[ConservativeStatement]

The only thing we have to fear is...Obama himself.

[A.A. Cunningham]

Photo (November 4, 2010)

The FAA said the first plane that passed over Willis Tower recently, stirring the crowd below and leading a reader to e-mail the Tribune about it, was a Boeing 747-400 cargo plane, the largest plane that operates in the Chicago area. It crossed over the top of the Willis (formerly called Sears Tower) at 4,000 feet, said FAA spokesman Tony Molinaro.

"At this height the plane was about 2,300 feet above the top of the building, or more than double the needed distance," Molinaro said. Willis Tower is 1,730 feet tall.

[parthian shot]

Not to worry...just Rahm entertaining his guest.

[dfwgator]

“That’s a negative, Ghost Rider, the pattern is full.”

[Psycho_Bunny]

These folks should avoid Seattle. The Sea-tac and Boeing Field approaches from the north are ridiculously low over and next to the city.

[Fresh Wind]

Well, at least this time it wasn’t Air Force One. We know they are in Asia somewhere, taking the King on another vacation jaunt at an obscene cost to the taxpayer.

[lurk]

It’s a 747 ghetto version; the equivalent of a low rider. If you look closely, you can see the pilot sitting really low in the cockpit with a blue bandanna on his head.

[Reeses]

I’m surprised the insurance company for this building doesn’t have a surface-to-air missile on the roof ready to go. This building is an obvious target for the terrorists.

[GOPJ]

...low-flying planes over Chicago would seem like no big deal to visitors to Maho Beach on the island of St. Martin in the Caribbean. Large planes arriving on the short runway at Princess Juliana International Airport, which is separated from the beach by a small road, come in so low that sunbathers feel like they can almost jump up and touch the landing gear.

Must be a fun beach to relax on...