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PAPD chopper near KEWR

PostPosted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:52 am
by beaky
Just this morning, heard a big eggbeater outside my window... this gives an idea of how close it was, although here it's circled away.


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It's a Port Authority of NY/NJ chooper; no idea what type.
Not sure what they were up to; it circled several times. The gear being down, I guess they were waiting for landing clearance at nearby KEWR.I got a phone call before I could see where they went.

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     A cool banking shot; that building is farther away than it appears.


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Get away from my window... I didn' do nuthin' !! ;D Glad to see the camera was pointed away... ;D

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Re: PAPD chopper near KEWR

PostPosted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:59 am
by Hagar
Nice catch. I'm usually far too slow at this sort of thing. ::) ;)

It's a Port Authority of NY/NJ chooper; no idea what type.

It's a Sikorsky S-76C. I had no idea either but a quick google on the reg brings instant results. 8) ;) http://myaviation.net/?pid=00641466

Re: PAPD chopper near KEWR

PostPosted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 12:34 pm
by Woodlouse2002
I rarely see helicopters that high. I'm sure MrJake will agree that round these parts they pilots must get dizzy if they go over 500 feet. ;D

Re: PAPD chopper near KEWR

PostPosted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 2:17 pm
by 61_OTU
It's a Port Authority of NY/NJ chooper; no idea what type


We don't get many choopers 'round 'ere, just them wurlyburds ;D

Sorry Sean, cheap shot...... ::)

I'm forever jumping up from my chair to see what's chugging past the office window. With Shawbury down the road it all gets a bit Apocalypse Now on occasion.

2 and 4 are nice, I completely failed to get a decent pic of the air ambulance right above me at Wellesbourne when we went to see the Vulcan, you did much better.

Re: PAPD chopper near KEWR

PostPosted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 2:47 pm
by Cobra
Really nice shots, #3 is real cool :)

Re: PAPD chopper near KEWR

PostPosted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 4:38 pm
by beaky
I rarely see helicopters that high. I'm sure MrJake will agree that round these parts they pilots must get dizzy if they go over 500 feet. ;D


He was way lower than that... maybe 100 feet above my building's roof, which is about 50 feet. The buiding seen in #3 is something like 30 stories, but the chopper was much closer, so it only appears to be above it.

Re: PAPD chopper near KEWR

PostPosted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 4:40 pm
by beaky

We don't get many choopers 'round 'ere, just them wurlyburds ;D

Sorry Sean, cheap shot...... ::)

I'm forever jumping up from my chair to see what's chugging past the office window. With Shawbury down the road it all gets a bit Apocalypse Now on occasion.

2 and 4 are nice, I completely failed to get a decent pic of the air ambulance right above me at Wellesbourne when we went to see the Vulcan, you did much better.


Too-shay, mon-sewer... ;D

I posted that in haste; no proofreading and no reg. check.
I know I can count on you nitpickers to straighten things out... ;) ;D

Re: PAPD chopper near KEWR

PostPosted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 6:00 am
by Willit Run
Nice catch!! :)

 They were about to land on your roof and come down and get you but, they got another call!! ;D

Re: PAPD chopper near KEWR

PostPosted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 6:18 am
by beaky
Nice catch!! :)

 They were about to land on your roof and come down and get you but, they got another call!! ;D


Good thing for them, too... if they landed on this roof, they'd be in the basement before they could get the doors open. ;D

Re: PAPD chopper near KEWR

PostPosted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 10:42 am
by Fitter
Are they looking for you?
where were you hidden?