Story highlights As his supporters began to chant his name, Trump stepped out of his airplane and waved down to the masses, and walked down the red-carpeted stairs

The grand entrance was just one more reminder of the wealthy businessman's utterly unconventional campaign

Dubuque, Iowa (CNN) It was an entrance fit for a president.

The soundtrack to the 1997 action film "Air Force One" blared from the speakers at a local airport hangar here, where hundreds were gathered outside in the cold. Their heads turned up to the sky at the roar of a Boeing 757 -- Donald Trump's private airplane was coming in for a landing.

Minutes later, the familiar navy blue plane with the giant word "TRUMP" emblazoned on its side taxied in front of the crowd. As his supporters began to chant his name, Trump stepped out and waved down to the masses and then walked down the red-carpeted stairs.

Trump boasted that as president, he could secure much better deals on his Air Force Ones, before offering up his plane to the children in the crowd.

"We'll let the kids run through the plane!" Trump proclaimed.

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