John F. Kennedy Memorial Flight from Dallas to New York

Hey pilots,

In memory of the 35th President of The United States of America John F. Kennedy I’m planning a memorial flight from Dallas KDFW to New York KJFK.

We will do a formation flight with the B747 Air Force One and eight F/A-18 Super Hornets (Blue Angel) in the following formation you can see in the picture below. We’ll start at 12:30 pm local Dallas time, the time JFK died.

I’ll takeoff first and cruise with 200kts at 10.000ft until everybody took off. We then climb with 2.000 ft/min to FL350 (because JFK was the 35th POTUS) with an airspeed of 280kts, on cruise altitude with Mach 0.80. Please copy my flight plan for the flight. For decent vectors we have to coordinate our formation via ATC.

When we arrive at JFK I’ll land first and all other pilots escort me down until 3.000 ft. After I landed everybody need to follow ATC instructions (would be nice if an ATC joins) and you land one after the other.

Please fly as careful as possible to keep formation.

Please use “Air Force” callsigns, additional numbers you can choose by yourself.

The first eight players who answer and join will be considered.

Server: Expert Server

Airport: Start: Dallas KDFW - Destination: New York KJFK

Time: 12:30 pm Dallas local time, 6:30 pm Zulu time

Formation:

  • Follow ATC instructions
  • I am not responsible for any level 1,2 or 3 violations
  • If no ATC is present use Unicom as professional as possible
  • Respect all other attendees, fly careful to keep formation
  • Have Fun

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I would love to join!!

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Awesome! You’ll be F/A-18 number 1 on the left side.

(Sorry for answer and delete confusion) :D

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All good!! Thank you.

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I’m in!!!

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Perfect! You’ll be F/A-18 number 2 on the left side.

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roger that

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Change of plans. I just realized that the time of this event conflicts with school so I won’t be able to attend.

I can for sure go

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Alright. Thanks for letting me know.

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Nice! Than you’ll get the position number 2 to the left.

Since the topic closes 14 days after last reply … it’s still on!

18 days to go.

I’ll join too! And if we have no takers I’ll be atc

Perfect! I’d like you to be the ATC as long as no one else is jumping in.

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Im not sure if i can attend, i don’t usually wake up 6am in the morning and i will be quite busy so idk

Oh… didn’t even see the time. It’s at 6:30 for me too, but I should still be able to control jfk.

As for nyc, it’ll be 8:30, I’ll def be avail

That’s okay, you’ll see.

Alright. Would be nice. In US it’s noon so maybe an American can join.

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I am American lol, I’m in nyc, and it’s 6:30 through 8:30 in the morning for me. I live right next to jfk, that’s the whole reason I’m joining :P

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