Very.Very Rare LGA Visitor Today May 3

**PhilDernerJr** · 2005-05-04, 06:35 PM

Ron, I joked with Celmer on the phone about getting both N102DA and the A310 in the smae shot, and you did it!

Email me the shot if you want it hosted.

**cancidas** · 2005-05-04, 08:30 PM

ron, at least you got to shoot the bird while i was stuck in the conference room in a meting. :cry: but what i like is that this time you shot her the real way, ramp side, not cooped up in the tower behind glass... :D

**SengaB** · 2005-05-05, 11:07 AM

Greetings, This is my first post int he forums! :)
You might want to keep a look out as there is a good chance the Spanish A310s will be back again either tonight or tomorrow. I am a little disappointed they brought in the A310 instead of the 707 this year as I really want a shot of that 707. They must have gone to LGA because of some work going on around JFK rwys/txwys that I have witnessed.

Senga

**jakbar** · 2005-05-05, 12:43 PM

Originally Posted by SengaB

You might want to keep a look out as there is a good chance the Spanish A310s will be back again either tonight or tomorrow.

How do you know this??? As you get more concrete information, can you post it here? I might want to leave early from work today/tomorrow if we know when this bird might come back. Thanks.

Originally Posted by SengaB

I am a little disappointed they brought in the A310 instead of the 707 this year as I really want a shot of that 707.

An arrival of a 707 would be so insane. I have nothing even remotely close to something like that in my photo collection.

Josh

**SengaB** · 2005-05-05, 10:15 PM

Josh, all
The plane is part of Cinco De Mayo celebration. Normally they bring in the 707 and fly it into JFK but this year for construction reasons they flew in the A310 into LGA. They Construction seems to be mostly completed and they were using 13s again as well. So the A310 might hit JFK tomorrow instead of LGA. I would suggest hanging out as one airport while scanning the approach freqs on the other. Yes, I will post more info when if I get it. Was approached the cops today at JFK MOUNDS 22L. some idiot called the cops while I was shooting. The mounds are normally hassle free as you know but there seems to be I think >>ONE<< person in those houses who feels they have to call the Enforcers. Just a warning to keep a look out on those few houses and to make sure no one is peeping at you.
Senga

**SengaB** · 2005-05-05, 10:17 PM

If the A310 doesn't come back tonight it will certainly be back tomorrow
Senga

**jakbar** · 2005-05-05, 10:58 PM

Do you know why it keeps coming back like this? And where is it going? Back and forth to Spain?

Well, it's hard for me to take the whole day off from work, so I guess I'm gonna end up missing this bird if it comes back tomorrow. Oh well...I'll look forward to that 707 next year! :)

**SengaB** · 2005-05-06, 12:07 AM

It is shuttling people back and fourth between ADW and NYC to celebrations and stuff. EWR has some Mexican Air Force stuff over there as well. More of the business jet types though. Its hard to say where the A310 will go next, JFK or LGA. I peronsally think JFK. If you are lucky it will show up as an Aeromexico flight as it seems to do sometimes. (AMX) as opposed to AME. Someone goofed and types it in as that. 2 years ago the 707 showed up at JFK,ADW as an Aeromexico 707-300
Senga

**LGA777** · 2005-05-06, 02:50 PM

First of all Welcome to these boards Senga, really glad you are on here, :D some more observations. I worked a brutual double Thursday (0400-2200) and I was only out of the tower for about 20 mins so if the 310 had come and gone I would have seen it. Only interesting traffic was a 319 and 320 in full new AirCan colors plus a 320 hyrbrid(these are becoming more and more common, even the Horizons Enfance 319 has the new tail) plus the SportsFlight 734 N737DX and the highlight of the day UA A-320 N420UA in new colors, photo's of that one in the que's. I was told the first arrival of the 310 was nonstop from MAD and I can't see it doing LGA-MAD nonstop so I would think when it leaves to go back to MAD it would be out of JFK, just my thoughts, hope you or anyone else can maybe catch it there, I am off Friday/Saturday so it comes to LGA today I will miss it. :(

Cheers Ron Peel

**cancidas** · 2005-05-07, 10:45 AM

ron, i think that the A310 could make it back to MAD from LGA, depending on how light a pax load it has though. see now that's why i hate dispatching at work, you miss all the good stuff on the ramp... :cry:

**SengaB** · 2005-05-07, 02:37 PM

Hello,
I managed to get down to ADW to see what was there. Unfortunately at the time the Spanish Air Force A310 or 707 were not present. Only a Spanish Air Force Falcon 900. I was a little disappointed but its better than nothing. Got some other good stuff while I was there though-nothing too spectacular but satisfying. I assume that Since the A310 wasn't as ADW or NYC then it must have flown back to LETO OR its been flown to a staging airport like SWF, DOV WRI CEF.
Senga

**SengaB** · 2005-05-07, 03:28 PM

Hi Ron, Thanks for the welcome. That's a great shot you took that you have on JP. Its amazing that LGA received that aircraft. It certainly has some historical significance. I would love to get a shot of the ACA in new colors. They seem to still be hard to see. Might have to wait a few more months before the chances go up.
Senga

**LGA777** · 2005-05-07, 04:06 PM

Senga, re: the new colors Air Canada they are at LGA almost daily, especially the hybrids, they are painting all the ex Tango 320's (they may all be gone, shame). Only know of one 319 in full colors but they will be painting I think one a week. I belive the silver/grey TCA 319 was sched to be the 4th or 5th 319 repainted, but it actually needs it, looking a little shabby. Here is the one full new color 319

http://www.airliners.net/addphotos/big/ ... 2APR05.jpg

Ron

**SengaB** · 2005-05-09, 10:23 AM

That's good news Ron,
I tell you its hard to get up the motivation to shoot at LGA because for obvious reasons. Maybe this will get me moving. I still need to get the DAL 767-400 in new colors as well and the Atran 737.
Senga