by Fly2e » Thu Aug 14, 2003 2:29 pm
Hey Ken, with those two pictures I think you have covered the entire spectrum of aircraft! LOL
I used to live on the South Shore of Long Island on the beach for 4 years. I was in the appraoch pattern for John F. Kennedy. Now picture this. Every day after work, I would pack a small cooler with a few beers, walk out onto the beach, plop myself down in the sand and watch the aircraft come in one after another. I could almost see the pilots faces. So many liveries, colors, aircraft, it was incredible. From all over the world!!
The concorde would come in the same time every single day. I could actually watch the aircrafts nose extend. She just seemed to hang there as she came in.
Another interesting thing to do would be to watch at night. Now I was on the South shore of Long Island, so I was looking out onto the Atlantic Ocean or looking South "down" the East coast of America. On a clear night all you would see is the lights of the aircraft. The pattern would extend out for miles. They were like little fire flies following each other. When they started to get close, their lights would actually reflect off the ocean waves. That was a great four years of my life. It is where I met my wife.
We have since then moved to the North Shore of Long Island. I am now in the traffic pattern of La Guardia and Islip. Mostly MD 80's, 737's, etc.. I am directly under the approach for an Airport in Connecticut. Don't know which one but the AC are still a little high.
And finally, I am under some sort of pattern for all aircraft above 35.000ft who are headed East out over the Atlantic to most likley alot of you guys. I watch the vapor trail against the sun setting too my West.
I guess that is about it. Oh I also have Republic Airport, Roosevelt Field and the Grumman Airfield all within 20 miles of me.
Dave 8)
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