No. He would have sailed by in a hot-air balloon which was fueled by him practicing speeches.
Seriously, this is an abomination! and people who say he didn't know about it and is now upset by the stunt are living in la-la land. ALL of his 'people' have been schooled in his insatiable desire for publicity and 'historical' moments. Obama is the one to blame, not only for wasting so much money on the stunt (and pollution), but for putting his 'immortalization' before the feelings and safety of the American people.