Would be even cooler is he piloted the aircraft himself. Wonder if the pilot will let the Prez take the controls and take her for a spin, for old times sake. MSNBC reported that he did indeed take the stick for part of the trip. Now that is right out of a Clancy, although it would be the VP (Robbie) doing that, Jack couldn't fly.
He said he flew about a third of the way, and he LIKED it!
Later he said that he missed flying!