White House apologizes for low-flying plane

Although I didn't see it live, I can only imagine how it must have felt being in New York and seeing a plane fly so low near the World Trade Center. We have undergone so much since that tragic day and the recovery process is still underway. The government should planned a better operation if it wanted to take photographs of Air Force One because it is very easy to get frightened by a sight like this especially where the world saw one of the most horrific acts in history strike the United States. On top of the problem of scaring people, the government failed to communicate properly with local authorities and airport officials. They can claim all they want that there was a mix-up in the process, but that should never be the case when the federal government is flying an expensive plane in a civilian area. When we fail to communicate properly, we set ourselves up for situations that can be prevented and this falls into that category. I would like to see better use of the government's aircraft and energy than needing to take photographs of planes when they could have done the same pictures on the ground or even simulated what it would look like on the computer.