Republic Farmingdale (FRG) Notable Visitors

[moose135]

A couple of years ago, they removed the P-51 replica, and I got some shots:



Here's the "landing gear well":


Here's a look inside - you can see the metal framework, and the unfinished side of the fiberglass:




I'm sure after sitting out in the elements, with little or no care, they get beat up. It's not like they have a metal skin or much structure underneath.

[Gerard]

Most of us who have spent any amount of time at FRG have seen this bad boy around the air patch (this is a shot from last summer). It's a 2008 Embraer EMB-135BJ. The N-number is - or at least was - N18BM. I recently found out what the BM stood for - Bernie Madoff. I found it now registered as N924AK, to the same Syosset-based charter company.

Thats hysterical. Great detective work. Geez nothing gets by the guys (and girls) in this group. :)

[Derf]

I have many of this bird...I will have to dig them up...

[Fighting_falcon_51]

A couple of years ago, they removed the P-51 replica, and I got some shots:



Here's the "landing gear well":


Here's a look inside - you can see the metal framework, and the unfinished side of the fiberglass:




I'm sure after sitting out in the elements, with little or no care, they get beat up. It's not like they have a metal skin or much structure underneath.

wow, cool shots!

[dlorelli]

Was flying @ FRG today and saw a US army helicopter hovering around jones beach went up 4 a hour landed and saw it parked over @ sheltair and then when I was leaving I saw another one hovering in also landing @ sheltair looked cool any one catch these birds.

[Fighting_falcon_51]

Was flying @ FRG today and saw a US army helicopter hovering around jones beach went up 4 a hour landed and saw it parked over @ sheltair and then when I was leaving I saw another one hovering in also landing @ sheltair looked cool any one catch these birds.

No, Are they still there?

[dlorelli]

have no idea i will check when i drive past when i go to work

[Fighting_falcon_51]

Thanks, I might check today

[Gerard]

Thanks, I might check today

I find that military helos usually dont stay long as opposed to their fixed wing brethren.

[h2opunk1822]

for the year 1/2 i was there.. they never stayed more then a couple of hours.. the only one that stayed for a little bit was a coast guard j hawk that had a bird strike

[Fighting_falcon_51]

for the year 1/2 i was there.. they never stayed more then a couple of hours.. the only one that stayed for a little bit was a coast guard j hawk that had a bird strike

Yeah they are usually there for a couple of hours to a day....When the Red Arrows came one of them had to stay there for a little bit because of engine failure.

[Gerard]

Stopped by today and the SkyTypers roared out off of 3-2. They were heading down to North Carolina. Couldnt hear the whole conversation between pilot and Tower as there was interference from Airport 2 on the freq.

[moose135]

The Seymour-Johnson AFB show is this weekend, they are on the schedule of performers there.

[Fighting_falcon_51]

I heard the skytypers fly over also....

Do you have info on the performers that are supposed to come? I will do some research and try to find out.

[moose135]

Do you have info on the performers that are supposed to come? I will do some research and try to find out.

Are you talking about the SJ show, or Jones Beach? The SJ show info is at http://www.wingsoverwayneairshow.com/ and all the info you could ever want about the Jones Beach show is available in the show thread here on NYCA.