Air Force One is called that because it is operated by the Air Force. The President's personal helicopter is called Marine One because it is operated by the Marines.
What would the President's personal aircraft be called?
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4Easily found on Wikipedia. – mins Nov 11 '16 at 13:30
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I'd expect Executive One:
Executive One is the call sign designated for any United States civil aircraft when the President of the United States is on board.
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2@wbeard52 never heard that one. Most likely it's some company's way to refer to their own aircraft when used by the president of the corporation, not the president of the country. – jwenting Nov 14 '16 at 07:05
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1I don't remember where. I think it was from a friend I was talking to. – wbeard52 Nov 14 '16 at 14:49
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1@wbeard52 I thought you were making a political joke, which was a much better explanation. ;-) – Carey Gregory Nov 15 '16 at 19:42
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5Almost an example: Nelson Rockefeller continued to use his personal Gulfstream while Ford's Vice President and it was known as Executive Two. – Dan Sheppard Nov 15 '16 at 20:13
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Executive One is used while the President is on a civil aircraft according to FAA JO 7110.65W (.pdf). Apparently, this information hasn't been published in the AIM for a while.
(b) When the President is aboard a civil aircraft, state the words “Executive One.”
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