Aborted attempt before Air Force One lands safely

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Aborted attempt before Air Force 1 lands safely

NEW LONDON, Conn. – Air Force One with President Barack Obama aboard made an aborted landing attempt at the Windsor Locks, Conn., airport Wednesday before trying again and landing safely, officials said.

The White House and Federal Aviation Administration say it was a routine maneuver where the pilot was in the process of landing, but because of weather conditions decided to circle the runway before trying again and landing safely.

The sky was heavily clouded in Connecticut, where the president traveled Wednesday to deliver the commencement address at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London.

White House spokesman Nick Shapiro said there was never any risk to the president. Reporters on the plane say they were not aware that the landing maneuver — which is called a "go around" — was happening.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110518/ap_on_re_us/us_air_force_one



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Air Force One seems to be experiencing more and more difficulties over time --

Actually, there are two planes, I think?

However, notice this began in Clinton years with radar problems, as I recall/?

Trust Obama didn't keep on any Bush pilots?

[CreekDog]

1. Go arounds are common

i think pilots these days are even more cautious than before.

i went through 2 go-arounds into SF just a year apart --on one of them our wheels must have been just feet from the ground the other visibility was bad and we couldn't maintain enough separation from other planes so we just got out of there.

[Mopar151]

2. A cautious pilot, doing his job - not a problem. n/t