Obama to JFK Then NJ Then NYC Thursday

[Idlewild]

I was wondering why I saw Chinooks and Sea Kings (?) doing practice runs over the Narrows yesterday. It looked like they were lifting off from around the Liberty Science Center then north to the tip of Manhattan then back. I saw them from Red Hook so my coordinates may not be exact.

[moose135]

So I head out to JFK this afternoon, looking to catch AF1. I get to my favorite spot for their normal approach, crank up the scanner, and settle in to wait. Around 2:10, I hear them check in on approach so I get ready. A few vectors, a couple of altitude changes, and I hear Approach say "Air Force 1, turn left to heading xxx, intercept the localizer Runway 31 Right". So there I was, with no chance to get in a good spot for a 31R arrival :cry:

So I ended up with a few distant, hazy shots...


I took a lap around JFK and discovered they were parked in a different spot as well:




Not the shots I was hoping for, I guess I'll have to try it again next time.

As to the delays caused by the arrival, there was only about 10 minutes between the last arrival prior to AF1 and the first after they landed. There may have been additional delays with people being vectored around, but given JFK isn't overly busy at that time of the afternoon, it wasn't bad.

[planelove]

its sitting right near ELAL cargo with a bunch of FEDEX birds behind it. Is anyone going to b around to see it off?

[LGA777]

To bad you did not have the weather we had 2 or 3 days ago Moose.

LGA777

[planelove]

Listening to the tower and a pilot asks if the left side of the airport is closed and the tower responds ill tell you but I have to kill you..

they are going out and everyone is shutting down.

[Gerard]

>Not the shots I was hoping for, I guess I'll have to try it again next time.<

You guys are too much the perfectionists :) I think the shots are very cool especially the head on ones!!!

[AirtrafficController]

The second shot looks pretty good to me Moose. I was surprised as you that AF1 didn't land on 31L but I guess that the C-17 parked over by the triple hangars gave to a possible clue of which runway it would land. Don't worry Moose, the UN general assembly week will be here in no time.

[Gerard]

>[quote="Idlewild"]I was wondering why I saw Chinooks and Sea Kings (?) doing practice runs over the Narrows yesterday.<

Actually Sea Knights and VH-3Ds (military version of the Sea King). I have at times in the past seen Super Stallions replace the Sea Knights!! THat is very cool.
Usually the Marine ships come in a day or two prior to a visit to do practice runs.

[PhilDernerJr]

Marine One and a Sea Knight just went over me at Federal Circle.

[planelove]

Marine one landed @jfk

[planelove]

And they are off. I heard the fear in the controllers voice as he cleared them for takeoff.

and it just flew over me in Atlantic Beach

[AirtrafficController]

If you want to see the holding patterns being used for commercial aircraft en route to Kennedy when President Obama departed, check out the JFK Passur AirportMonitor. Use today's date at 21 hour 21 minute. Pretty interesting.

http://www4.passur.com/jfk.html

[Gerard]

>. I heard the fear in the controllers voice as he cleared them for takeoff.>

Fear?

[planelove]

>. I heard the fear in the controllers voice as he cleared them for takeoff.>

Fear?

maybe reverence is a better word.

[Gerard]

>. I heard the fear in the controllers voice as he cleared them for takeoff.>

Fear?

maybe reverence is a better word.

Yes it is. :)