[Tammy8]

A couple of points- first of all I would think the flyover would have been planned more than three days out- so he should have been notified sooner. Second this should have been discussed face to face or at least by phone, not just a memo item in an email. I agree he should check his email more often, but two of the days were weekend, and I doubt he is supposed to access his email from anywhere other than his office. If he had been on a trip, out for the weekend, and out for back pain then that explains the time lag also.

I see this guy as a patsy.

This guy is just the fall guy as I see it. This release makes him look like an idiot- but it’s not that clear to me that he is the only bad guy in this event. This seems to be a case where more than one person had to drop the ball; I think this played out somewhat differently. I still want to know WHO was on that flight, I think that will be very telling if we find out.

[fours]

A couple of points- first of all I would think the flyover would have been planned more than three days out- so he should have been notified sooner. Second this should have been discussed face to face or at least by phone, not just a memo item in an email. I agree he should check his email more often, but two of the days were weekend, and I doubt he is supposed to access his email from anywhere other than his office. If he had been on a trip, out for the weekend, and out for back pain then that explains the time lag also.

Read the report. Planning started earlier; he was notified a week before the flight (April 20), but "doesn't recall" that meeting. In my opinion there's a much higher chance the guy is a moron rather than a patsy.

I still want to know WHO was on that flight, I think that will be very telling if we find out.

In this letter to John McCain Defense Secretary Gates wrote

"the April 27, 2009 flight was a continuation training pilot currency sortie, and the crew flew a total of three hours, of which a portion was used to update the official photograph of the VC-25. With the exception of one combat photographer, a standard crew complement performed the mission in accordance with Air Force instructions and at Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved altitudes. There were no non-duty personnel or passengers on board."

Later in the letter he tallies how much everything cost. McCain made some joke about "Air Farce One" in the news about it.