As he flew back to Arizona Tuesday from his last campaign rally, John McCain made  a rare visit to the back of his plane to visit with reporters and sound a sentimental note about the long campaign.

“Well my friends, this is our last flight on this airplane together and so I just wanted to stop back," McCain said, with his wife Cindy at his side.

"Yesterday I know was really a fun day, starting out at the crack of dawn and ended up at 2 am, we went 3,700 miles yesterday. We had a great ride and we’re looking forward to the election results tonight.

"Feelin’ good, feelin’ confident about the way things have turned out. We’ve had a great ride, a great experience and it’s full of memories that we will always treasure, including the last one up there in Colorado were people were so warm. And the enthusiasm as you have seen in rallies has really been quite remarkable and quite heart warming.

"So we’ve spent a lot of time together. Some have been together for almost two years, others most of the ones that rode around in the van with us and on the 3999 flight to Manchester. So any way, we’ve had a great time, I wish you all every success and look forward to being with you in the future. Thanks very much.”