serious question about presidential use of AFO

[Takket]

if drumpf got on air force one right now, and command they fly him to russia, is there any stopping it? if he has an asylum arranged can he just get off the plane and stay there?

are there any restrictions on the use of AFO or can the president command it to fly any time he wants?

i do fear him trying to make a run for it to escape justice.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I don't think the aircraft commander can refuse

to fly where he's told, since he's an Air Force officer and therefore has to obey the CinC. As far as I'm concerned Russia can keep him, and I think Putin could be persuaded to give the airplane back.

[3catwoman3]

2. My husband used to fly in the 89th Airlift Wing...

...also known as Sam Fox, at Andrews. Not Air Force 1 - one of the smaller jets. It was his last AF assignment, and the one he enjoyed the most. He says he thinks it highly unlikely that this could/would happen. Too much planning goes into each AF 1 trip, and he doesn’t think the pilots would do it.

[marylandblue]

3. There's a protocol for when a world leader visits another country.

He can't just show up. Permission has to be given, arrangement made, it takes time. That's what they would tell him, and we'd all know about and ask WTF?