🚨🇺🇸 Plane Approaches Presidential Plane, Pilot Told to "Put Down iPad" Imagine if you were on a plane and suddenly told the pilot to turn immediately because you were flying too close to the President's plane? A Spirit Airlines flight bound for Boston had a close call with Air Force One while flying over New York City. The air traffic controller was no joke. "Spirit 1300, turn right 20 degrees. Spirit 1300, turn right 20 degrees. Now. Spirit 1300, turn right 20 degrees. Immediately. Attention. Put down the iPad." It turned out that the Spirit Airlines plane was only 8 miles from Air Force One, which at 30,000 feet is incredibly close. By comparison, it's like two school buses suddenly swerving into the same lane on the highway. Luckily, the Spirit plane managed to turn in time and landed safely in Boston. The airline said the pilots followed procedures strictly and that safety was always their top priority. However, this proximity to the president's plane was no accident. Flights around Air Force One are typically tightly controlled, and such close encounters are extremely rare. Source: @EricLDaugh, Fox News