Just a day. If Canadian Immigration doesn't spend the entire time interrogating me (:rolleyes:), I may check that out.

I have an open weekend at the end of March - might need to head to BCN...

To BCN , you can do EWR-BCN or EWR-MAD-BCN
both flights were available at the same price.

In other news
I went to Dunkin for coffee and they handed me a medium coffee and a tickets to see the NJ Nets tomorrow.
I just gave it to a co worker .

What is it with crossing the border up there? Either way is a royal pain - I got less of a hassle coming back from the Middle East and Southwest Asia than I usually do crossing the Ambassador Bridge.

Calgary might be coming to me. The Devils-Flames game on March 10th was one of a handful that the MSG PR people offered to my mother for her free tickets and announcer's booth visit. My other preference was Devils-Wild on March 20. I'd like to see Jarome Iginla play in person, and with Minnesota the way it is, I can't count on Marian Gaborik being there after the trade deadline, which falls on the fiancee's birthday, March 4.

The link is a hoot, but some of us still have to fly US on occasion. I still consider it to be "my second favorite airline (TM)" :rolleyes:.

Hmmm - a UX 738 from BCN-MAD would be a nice pickup.

Apparently Canada is suffering a severe outbreak of :rolleyes: and is attempting to limit its transmission.

Some of those MAD-BCN flights are on RJs and the BCN-MAD segment is on a 738

Yeah, I noticed that. The nice thing is that the 738 connects to the CO 762 out of MAD. ^

There was some discussion about them in here on Sunday night when they premiered, and also in the TravelBuzz forum. The Marine One episode was infinitely better, IMO, than the Air Force One episode. They actually only travel with the two 747s together on VERY rare occasions. They didn't explain that very well in the episode. And it was way more about the president than about the plane, I thought. The Marine One episode was way more about the crew, the helos, the training, etc.

I've seen both 28000 and 29000 do touch and go's in ACY. The crews like to go there since they have uncrowded airspace to fly the pattern over and over for landing proficiency. The long runway at ACY is longer than both at Andrews, too.

I'm going to DVR the re-airing of the Marine One special.

<soapbox>: The DoD better not be stupid and pick the A380 to be the new AF1, and Boeing would be well advised to not be stupid on their end and play by the rules. Also, the new VH-71 that's going to replace the Presidential helicopters has a real fugly profile compared to the existing choppers. That is all. </soapbox>

I have only seen the presidential 747 once in person , I landed in MAD and it was parked in a remote area , I think the president was there for a conference .

Yea, just dont tell them you are there for 24 hours. There is a bus that goes from the airport to the museum stop or if you are staying at the Hilton Garden Inn at the airport it is down the street from the museum. There is a neat restaurant called "the Tribune" on the mall area downtown that you can get a $80 four course meal at. http://www.thetribunerestaurant.ca/w...001774/1000532

The bus from in front of the museum takes you to the rail station that goes downtown (20 to 30 minutes trip for $2.00 approx). This drops you near the mall downtown too.

Is this the National Geographic One with President Bush and previous Presidents? or an updated version?