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OFFICIAL Newark Liberty International Airport
OFFICIAL Kennedy International Airport
OFFICIAL LaGuardia International Airport
OFFICIAL Teterboro Airport
OFFICIAL Kennedy International Airport
OFFICIAL LaGuardia International Airport
OFFICIAL Teterboro Airport
NYC CBA New York Class B Airspace
New York Airspace is where Air 11 lives 99% of the time.
There is Kamikaze Ally... I mean The Hudson River Exclusion. But
we mostly stay away (Over) from it. The exclusion is an
uncontrolled corridor down the Hudson River so aircraft can
transition the NYC CBA without being in positive air traffic
control. Most people call in the check points and follow all the
rules in the exclusion.
The Towers; All are exceptionally professional and contrary to
what most unfamiliar pilots think, they are really nice. The proof
is they all put up with up to 7 News Helicopters all requesting
the same location, all racing from the four corners of the
compass, all at different altitudes, all wanting to be over a
single block, all competing to get the shot for their station first.
OK, maybe that doesn't sound bad but now think of 7
competitive kids all wanting the same cup of ice cream. All
running across all 16 lanes of the New Jersey Turnpike at rush
hour to get at that ice cream first. Now you are the single
person responsible for getting them all their safely while
warning all the trucks and cars where these nutty kids are
coming from. Now do this day in and day out without beating
your head against the wall. That is what it must be like for this
intrepid band of controllers. The average person has no idea
how much we appreciate these men and women on a daily
basis. If it weren't for them, you would not see these
constantly changing areal shots.
To go from West of Newark to Long Island, you need to talk to
a minimum of two towers (or take the great circle route around
the Class B Airspace) You also have to cross, across, over or
under their busy arrival paths, while the Jets are taking off and
landing.
So it all comes down to Noise Abatement. What does all this
have to do with loud noises you may ask? Well, its the
controllers job to keep the noise of a Boeing 777 and the noise
of a Bell 206L4 helicopter colliding to a minimum. So far their
record is 100%! And we very much like it that way!
One quick story from Chet:
After 9-11 we were not allowed to come within 30 miles for
weeks, it seemed years. On Thanksgiving 2001, we were
granted permission with a waver from the FAA to fly over NYC
after our banishment to Boggy Land. It was like coming home,
first the pilot "Ray" talked to Caldwell Tower, they were excited
to have us back, then he talked to Teterboro Tower they were
extremely happy to have us back. Then he talked to LaGuardia,
they welcomed us back and said "Welcome home guys we
missed you." This radio communication crackled over the radio
as we passed the still smoldering mass of wreckage of the
World Trade Center. The sentiment was the same from JFK and
Newark Towers. It was rather solemn and very moving. We
were the last civil aircraft in positive control left flying on 9-11.
Now we were the first ones home.
There is Kamikaze Ally... I mean The Hudson River Exclusion. But
we mostly stay away (Over) from it. The exclusion is an
uncontrolled corridor down the Hudson River so aircraft can
transition the NYC CBA without being in positive air traffic
control. Most people call in the check points and follow all the
rules in the exclusion.
The Towers; All are exceptionally professional and contrary to
what most unfamiliar pilots think, they are really nice. The proof
is they all put up with up to 7 News Helicopters all requesting
the same location, all racing from the four corners of the
compass, all at different altitudes, all wanting to be over a
single block, all competing to get the shot for their station first.
OK, maybe that doesn't sound bad but now think of 7
competitive kids all wanting the same cup of ice cream. All
running across all 16 lanes of the New Jersey Turnpike at rush
hour to get at that ice cream first. Now you are the single
person responsible for getting them all their safely while
warning all the trucks and cars where these nutty kids are
coming from. Now do this day in and day out without beating
your head against the wall. That is what it must be like for this
intrepid band of controllers. The average person has no idea
how much we appreciate these men and women on a daily
basis. If it weren't for them, you would not see these
constantly changing areal shots.
To go from West of Newark to Long Island, you need to talk to
a minimum of two towers (or take the great circle route around
the Class B Airspace) You also have to cross, across, over or
under their busy arrival paths, while the Jets are taking off and
landing.
So it all comes down to Noise Abatement. What does all this
have to do with loud noises you may ask? Well, its the
controllers job to keep the noise of a Boeing 777 and the noise
of a Bell 206L4 helicopter colliding to a minimum. So far their
record is 100%! And we very much like it that way!
One quick story from Chet:
After 9-11 we were not allowed to come within 30 miles for
weeks, it seemed years. On Thanksgiving 2001, we were
granted permission with a waver from the FAA to fly over NYC
after our banishment to Boggy Land. It was like coming home,
first the pilot "Ray" talked to Caldwell Tower, they were excited
to have us back, then he talked to Teterboro Tower they were
extremely happy to have us back. Then he talked to LaGuardia,
they welcomed us back and said "Welcome home guys we
missed you." This radio communication crackled over the radio
as we passed the still smoldering mass of wreckage of the
World Trade Center. The sentiment was the same from JFK and
Newark Towers. It was rather solemn and very moving. We
were the last civil aircraft in positive control left flying on 9-11.
Now we were the first ones home.
| LGA Tower Pictures soon |
| JFK Tower Pictures soon |
| JFK Pictures soon |
Newark Tower
| TEB Pictures soon |
| Cadwell Tower |
