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emshighway
2007-10-19, 05:30 PM
For anyone out spotting at LGA tomorrow there is a Part 139 crash drill.
PhilDernerJr
2007-10-19, 06:05 PM
What does this entail? What time?
emshighway
2007-10-19, 07:37 PM
What they do every year. Stage a plane, burn some junk to make it look good then have a bunch of vehicles with flashy lights run around for a while then pat each other on their backs telling each other how good a job they have done.

Probably about a 9AM start, I won't be there because I have a wedding. If you see a yacht in flushing bay with a Harbor Unit sign, that is us (a little joke I am hoping to play). :borat:
cancidas
2007-10-20, 05:12 AM
i wanted to go to this, even made sure i had the morning off. at the last mine i was slammed with three things to do.
Matt Molnar
2007-10-20, 11:32 AM
An NYPD chopper (a big Bell, don't see them often anymore) and a PAPD chopper have been circling west of LGA for at least the past hour, I'm guessing they are part of the drill.
LGA777
2007-10-20, 11:57 AM
BTW the location for this is same as Kids Day, not sure which carrier was providing an aircraft, probably AA !

LGA777
hiss srq
2007-10-20, 12:03 PM
I beleive that would be 412PD and the S76 up there as part of the drill. they fly that area alot though.
cancidas
2007-10-20, 02:35 PM
the S-76 was N116PD, one sweet helo. i missed the drill this year, did in years past with FDNY. anyboy there today? how'd it go? i saw the remnants of it as i was driving in today. FDNY command post was still there on E ramp, along with about 9 or 10 busses in the staging area outside the PA Ops garage. NYPD had a pretty large presence just outside the airport too.
Gerard
2007-10-20, 05:23 PM
>An NYPD chopper (a big Bell, don't see them often anymore)<

You mean PDs 412? They have 3 of them and are around all the time. LOL, I thought maybe they resurrected
the UH-1s they used to fly. THOSE were sweet. http://www.helispot.com/photo/03314
emshighway
2007-10-21, 11:50 AM
Probably about a 9AM start, I won't be there because I have a wedding. If you see a yacht in flushing bay with a Harbor Unit sign, that is us (a little joke I am hoping to play). :borat:


Some shots from the water side of LGA:
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j12/emshighway/Aviation/DSC_1856.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j12/emshighway/Aviation/DSC_1851.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j12/emshighway/Aviation/DSC_1843.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j12/emshighway/Aviation/DSC_1690.jpg
Matt Molnar
2007-10-22, 11:04 AM
>An NYPD chopper (a big Bell, don't see them often anymore)<

You mean PDs 412? They have 3 of them and are around all the time. LOL, I thought maybe they resurrected
the UH-1s they used to fly. THOSE were sweet. http://www.helispot.com/photo/03314

My bad. I always see the Agustas these days, I thought they might have retired almost all of the Bells.
cancidas
2007-10-22, 01:25 PM
>An NYPD chopper (a big Bell, don't see them often anymore)<

You mean PDs 412? They have 3 of them and are around all the time. LOL, I thought maybe they resurrected
the UH-1s they used to fly. THOSE were sweet. http://www.helispot.com/photo/03314

My bad. I always see the Agustas these days, I thought they might have retired almost all of the Bells.

the 206's have been retired and replaces by the A119s. the 412's are still going strong!!