Jets Get Empire State Building Fly-By

[Ari707]

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/01/...ilding-fly-by/

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WFAN’s Boomer & Carton on Jets’ fly-by

The Jets’ charter plane was descending toward Newark Liberty Airport on Sunday when the pilot made the request. “Well I’ve had an unusual request,” the captain told the air traffic control tower. “If it’s green and white, these guys actually want to get as close as we could to see it.”
Air traffic controllers cleared a path and let the jet veer over New Jersey’s Hudson River waterfront, about two and a half miles from the building.
“It’s beautiful,” the captain said. “Yeah, we’ve got 200 people looking at it. A pretty night for it, too.”
“I planned that,” the air traffic controller joked.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Jim Peters said the flight received special permission to stray into LaGuardia airspace but other flights were not affected.
Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum called it a great ending for their trip

[Spunker]

The last I heard we were going to throw the Patriots off of the Empire State Building. Congratulations to the Jets

[steve1840]

Can I be first in line to give Tom Brady a push?

I'm not a Jets fan, but I AM a big fan of hating the Patriots!

[jerslice]

The last I heard we were going to throw the Patriots off of the Empire State Building. Congratulations to the Jets

Can I be first in line to give Tom Brady a push?

I'm not a Jets fan, but I AM a big fan of hating the Patriots!

I guess all the Jets trash talking still isn't enough?

[ISP Pilot]

Awesome. Gotta be one of the better sports charters out there - a 767-400! http://flightaware.com/live/flight/COA1915

[emshighway]

That was awesome. Go JETS

[Zee71]

I wonder if there were any spotters on the Empire State building.

[steve1840]

Awesome. Gotta be one of the better sports charters out there - a 767-400! http://flightaware.com/live/flight/COA1915

I'd say that ranks right below the Auburn University football team's Delta 747 charter flight for the National Championship game.

When I landed at PVD on Sunday night the Jets charter was sitting at the gate. She was a beauty. I wish they had parked her at a different gate though. Where they had her parked made it impossible to get any pics. I have dreamed of getting a chanceto snap off a few shots of a 767-400 (well any series for that matter) at PVD. Just don't get traffic like that all that much there.

[Spunker]

LOL Jeremy, I know but it was just so disappointing.