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07-06-2009, 08:22 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
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July 4th in NYC
We had a wonderful July 4th in NYC. The highlight is to fly around the lower half of Manhattan. Before reaching Governors Island, we got clearance from La Guardia tower (126.05) to cross Central Park. At 1,000' we had a panorama view of the city. Here is a link to our trip photos:
Click here for photos
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07-06-2009, 09:37 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Defiance, MO
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Cool, I did not know they let GA fly over Central park or circle the Statue of Liberty. I will have to plan a trip.
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07-06-2009, 09:53 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Warner Robins, GA
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I, too, did not know you could overfly the city. Those are some fantastic pictures!
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07-06-2009, 10:28 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Iowa
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Great write-up and photos! My wife would be in heaven.....
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07-06-2009, 10:37 AM
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Ted's NYC Trip
Ted, I always enjoy your trip photos and reports. THanks for making the effort to share with us.
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?Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights;
it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living." Miriam Beard
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07-06-2009, 10:54 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Port Orange, FL
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Yes, you can do it.
This is part of the NY TAC. See note on East River, a deadend street. A little higher on the chart there is another note "CTC LA GUARDIA TWR ON 126.05 OR 263.0 2000' OR BELOW PRIOR TO 6 NM OF LA GUARDIA ARPT". If you don't want to do a 180 over East River over Roosevelt Island you better get an clearance before reaching the mouth of East River.
The helicopter chart show all the routes. They will approve fix wing to fly some of (may be all) those routes. When I called, I was number three to enter East River, following a fixed wing and a helicopter. ATC call all my traffic for me until I was south bound on Hudson. As for Statue of Liberty, I followed a low wing. It is better to get lower since just west of the statue the floor of KEWR is 500'. With moving map GPS it is not hard to fly that area. To be honest I did not see as much as my wife. I have to fly the airplane and she got to enjoy every minute. With this kind of trip she is 100% behind my flying hobby  .
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07-06-2009, 10:58 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Utah
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Ted knows some tricks
Ted knows some secrets when and how to operate in this airspace  Ted what about the trip to Tampa? You never mentioned it on VAF... or am I missing something? |
07-06-2009, 11:06 AM
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Ted Chang, VAF #681
RV-9A #91048, flying since 8/2006. 2,050 hrs.
2018 Due paid
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07-07-2009, 09:59 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Hudson County, NJ
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Great Pics!! I moved to the city last year and I would have sworn I took some of those shots!! The river tour is defintely a must-do for pilots in the area. |
07-07-2009, 08:50 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Sumner, WA
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Wow very nice pictures! I've been to NY once but never flown over. It's amazing how many buildings there really are.
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