>According to the MetLife Blimp Schedule, it is scheduled to cover the Open, starting next Thursday. Doesn't mention the game tomorrow, <
The DirectTV blimp is working the game today.
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>According to the MetLife Blimp Schedule, it is scheduled to cover the Open, starting next Thursday. Doesn't mention the game tomorrow, <
The DirectTV blimp is working the game today.
I'm not watching on TV...is the blimp still up despite the nasty weather?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gerard
Last I saw (5:48) they were still up with raindrops on the camera lens.Quote:
Originally Posted by GothamSpotter
And just heard Snoopy 1 inbound to FRG from the West.
Sorry it took longer than I thought to get to these...from Friday the 12th
Cleveland Browns S76C
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3637/...11c51fd9_o.jpg
MJ's G4SP
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3637/...658d3f87_o.jpg
Just to clear up misconceptions on the Huey it actually belongs to the State Police, they brought her in for the open. She has an external litter pod on her and is quite dazzleing in person. I love hearing that sound of Hueys again since they left the 106 years ago. I used to watch the,m beat down the beach from my folks house in Long beach as a kid.
What misconceptions? LOL, did I miss something?Quote:
Originally Posted by hiss srq
[quote="hiss srq"]Just to clear up misconceptions on the Huey it actually belongs to the State Police, they brought her in for the open.
These are former NYDEC ships who merged with the NYSPD some ten years ago. N19SP and N129SP are two that I know of.
Is it bunking at Atlantic or on the State PD pad?
Caught N19SP at FRG a while back:Quote:
Originally Posted by Gerard
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/1..._cEPUx-L-2.jpg
i really, really like the colors of the NYSP helo fleet. are they the same on the King Airs?Quote:
Originally Posted by moose135
Nah someone confused it for a guard bird. I was just clearing it up. The 106 got rid of their Huey's about 12 years ago or so. That is all. And it is flying from the State ramp.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gerard
Not to argue, but since I've been watching it take off and land from outside my window, I can state they are using Atlantic's ramp. I grabbed a shot yesterday evening, will post sometime this week.Quote:
Originally Posted by hiss srq
4 years ago they were using this same ship to drop bait or whatever for rabid racoons in the county. I saw themQuote:
Originally Posted by moose135
flying real low not far from my house.
That shot was from the summer of 2007, and I believe they were doing the same thing then.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gerard
The NYSP Bell430 stayed the night last night. Both the Huey & Bell430 are stuck here due to the rain....and they are still on Atlantic's apron. ;)
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Originally Posted by lijk604
One or both will probably be here for the whole Open. Back in 2002 they used a 430 and a 407 to supplement the County Air
Bureau. Whenever there is an event on State park property they bring in one or two State copters. They did this for the Air
Show and usually for the July 4th fireworks. And if I'm correct they stage at an LZ at the State Park PD HQ at the golf course
area when the rounds are in action.
Since I was in the area tonight, I stopped by to see Snoopy.
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/5...12_GHovq-L.jpg
Nice shot John,
Must be kind of cool to land that thing and see the ground below you start to glow :)
I saw that one flying along the shoreline the other day when I was in the area of Bayswater.
Senga
I wonder if they have a lav on board that bad boy.
Yup...called the side window. :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by hiss srq
LOL remind me to never stand below a blimp. :shock:Quote:
Originally Posted by lijk604
Kept hearing "705" this evening when I got home. Just heard it again at 10:20. Looked it up and saw it to be
a US Dept of Interior Cessna 182.
Took one of my dogs to get groomed this morning so being up early and a forecast for bad weather later I headed
over to FRG about 9:30. State 1-9 was sitting at Atlantic and Snoopy 1 headed out soon after I got there. The
Douglas C-47 also headed out on Runway 1 and did three more departures out to Captree while I was there.
Trumps 76 landed at Atlantic and idled for almost 20 minutes before heading out to A/C. At 11:00 the Boatpix R-22
which was parked behind the Huey took off and then the Huey took off from the Bravo pad heading out to Jones
Beach area. They used the call sign "Grey Rider One Nine" (at least that it what I heard). When they came back about
20 minutes later the rain was starting and the State crew (about 5 officers) along with ground personell from Atlantic
hooked up wheels to the UH-1H and pulled it into Hangar 54. It was interesting as they had two officers sit in the
cockpit and one officer on each skid by the open cockpit doors as they wheeled it over. As I left the copter was not
totally in the hangar and they might have been having some sort of problem. Snoopy 1 stayed up until about 1:30 or
so but with the weather worsening they headed back to FRG.
>Not to argue, but since I've been watching it take off and land from outside my window, I can state they are using Atlantic's ramp. <Quote:
Originally Posted by lijk604
Was over by 34st Heliport last night and didnt realize Atlantic ran that facilty. Nice.
The AAM was doing one of their "Flight Ops" weekends, with the D-Day re-enactment program rides. I was over at the terminal for the FRG Historical Society meeting, and someone wandered in, looking for the museum.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gerard
Ummm... Atlantic at FRG. Finally here's the proof:Quote:
Originally Posted by Gerard
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3396/...53610122_o.jpg
Damn lights!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3401/...72959ba0_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2427/...ec1612f1_o.jpg
schweeet! nice work. i love the 430 pic!!Quote:
Originally Posted by lijk604
CT ANG C-21A (Lear 35A) parked at Sheltair today. Of course it started to rain just as I was taking these shots.
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/5...50_tqCmo-L.jpg
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/5...09_HH8sP-L.jpg
Sorry for the poor shot on this Cessna T210. I don't recall seeing it around before, although it's registered to an individual in Far Rockaway. I found it interesting that it's painted to resemble El Al markings.
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/5...57_Ynnbw-L.jpg
This article seemed to change on Republic's website:
http://www.republicairport.net/American ... cation.htmQuote:
American Air Power Museum (Hangar 3) Relocation
Due to the Runway Safety Area Projects, the American Airpower Museum will be removed due to its close proximity to Runway 1/19. The airport has set aside a parcel of land for the replacement and construction of a new hangar of approximately the same size, along with associated parking of 200 spaces for the Museum. A Negative Declaration for this action was adopted on December 4, 2006 under the State’s environmental review. The museum is currently working on development plans and a new facility is planned to open on or about 2012.
According to an AAM volunteer word has it that they are moving across the street near the old broken down Republic hangars, and it looks like they are doing construction now.
You mean the old buildings north of Conkin Street? No, that's not where they are going - for one thing, it would make flight operations impossible! The plan is to build a new facility across the airport near the 56th Fighter Group restaurant/terminal area.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fighting_falcon_51
ohhh nice!!.. he got his 210 back!!!!.. when i was still working there he just finished upgrading his cockpit to full glass/garmin and whatnot.. awesome guy too!.. one of the few tenants i liked
i hope the "new facility" is constructed to look like the current hangar. any new one would only detract from the museum.Quote:
Originally Posted by moose135
Thats the first thing I thought but then they said they would manage to do something also they said they have to move the 56th because of FAA regulations.Quote:
Originally Posted by moose135
I wonder if the guy who owns the Cessna has ElAl ties
Check out these overviews of the projects happening at FRG:Quote:
Originally Posted by Fighting_falcon_51
http://www.republicairport.net/pdf/Repu ... -FINAL.pdf
http://www.republicairport.net/pdf/Econ ... -Study.pdf
They are about a year old - they still show the AAM moving SOUTH to the other side of the SheltAir ramp. The latest I've heard is the plan is to move it across near the restaurant. The only way to "manage to do something" if they are north of Conklin Street would be to re-route Conklin (not likely) or stop traffic on Conklin for aircraft to cross (less likely). The north end of Rwy 1/19 is actually being moved north about 450 feet, to permit adequate Runway Safe Area (RSA) between the south end of the runway and Rt. 109. With that, the RSA north of the runway extends almost all the way to Conklin Street - they are actually removing parking in front of Dave & Busters, and relocating the road along the east side of that parking lot. There is nothing in any of the documents indicating any issues with the restaurant.
Well what I was thinking they could do (if or when they move to Conklin) is they could have the WWII birds parked near sheltair and have them fly and do passes (like they normally do) and then to get up close to the planes they could figure out a way to get mass amounts of people across the street (like when they do tours of the old control tower) and then let them take pictures and send them back.
Speaking of the old control tower I need to get up there on Labor Day because I still haven't been up there and they will probably knock it down soon.
for as far back as i can remember deveolping the area between rwy 1 and rwy 32 approach ends was somethig that the airport wanted to do. i was kinda surprised when the new hangar went up behind atlantic as opposed to that area. IMO, the forrested area would be the best place to put the museum as:
1. it's isolated so you don't have visitors able to run out onto an active runway.
2. it's far enough from the runways themselves to be legal.
3. it's big enough to allow ample ramp and paring space.
and the big one reason:
4. if the job were to include an aerial movemet of the hangar they could hire me to fly it over there in a skycrane!
moose, thanks for the links. a little bedtime raeding...
Thats a very good idea.....And I think it would be the best spot for viewing also, the only problem is where would they make parking and how would people be able to get into that part of the Airport.Quote:
Originally Posted by cancidas
sheesh! that's an easier one than my skycrane lift idea. just build an entrance off rt 109...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fighting_falcon_51
Nice article in Newsday today and the politicos are getting involved.
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/ny-li ... 2895.story
BTW is the hangar north of the Museum also being knocked down?
Thats old news but its sad.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gerard
Also do you mean the Nassau flyers hanger? I hope they do knock it down and rebuild.