Leonardo Barone, the presidential pilot author of the controversial welcome maneuver of the new Tango 01 that made headlines last week, justified the low-level flight by stating that it was "authorized" and that "there was no crime" But at the same time he admitted that perhaps "it was not the political moment to do it" "Everything was done with authorization. The last one is absolutely legal.

There are videos, it's all documented. We were bringing a plane to the national fleet and it is a controlled maneuver, which is zero danger," he said.