What are the national requirements to fly Air Force One?
You need to be the US President, or related to him/her to fly in Air Force One, or even the pilots. That means you have to be president, the family of the president, elected officials, White House Staff, and possibly Military related. But only the highest ranks can fly in it. Info on the plane: http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/air_force_one/#TB_inline?height=220&width=370&inlineId=tb_external AIR FORCE ONE No matter where in the world the President travels, if he flies in an Air Force jet, the plane is called Air Force One. Technically, Air Force One is the call sign of any Air Force aircraft carrying the President. In practice, however, Air Force One is used to refer to one of two highly customized Boeing 747-200B series aircraft, which carry the tail codes 28000 and 29000. The Air Force designation for the aircraft is VC-25A. Air Force One is one of the most
major. To apply for the Pilot/CSO Officer program you must have a GPA of at least 2.5 and take the AFOQT. If you have prior flight time, this is a major plus in being selected for a pilot or CSO slot. An applicant must apply and meet the selection board prior to age 28. There are strict vision and other physical requirements that an applicant must meet for selection as a pilot or CSO. * Vision: * Normal color vision * Distant visual acuity to be not more than 20/70 each eye correctable to 20/20 * Meet refraction, accommodation and astigmatism requirements * Corrective eye surgery could be a disqualifier * Have no history of hay fever, asthma or allergies after age 12 * Meet Air Force weight and physical conditioning requirements * Have standing height of 64–77 inches and sitting height of 34–40 inches. All information above came from the Air Force website at Air Force.com. Full URL is below. Sources:
In order to fly AF1, the pilot must have already met security clearance requirements, and be licensed specifically to fly a VC-25 aircraft or more specifically, the Boeing 747. You have to have a minimum of 2000 International flight hours and have a spotless record as well. That is like flyring 40 hours a week, every single week for two full years. You can watch an awesome video about the pilot requirements on National Geographic at: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/specials/airforceone/fast_facts.html If you wish to obtain specific information about all the pilot requirements, you may contact Air Mobility Command Office of Public Affairs 503 Ward Drive, Suite 217 Scott Air Force Base, Ill. 62225-5335 DSN 779-7843 or (618) 229-7843 http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=131 You may also look at t
