Simviation Forum - AFCAD for White House?

Jul 27^th, 2005 at 11:45am

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Anyone have a AFCAD for the helopad at the White House that I could use for flight plans to and from Andrews?

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Reply #1 - Jul 27^th, 2005 at 12:44pm

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Reckon the spooks in the CIA have already got their eyes on you, TwoLow, what with all this stuff about Air Force 1 and the White House and all. I'd keep looking over my shoulder if I were you...

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Reply #2 - Jul 27^th, 2005 at 12:51pm

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LOL, next thing you know I'm gonna turn my living room into a replica Oval Office...

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Reply #3 - Jul 27^th, 2005 at 1:27pm

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he he

If you do that, mind those pretzels while you're watching TV....

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Reply #4 - Jul 27^th, 2005 at 2:43pm

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There is no actual helipad on the south lawn, just grass. Here's a photo link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=eashington,+d.c.&ll=38.897120,-77.036530&spn=0.002...

Navaids? I can't say.

Rollerball, the CIA "spooks" probably couldn't care less, it's the Secret Service that may be knocking on his door soon! Grin

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Reply #5 - Jul 27^th, 2005 at 2:52pm

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I know I can make a grass helopad at a existing AFCAD but I don't know how to make a AFCAD from scratch and stick it on the south lawn

Heck, I have yet to even find the white house in the game LOL. Some pilot I am. Is it even in the game?

It does seem like I saw a AFCAD for the white house somewhere but now it's killing me to remember where.

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Reply #6 - Jul 27^th, 2005 at 6:48pm

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BTW, gr31

I have been looking at Google maps all dang day thanks to you...cool website.

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Reply #7 - Jul 27^th, 2005 at 9:47pm

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BTW, gr31

I have been looking at Google maps all dang day thanks to you...cool website.

They are nice, but if you like that, go to this site:
http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/
and download NASA's version. It's even better in some cases!

As to the helipad, if you really have to have one there, (you can land there without one) open AFCAD.exe and under the "file"menu open a new airport file and create the helipad you want. You can use any name and designation not already used. Oh yes, the location should be 38 53.78N / 77 2.20W. Not exact, but close enough.

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Reply #8 - Jul 27^th, 2005 at 11:01pm

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TwoLow,

Actually... these days....the flight sim sites are likely being quietly monitored by a LOT of "spooky" type governmental agencies like the NSA and god knows who.

Watch out for dark cars parked near your house with tinted windows and guys with sunglasses and wires running to their ears. Grin

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Reply #9 - Jul 28^th, 2005 at 10:24am

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I found a white house AFCAD last night in a AI helo file pack from the downloads section.

I wanted a AFCAD and not just 'land' at the white house maninly because I have trouble finding it and my helo skills are far from good so it takes all I can do just to fly straight and level without trying to find the White House Cheesy

With the AFCAD I can look at the GPS and get a sense of where it is.

In fact this morning I took my first flight from the lawn to Andrews and landed 'decent' right in front of the AI AF1 parked there. Not bad if I say so myself. Its only about a 5 or 10 minute flight.

About the 'spooks' driving dark cars with dark windows, I drive a black 03 Mercury Marauder (looks like a Crown Vic) with 20% tint so I myself may look like a 'spook' LOL

If they do come over to question me I'll let them sit on the couch and watch me do some wild circles in Marine One that would probably sling Bush out the window. The helos are always on the verge of just going out of control aren't they?

BTW, I used Google maps to look at Andrews AFB and it gave me loads of info to make my AFCAD a little more accurate. You could even see the hangar for the two 747s.

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Reply #10 - Jul 28^th, 2005 at 11:19am

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BTW, I used Google maps to look at Andrews AFB and it gave me loads of info to make my AFCAD a little more accurate. You could even see the hangar for the two 747s.

While your at it, take a careful look at the airport on the northeast side of town at Palmdale, Califormia, and see what you find Wink

Ken

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Reply #11 - Jul 28^th, 2005 at 11:54am

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I see a B2! *squints*

Is that what your referring to?

Man this is cool.

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Reply #12 - Jul 28^th, 2005 at 12:22pm

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I see a B2! *squints*

Is that what your referring to?

Man this is cool.

Damn! You missed the U-2 and F-117!

Ken

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Reply #13 - Jul 28^th, 2005 at 12:28pm

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Damn! You missed the U-2 and F-117!

Ken

What about the 2 sr-71's?

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Reply #14 - Jul 28^th, 2005 at 12:34pm

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ARGH!! Lemme go back and look closer LOL

I did find a aircraft carrier. Which one is #74?

http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=32.709573,-117.188898&spn=0.004451,0.007693&t=h&h...

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Reply #15 - Jul 28^th, 2005 at 12:39pm

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Yep, you found one of several carriers, most are on the east coast.

Souichiro, you looking at map.google.com or WorldWind? The SR-71 show up on the older pictures WorldWind uses but not on MapGoogle, unless I missed something! Wink

Ken

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Reply #16 - Jul 28^th, 2005 at 12:42pm

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i found the F117 and the 71 and u2 on display upon closer examination Grin

At Nellis I saw B1's, A10's, F-15, and the list goes on.

Over savannah georgia I saw a contrail and was hoping to follow it to a a/c in flight but the pictures fizzled out before i could find it. I would like to find a a/c in flight as that would truely be the easter egg LOL

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Reply #17 - Jul 28^th, 2005 at 1:16pm

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Yep, you found one of several carriers, most are on the east coast.

Souichiro, you looking at map.google.com or WorldWind? The SR-71 show up on the older pictures WorldWind uses but not on MapGoogle, unless I missed something! Wink

Ken

2 Sr 71's south gate with a U-2 between them Google maps

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Reply #18 - Jul 28^th, 2005 at 3:59pm

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2 Sr 71's south gate with a U-2 between them Google maps

OK, OK, I guess I could say that "gate guard" and museum displays don't count

There are two in the WorldWind photos (older sat photos) that were still operational at the time.

Twolow, now try to find the Phillidelphia Naval yard, and take a look at the "mothball fleet" there, or better yet the "boneyard" at Davis Monmouth.

Ken

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Reply #19 - Jul 28^th, 2005 at 5:28pm

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Thanks for the hints. I went to mojave airport and saw a commercial graveyard but didn't know where to look to find the military boneyard.

The shipyard was cool too...seen any submarines at dock yet with google?

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Reply #20 - Jul 28^th, 2005 at 7:18pm

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Thanks for the hints. I went to mojave airport and saw a commercial graveyard but didn't know where to look to find the military boneyard.

Look at the southeast side of Tucson, AZ, just north of I-10. As for the Subs, google has this bad habit of going to low res photo at just the wrong time. The naval base at Bremerton Washington is mostly low res. I haven't looked at the other locations.

Ken

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