[xone]

For the purposes of this 'fly' and 'go' anywhere are the same. DC has a 30 mile radius of restricted airspace. the inner ring is functionally prohibited airspace. Harm's way? Air Force One went to Baghdad, a pretty harmful place. Marine One flies in other places than DC.

It’s not even a close argument.

Ever been a helicopter pilot?

[savedbygrace]

No, and the question is irrelevant.

Do some research on this and you’ll find I’m right about the flight path.

Beyond that, the debate is going nowhere.

[savedbygrace]

“Go where you want” refers to a destination. “Fly where you want” refers to the path of the journey to the destination.

So, no they are not the same “for the purposes of this”.

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

I’m not sure where this started, but here’s the gouge...

Lol! “Restricted airspace” is there to protect high level places and people - like the President. The President can go wherever he wants the aircraft to go.

Dh is a military pilot. He has two friends who fly for HMX-1. Once, while on one of many flights to New Orleans, the President told the pilots that he wanted to land (pointing out the window) “over there.” Given the still torn up condition of the said area, the pilots used some of their best maneuvering to place the a/c safely where the President wanted to walk around. If it can be done, then they do it.

If the President wants to do a fly over of the Kennedy Space Center, then that’s what they do. There are no restrictions on the President.