purpose.

[@j134679]

lol jan 6 was full of professionals

[@bmoulas]

@@j134679 well said.

[@maanmohammad8459]

@@unnamed_channel Very logical and applied to all the political spectrum.If you have a powerful position that you earned not because you're highly skilled in your profession,but because of favors and connections to somebody who is higher than you,naturally you will listen to their orders.That is how goverments work all over the world.

[@unnamed_channel]

@@maanmohammad8459 One need only compare the list of indictments, forced resignations, ethics complaints, etc. related to Trump with other candidates to see that "all the political spectrum" and "That is how governments work" is not correct. Trump is at another level.

[@calvindavis7591]

They had to get close enough to give the WH the middle finger.

[@aviation_nut]

I know that most airline policies require specific training for their pilots to fly in and out of DCA. Does the FAA require any training for any commercial pilots to fly IFR into DCA? Not at all excusing these pilots, they should have prepped for this and briefed the DP diligently. The airspace around DCA is very well known, and given they are assigned to a former president and presidential candidate, they should especially know how to fly in and out of DCA.

[@inigovanaman1655]

Is this missing some communications? ATC gives the pilot a phone number to call without even mentioning the airspace violation and the pilot accepted it without questions.

[@maurice_walker]

The pilots know what they did and the controller knows that they know.

[@00BillyTorontoBill]

yeah disappointing...

[@BillySugger1965]

The pilots knew what they were doing. Told to turn left immediately they replied that they were following the SID. They weren’t flying the SID, and they would have know that. They were officiating. I wonder whether they had been instructed to “give the boss a good view of the WH”, and stupidly chose to violate the SID in the process, knowing they’d be out of the prohibited area before anything could be done about it.

[@marcellkovacs5452]

That’s the standard procedure, isn’t it? The whole point of the phone number is to keep the discussion off frequency. If the ATC says “potential pilot deviation”, you just copy the number and that’s it. The rest happens via phone.

[@weastie87]

The whole point of giving the phone number in a BRASHER advisory is so you DONT have to have the discussion on freq. That can lead to frequency congestion that can be dangerous in congested airspace. I (almost) never tell a pilot in the air why they’re being deviated.

[@terrydougherty7078]

Should be more than a phone call,

[@toemblem]

Let me guess, this was someone else's fault or they're going to pretend it didn't happen.

[@AndrewGrey22]

That's what the phone number is for.

[@rdspam]

Hunter’s fault, obviously.

[@miketheperformer5972]

Knowing the charter client, this will probably be blamed on El Salvadoran immigrants.

[@Kaktus965]

@toemblem Is this a bad attempt at a political joke?

[@Kaktus965]

@@miketheperformer5972 If this was Kamala’s plane, it COULDN’T be her fault, because she’d be sprawled out in the back with Jerry Brown balls deep when it happened… wHaT An EmPoWoReD WoMaN

[@evanm91]

Only the best, I have only the best pilots flying the plane

[@fivestringslinger]

Wouldn't be the first time Trump has violated the law in DC. Just add it to the growing list!

[@malekodesouza7255]

Seek help. TDS can be chronic.

[@fivestringslinger]

@@malekodesouza7255 Afraid I have a terminal case. I wouldn't piss on the man if he was on fire. Trump for jail, 2024!

[@kkobayashi1]

​@@malekodesouza7255But it's a fact that Trump has broken the law many times.

[@ralfbaechle]

It's the pilot in command who is on the hook in first line. Maybe the copilot. If somebody else ordered the violation and the pilots accepted that order things would get interesting. Speculation: Maybe the an incorrectly programmed heading? At least they didn't get a free live demo of NASAM ;-)

[@fivestringslinger]

@@ralfbaechle I know. I'm also a pilot. It's just fun to kick the hornets nest.

[@ComdrStew]

Trump wanted to see that house he will never be in again, but he can dream.

[@jamesavery6015]

Fairly certain this was a chartered company they hired to handle the extra campaign staff. This was NOT Trump’s personal aircraft or pilots.

[@maskedmarvel]

Correct. This plane has only been used to carry Vance or staff.

[@m.choudry4898]

I like the livery.

[@RemsHusband]

Nobody good wants to work for a guy who doesn't pay anyone

[@andrewwhite6586]

That pilot will be more nervous than a dog in Springfield Ohio.

[@petersaunders4071]

Even the MAGA pilots think the rules don't apply to them....

[@flexairz]

You were on board?

[@AndrewGrey22]

@@flexairz Apparently.

[@RR-zq3mk]

Get back to playing your flight simulator game and “follow the rules “……..

[@flutetubamorg]

MABA!

[@m.choudry4898]

They were charter pilots. Don’t quit your day job.

[@wingsleveladventures]

Dep controller didn't seem disturbed at all that an aircraft violated P56 lol

[@GitzenShiggles]

He knows Trump is going to be president so why bother?

[@fdfischer]

​@@GitzenShiggles *Harris

[@drumz451]

@@fdfischer go back to sleep

[@HanSolo1]

@@wingsleveladventures he is probably use to it

[@justanotheraviator2357]

Of all the aircraft, the Trump campaign plane is probably least likely to do anything more than the original bust

[@armandolasa3717]

This should be as close as he ever gets to the WH ever again

[@maryann1852]

I’m sure you will enjoy the freedom of communism with Comala. Yes, I said Comala. I guess if you love the deep state communists you’ll have a great future.

[@johnmorriss5308]

I think they were just trying to keep that extra bit further away from Arlington National Cemetery...

[@festungkurland9804]

lmao, is there anything they cant fk up?

[@flexairz]

The pilots fucked this up. Biden and Harris fucked the nation.

[@m.choudry4898]

Biden-Harris were behind this?

[@jvillemare]

“i got a number for you to call” DEVASTATING 😂

[@immanuelo.9548]

I'm a regional F/O based out of DCA, and I'm telling you, if you don't start that turn at 150' - 200' AFE, you're gonna fly straight through that thing😂

[@NateSF1]

Avoiding restricted airspace is top of mind for all pilots flying in and out of DCA. Those pilots need to remember they’re flying a FORMER president.

[@Tommyr44]

Actually they're flying VANCE. Trump has this other one that just says Trump and it's a darker color.

[@0101-s7v]

How petty.

[@soccerguy2433]

the last sentence is irrelevant.

[@jimg6178]

Thank god former, and will remain former…

[@Clarkstonlife]

Vance just getting a close look at the future office

[@SayaAensland]

"If I can't have the White House, nobody can!"

[@rc-fannl7364]

Or this was a reconnaissance flight to see where to best position the vigilantes for the next "Jan 6th"

[@logicplague]

The Democrat Party tag line.

[@robmontgomery-o7w]

Rules do not apply to him.

[@Deontjie]

So Trump can fly a plane too. That is impressive.

[@brettbreet]

That's the closest to the White House Trump/Vance is going to get! 😏

[@yousuck9954]

Possibly because of people like yourself with the iq of a six year old voting for kamala because you know....orange man bad. Enjoy those higher taxes and lower quality of life lol

[@Scott-hb1xn]

What circus you with clown?

[@Mentaculus42]

Funny, but at this time not a certainty. Interesting times. So who is the “lesser of two weevils” ‽ How did we get here ‽

[@theangrypc4642]

@@Mentaculus42 The lesser of two evils? Bro, are you kidding? A convicted felon and the most unimpressive VP nomination in republican history vs a criminal prosecutor and a family man. The decision could only be easier if the felon had raped kids, oh wait...

[@joewaldo1]

lol my flight the other day parked right next to this aircraft on the ramp at reagan while we were waiting for our release for departure the other day. Everyone was taking pictures of it

[@talesfromtheleashexpatdogl1426]

The pilots have probably not been paid for a long time and perhaps wanted to be grounded.

[@wyaldkingdom]

I feel like he said make that left turn because the hidden rooftop Sams were about to pop out. 😂

[@Orca19904]

I bet they had him locked up the moment his nose crossed that line and were just waiting for clearance to fire.

[@techpriest8]

Seems like a missed opportunity to test local anti-air defenses.

[@Redtail_Pilot]

🤣

[@collectorguy3919]

perhaps they failed

[@j134679]

this is actually a very valuable video to Russia, China, & potential hijackers.

[@Formula1st]

@@j134679let’s be honest if there was an attack like that there’s no way they could realistically do anything to stop it

[@j134679]

@@Formula1st SAMs are fast enough & an exploded plane doesn't have the glide distance as long as it hits early over the threshold. The pilot briefings should be stricter though. Of course there would be more issues if suicidal fanatics actually try it to stir the pot.