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PhilDernerJr
2010-05-10, 06:40 PM
There have been a few military chopper sightings today. From my place I saw 3 Chinooks/Sea Knights flying in formation northeast through Queens, a Blackhawk at LGA and two other choppers at Wall Street.

Anyone know what's been going on?
cancidas
2010-05-10, 11:35 PM
all my sources came up with nothing. sorry...
Matt Molnar
2010-05-10, 11:42 PM
Learned this evening that Obama will be in town on Thursday...they may have been running some training exercises for that.
hiss srq
2010-05-11, 01:35 AM
to add to that it would explain multiple pavhawks zipping around over the south shore today along with a lone Stallion that hubabubba'd down the beach at 300 feet lumbering ever so slowly.
lijk604
2010-05-11, 12:30 PM
Had a flight of 2 UH-60's land FRG - Sheltair about 10 mins ago. Probably somehow related. I can't get pics unfortunately.
njgtr82
2010-05-12, 11:40 AM
Two UH-60's came in yesterday and did a stop and go on our helo pad at EWR for familiarization they said
AirtrafficController
2010-05-12, 12:03 PM
TFR is up for NYC:
http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_0_9644.html
cancidas
2010-05-12, 03:01 PM
Two UH-60's came in yesterday and did a stop and go on our helo pad at EWR for familiarization they said
that used to be my excuse too.... =)
Gerard
2010-05-12, 07:52 PM
TFR is up for NYC:
http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_0_9644.html

Where is he going?
emshighway
2010-05-12, 09:43 PM
TFR is up for NYC:
http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_0_9644.html

Where is he going?

1PP
Gerard
2010-05-12, 10:31 PM
TFR is up for NYC:
http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_0_9644.html

Where is he going?

1PP

Thanks. Picking my son up at JFK tomorrow night (lands 8:08) and hope it isnt delayed.
Matt Molnar
2010-05-13, 12:33 AM
1PP
You down wit' 1PP?
Yeah you know me.

Also, is that Police Plaza or Penn Plaza? :)
AirtrafficController
2010-05-13, 11:23 AM
1PP
You down wit' 1PP?
Yeah you know me.

Also, is that Police Plaza or Penn Plaza? :)

It's One Police Plaza in Lower Manhattan.
fk6065
2010-05-13, 11:27 AM
So when exactly is AF-1 due in? Thursday at what time? Thanks.
Gerard
2010-05-13, 05:28 PM
1PP
You down wit' 1PP?
Yeah you know me.

Also, is that Police Plaza or Penn Plaza? :)

It's One Police Plaza in Lower Manhattan.

Then uptown to the St Regis on the Upper East Side for a fund raising dinner. I heard he is supposed to leave JFK
by 8:30 and my sons flight is due to touch down at 8:08 so we shall see.
emk1219
2010-05-13, 08:49 PM
That's correct here is the schedule for

Thursday May 13th

8:35PM THE PRESIDENT departs New York, New York
John F. Kennedy Airport

9:30PM THE PRESIDENT arrives Andrews Air Force Base

9:55PM THE PRESIDENT arrives at the White House

and i did see some military helicopters crossing the Hudson in route to i guess JFK at around 8:25
Gerard
2010-05-13, 10:38 PM
His flight arrived 20 minutes early and we were out of there by 8PM. Did get a nice look of AF1 sitting over
by the hangars.
johnandrewnyc
2010-05-30, 10:28 AM
I heard several passing today; they woke me up. I live in Oakland Gardens (North Queens) and I saw one CH-47F Chinook and before that one that looked like a Bell AH-1Z Viper (going based on google images to best-match what I saw). I've been in New York since 1992 and I don't recall ever hearing or seeing military choppers in these parts before.
Gerard
2010-05-30, 10:47 AM
I heard several passing today; they woke me up. I live in Oakland Gardens (North Queens) and I saw one CH-47F Chinook and before that one that looked like a Bell AH-1Z Viper (going based on google images to best-match what I saw). I've been in New York since 1992 and I don't recall ever hearing or seeing military choppers in these parts before.

The Marines are here!!! 8) That was a Sea Knight and Cobra part of the MAGTF demos going on. They have one
at 10Am in Flushing Meadows Park so that was probably where they were going. Get there before 2 and you can see
them depart.
Speedbird1
2010-06-01, 05:26 AM
I think all the chopper sightings are related to the air show for Fleet Week on Sunday over the Hudson River. I spotted 3 A-10's and an Osprey heading north over the Hudson. The guy at the Intrepid said they had an air-sea rescue demo but I missed it as the West Side was jammed with traffic on Memorial Day. The NY Daily News said there was some sort of chopper demo on Sat. at Flushing Meadows involving the Osprey.
Gerard
2010-06-01, 06:23 PM
The NY Daily News said there was some sort of chopper demo on Sat. at Flushing Meadows involving the Osprey.

Forget the Daily News. Check out OUR reporters and photogs here on the website.

Threads: USMC Invade Corona Park AND
2010 NYC Fleet Week
cancidas
2010-06-02, 11:37 PM
02 June
1335L

two (properly) green UH-60s flew southbound over the hudson around 1000ft AGL. also, 401CV was at the east 30th st heliport when i passed there about 20 min prior.