Ask all those GA owners with their A/C tied down at KDCA about this.
Been closed to GA since 9/11 or thereabouts if I recall.
Well, DCA is sort of an exception. I was trying to dispel the myth about GA about large airports. Actually, though, GA can fly into DCA if they meet a handful of burdensome TSA security requirements although I sense they are being eased. That said, I don’t think any single-engine piston aircraft have flown in or out of KDCA since 9/11.
The nearest airport is KDFW, which I believe is closed to the smaller planes of general aviation.
I thought I had read that on one of the several aviation sites I visit, but I have to confess that I can’t find it now - and not from lack of looking for it.
Radio talk show host Neal Boortz flies N750DB, based at PDK.
Neal’s wife (I believe) is named Debbie, and he broadcasts from WSB, Atlanta (750 AM). That is where the tail number comes from, according to Boortz. “750 gives me the money, and DB gives me the permission.”
I’d like to know the tail number of Rush Limbaugh’s Gulfstream.
- ESJ
The TSA (Terminally Stupid Administration) has the following rules for flying a coroprate aircraft into DCA:
on-board security officer - hired at your expense
stop for security screening at one of 12 gateway airports
TSA approval for each flight, crew member, and passenger
Currently only a corporate operator (TSA definition: paid flight crew, operations manual, recurrent flight crew training) are allowed. The TSA has said it will “consider” other GA aircraft (owner-flown, non-corporate, etc). but only after the current program has been in place for one year.
Source: http://www.avweb.com/newswire/11_34b/leadnews/190435-1.html
Eclipse Aviation’s new VLJ (Very Light Jet), N506EA, on a publicity and demonstration tour. At KMEM now.
Eclipse 500 jets have been hard to find… I’ve looked every time they go to an airport but this is the first I’ve seen of any of them (N500EA through N506EA except N501EA).
I found out about it only through an EA ad I saw in the Wall Street Journal. Had the schedule of stops, and a picture of N504EA.
It is N1EB (Excellence in Broadcasting)
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Which unfortuately is a blocked tail number.
For a photo of Rush’s Gulfstream, go to:
airliners.net/photos/photos/5/1/8/896815.jpg
Used to be registered as N422ML
N88DJ comes up as Dale Jarrett Inc.
Has anyone seen Southwest Airlines’ new “Slam Dunk One”? A fantastic color scheme.
http://southwest.com/swa_people/051104_swa_people.html
To track this plane, however, you need the SWA flight number. Tail number won’t work.
Hate to turn this into a slam TSA thread, but it doesn’t stop there. I work for Air Wisconsin in TVC. Sometimes we’ll bring our crew back through the bag room to the aircraft. Sometimes TSA just goes nuts about that. Then of course if we want to go to the gate past security, without going outside, they force us to go through security. Riiiight, you are concerned about a crew or us bringing something on the aircraft. It’s truely stupid.
flightaware.com/live/flight/N85CL
Is “CLEVELAND BROWNS TRANSPORTATION”, anybody going to a football game?
Quite a short flight, too.
N85CL: The Dassault Mystre 50 is not a large enough plane to be used for team transport. That plane is the top photo on http://www.flugzeugbilder.de/search4.cgi?srch=kevin+palmer&stype=name&srng=2
If you scroll lower on that URL page, you’ll find a photo of the Washington Redskins plane. “N904DS New global express carries washington redskins logo on the tail” That aircraft is blocked on Flightaware, but is shown as belonging to “DSWA LLC (DULLES VA)”. It also looks too small for team transport.
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NHL’s Buffalo Sabres use N737Q for their flights.
From http://www.airliners.net/discussions/general_aviation/read.main/1859473
From December 04, so may be a bit dated:
NASCAR Airforce
Cessna Citation 501:
N99EA: Ernie Elliot Inc.
Cessna Citation C525:
N99JB- Jeff Burton Auto Sports (Jeff Burton)
N606JR- Jack Roush (Roush Racing)
N500TL- Labonte Racing (Terry Labonte)- I believe changing to N508TL
N323SK- Haas Racing Team LLC (Gene Haas)
N6M- Mark Martin
C550:
N1WB: Ward Burton
N400RE: Everham Motor Sports (Ray Everham)
N999EA: Ernie Elliot Inc.
N187JM: Nemco Motor Sports- (Joe Nemechek)
C560:
N4MM: Morgan McClure Motor Sports
C650:
N88DJ: Dale Jarrett
N840R: NASCAR Inc.
Lear Jets:
25: N19JM Viper Aviation (Jeremy Mayfield)
25D: N606GB New World Racing LLC
31A: N229KD Kevin Harvick Inc.
31A: N500RW Diamond Aviation Inc (Rusty Wallace)
31A: N1DE Champion LLC (Teresa Earnhardt)
31A: N518JG Joe Gibbs Racing
31A: N18BL Bobby Labonte Enterprises
31A N900R Real Air Leasing (International Speedway Corp-Daytona)
31A N500WR Diamond Aviation Inc. (Penske affiliated)
35: N500JS Ultra Wheel Co (Joe Smith)
35A: N995CR Champion Racing LLC (Earnhardt)
45: N500CG Tessa Two Inc. (Chip Ganassi)
55: N996CR Champion Racing LLC (Earnhardt)
60: N301RJ F1 Air Llc (seen at Pepsi 400)
60: N700R Real Air Leasing (International Speedway Corp- Daytona) (believed to be changing to N702R
60: N500RP Penske Jet (Penske Racing)
60: N502RP Penske Jet (Penske Racing)
60: N100R NASCAR Inc.
Falcon Jets:
Falcon 10: N230RJ Cottonwood Acq (Greg Biffle)
Falcon 10: N170MK MK Aviation (Matt Kenseth)
Falcon 10: N100RR Rudd Performance Motorsports (Ricky Rudd)
Falcon 20: N500NH Haas Enterprises (Gene Haas)
Falcon 50: N500N (International Speedway Corp- Daytona)
Falcon 2000EX N500R (International Speedway Corp- Daytona)
Gulfstreams:
G1: N520JG Joe Gibbs Racing
G3: N500RH Hendrick Motorsports (Rick Hendrick)
G3: N510RH Hendrick Motorsports (Rick Hendrick)
Boeing 727:
N502MG RD Aviation (Roush Racing)
N503MG RD Aviation (Roush Racing)
N504MG RD Aviation (Roush Racing)
DC-9:
N500SA HW Aviation (Humpy Wheeler)
CRJ-200:
N500PR: Penske Jet Inc. (Penske Racing)
Beechjet 400:
N400RY: Robert Yates
Westwind:
N43RP: Richard Petty
Of course there is an even larger assortment of turboprops
Beech King Air:
E90: N500MS Mike Skinner
100: N400SM Diamond Aviation (Sterling Marlin)
100: N207SB Ken Shrader Racing Inc. (believed to be changing to N501SB)
King Air 200s:
N919RE: Everham Motorsports
N3DE: Champion (Dale Earnhardt Inc.)
N711MZ: Champion (Dale Earnhardt Inc.)
N3CR: RCR Air (Richard Childress)
N500KS: Ken Shrader Racing Inc.
N500DW: Darwal Inc. (Darrel Waltrip)
N98RY: Piedmont Aviation (Robert Yates)
N154DF: Piedmont Aviation (Robert Yates)
N501RH: Hendrick Motorsports
N333AP: Andy Petree
N777JE: It and Associates (Jasper Engines)
N200BR: N200BR- B and R Motor Sports
N64D: Braun Racing LLC
King Air 300s:
N300R: Real Aircraft Leasing (International Speedway Corp-Daytona)
N141SM: Spencer Air LLC (Jimmy Spencer)
N1MW: Michael Waltrip Racing
N22BD: Bill Davis Racing
N38RY: Robert Yates Racing
N88RY: Robert Yates Racing
N38H: NT Aviation LLC (Kasey Kahne)
Embraer 120:
N919EM: Everham Motorsports
N138DE: Champion LLC (Dale Earnhardt Inc)
N500DE: Champion LLC (Dale Earnhardt Inc)
N221CR: RCR Racing (Childress)
N229CR: RCR Racing (Childress)
N331CR: RCR Racing (Childress)
N223BD: Bill Davis Racing
Beech 1900C:
N60GH: Haas CNC Racing (Gene Haas)
N23BD: Bill Davis
N503RH: Hendrick Motor Sports
N504RH: Hendrick Motor Sports
N505RH: Hendrick Motor Sports
N506RH: Hendrick Motor Sports
N502CG: Sabco Racing
Jetstream 31:
N127UM: Ultra Motorsports
N743PE: Petty Motorsports
HS125:
N3RC: RCR Inc. (Childress)
N514AJ: AJ Foyt Enterprises
N884CF: Jeff Gordon Inc (Jeff Gordon)
Do328:
N503CG: Sabco Racing Inc.
Saab 2000:
N508RH: Hendrick Motor Sports
N509RH: Hendrick Motor Sports
N511RH: Hendrick Motor Sports
Beech Baron 58:
N209P: Yates
Beech H18:
N355C: Roush Racing
(Roush also owns 2 P-51s, although most likely wont be seen at any NASCAR event)
HELICOPTERS:
N888DJ Bell 407 Dale Jarrett
N2RW Bell 427 Diamond Aviation (Penske)
N5RH Bell 407 Hendrick
Other Aircraft Seen at DAB during Pepsi 400 (sponsors, chartered jets by the lesser known drivers, or just rich fans)
N400LX Cessna 560 LJ Associates
N40MA Beech400 Mahon Investments
N156DH Beech400 H and D aviation
N550RB Cessna 550 Dixie Capital Group
N555KW Cessna 501 MHE Inc
N134CM Beech400 Maxair LLC
N110J Falcon 10 Port Royal Aviation
N444TG Lear 25 Gaines Motorlines
N160RM Lear 60 Rail Management Corp
N480JJ Lear 31A Fontana Aviation Inc.
N460AN Lear 60 Jetride Inc Dba
N250AJ Beech 400 Anthony Costello and Son Mgmt
N500TH Beech 400 Carolina Air Transfer Llc
N500E Gulfstream IV Exxon Mobil
N500GF Gulfstream III Waffle House
N12RA Mits Mu-2 Bh Jr. Motorsports
N200L Falcon 900EX Anhauser Busch
N600N Falcon 50 Anhauser Busch
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