President Obama to visit HVCC

[chrismol1]

Albany | 24 Hour Local News | TOP STORIES | President's visit to HVCC not open to the public

"President Obama and Dr. Biden are expected to touch down at Albany International Airport Monday at 11 a.m. and will depart just after 1 p.m."

Could anyone record Air Force One at ALB? I wish I could be able to go and see Air Force One land at Albany

[gcr33]

It would not be the norm for the President and Vice President to fly on the same plane.

[DaveNF2G]

Doctor Biden is not the Vice President. Jill Biden is coming because she is an educator, teaching at a community college herself.

[adamgirard]

I'd like to second the request for anyone to record Air Force One transmissions in and our of Albany International Airport.

Also, because I have my own scanner, what are the frequencies that I should monitor? I can't seem to find any military or AF1 frequencies on the site and this is once in a lifetime!

[tommyscan]

just sweeper search the fed bands/163.000-174.00 and 400.000-419.000 also sweep the mil air bands of 225.000-385.000

[DaveNF2G]

Air Force One will communicate with Albany's airport and Boston Center on the normal VHF channels for the area.

[kc2kvz]

Originally Posted by DaveNF2G

Air Force One will communicate with Albany's airport and Boston Center on the normal VHF channels for the area.

And it was very cool to hear Air Force 1 on the aviation bands! Even for an old goat like me!

[mrkelso]

Plenty of action with him being in NY today. I love the way everything gets locked down.

[DaveNF2G]

I monitored AF-1 after departure from Albany all the way to their first contact with NYC TRACON before they were out of my range.

[usnasa]

may i ask what frequencie did you pick up Air Force 1, was it in the clear thanks

[adamgirard]

I was at the Albany Airport for both the takeoff and the landing and I had my Radio Shack Pro 164 scanner with the stock antenna on and it was very clear.

If I remember correctly they went from Boston Center to Albany Approach to Albany Tower to Albany Ground on the way in and then pretty much the reverse on the way out.

It is very eerie to hear the controller in Albany Tower tell all commercial traffic on the taxiway "Hold position, do not move, the airport is closed to movement for the next 25 minutes for the VIP departure." or hearing any of the AF1 transmissions which were just like any other plane. Ex. "Cleared for takeoff, runway one niner, Air Force One."

It would be great if someone recorded it but I doubt it.

[usnasa]

great but what was the freq at the time when you heard this

[adamgirard]

I just told you how and where they communicated, you're on a website that has a database of these things...look it up.

[K4IHS]

Albany freqs are here... AirNav: KALB - Albany International Airport Pay close attention to the military freqs under approach and departure. When AF1 was in Fort Myers, FL awhile back... I heard them on the military freqs and not the normal aviation tower, ground, etc. Good luck!

[K4IHS]

ps: here are a couple of short captures from AF1 in Fort Myers
http://www.pinelakeshome.com/AF1.wav
http://www.pinelakeshome.com/AF1b.wav

[adamgirard]

They were on the normal frequencies here, not military.

[usnasa]

thanks K4IHS

[critter449]

Hope you all like this

YouTube - Air Force One at Albany International Airport

[DaveNF2G]

Originally Posted by usnasa

thanks K4IHS

Thanks for what? Inaccurate information? AF-1 was on the very well publicized VHF civilian aeronautical frequencies, not the military ones that he suggested paying attention to.

Maybe you should try looking things up instead of begging to be spoon-fed all the time like you usually do.

[DaveNF2G]

Originally Posted by critter449

Hope you all like this

YouTube - Air Force One at Albany International Airport

That is an excellent video! I liked the bonus touch-and-go shots of the KC-10s at the end, too.