Fleet Week Starts May 23rd

[Matt Molnar]

Fleet Week is only a few days away. I remember last year there were a few events involving military aircraft. Anyone know what's going on this year?

[njgtr82]

try this link, theres a tab for participating aircraft
http://www.fleetweek.navy.mil/index.htm

[moose135]

try this link, theres a tab for participating aircraft
http://www.fleetweek.navy.mil/index.htm

Not sure how up to date that is. On the participating aircraft tab, they included this:

Four F-14 Tomcats from Fighter Squadron 31 - The Navy's sole Fleet Replacement Squadron for the F-14 Tomcat. The squadron trains pilots, aircrew and maintenance personnel in the operation and employment of the F-14 Tomcat fighter.

[njgtr82]

haha, I didnt look much into the site. It said fleet week 2007 so I was like this works.

[Matt Molnar]

Here we go, click Schedule and you get a PDF of this year's events...i'll post all the aviation-related stuff here.

Wednesday May 23rd
9:30 -11:00 am
Parade of Ships & Aircraft fly-over
Hudson River from Verrazano Bridge to George Washington Bridge
Narrators will be at Stapleton Pier, SI & Fort Hamilton

Thursday May 24th
8 am – 5 pm
Navy Flight Simulator (F18)
Stapleton Pier, Staten Island

9 – 11 am
USMC Helicopter Raid Demonstration
USMC Helo landing, reconnaissance demonstration, and static display of weapons & aircraft, as well as camouflage face painting.
Cunningham Park, Queens

Saturday May 26th
8 am – 5 pm
Navy Flight Simulator (F18)
Stapleton Pier, Staten Island

11 am – 1 pm
USMC Helicopter Raid Demonstration
USMC Helo landing, reconnaissance demonstration, and static display of weapons & aircraft, as well as camouflage face painting.
Eisenhower Park, Long Island

Sunday May 27th
8 am – 5 pm
Navy Flight Simulator (F18)
Stapleton Pier, Staten Island

Monday May 28th
8 am – 5 pm
Navy Flight Simulator (F18)
Stapleton Pier, Staten Island

[AirtrafficController]

yeah for fleet week

[Woz]

If interested, check out the shots I took of the flyover from last years Fleet Week. Took these from the roof of the building I work at in Washington Heights.

http://wozz.smugmug.com/gallery/1667270#81776641

[hiss srq]

I will be there Wed. possibly Sunday also.

[cancidas]

i'm down for wed. where is cunningham park?

[hiss srq]

Matt, lets meet up and go than together.

[SCOTYDEMCO]

Here's what I got for wednesday 9:30am-11:00am over the Hudson from verazanno to the GW Bridge

Three Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knights
Two Marine Corps AH-1 Cobras
One UH-1 Huey
One P-3C Orion from Patrol Squadron Ten
One KC-130 Hercules
One Navy E-2 Hawkeye from Airborne Early Warning Squadron 125
S-3 Viking
One EA-6B Prowler
Four Navy F/A-18 Hornets from Strike Fighter Squadron 15
Two AV-8B Harriers from Marine Corps Attack Squadron 542
Two Ospreys

[NcSchu]

How will it be held without the Intrepid and the pier?

[Matt Molnar]

Cunningham Park is on Union Turnpike in Fresh Meadows. Grand Central to Francis Lewis Blvd North, make a left on Union and you'll see it immediately on your left.

[Msh744]

I saw the three CH-46's flying pretty low over the East River earlier today around 2pm. Hadn't realized that fleet week was coming up. Now their formation makes more sense.

[nikon50bigma]

Wed. tomorrow, where will the planes and ships dock?