show will be at 6:30 pm
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show will be at 6:30 pm
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I wonder if they'll do any "practice" run throughs? Or "orientation" flights to familiarize them with the airspace?Quote:
I was told a 4 day stay at Farmingdale...hmmm
I talked to someone today who said that the Reds arrive in FRG that morning, fly their show, return, and depart back to OQU Thursday morning. I'll try and ask a member of the team tomorrow to find out for sure.
BTW they flew a fantastic performance but it was hindered by high winds from the south and as a result of the wildfires near the VA/NC border, the smoke from the said fires really brought down the visibility. Their support C-17 is on static display here... it's ZZ176 and is a brand spanking new C-17!!
Any update on whats going on with on Thursday?Quote:
Originally Posted by Steven Holzinger
Any idea of the runway(s) they will use?
I've been reading a lot of stuff on airshowbuzz.com speculating that this will only be a fly over because a full show would disrupt traffic at JFK and LGA.
And no airspace restrictions/closures (NOTAMs or whatever they're called) have been filed/published yet.
So aside from those links can anyone confirm the demo?
On 1010 wins .com
British Flying Aces to Put on Show over NYC
NEW YORK (AP) -- The British are coming! The British are coming!
The Royal Air Force aerobatic team, the Red Arrows, will be performing over the skies of New York City on Wednesday night.
Similar to the U.S. Navy Blue Angels or the Air Force Thunderbirds, the nine-pilot Red Arrows team is visiting the city as part of a North American goodwill tour.
The Red Arrows show begins over New York Harbor at 6:30 p.m. and continues for about a half hour.
At 6:58 p.m., the Red Arrows will perform a special flyby of the Statue of Liberty.
The best place for viewing the free show is on the shores of South Beach, on Staten Island.
Does anyone have any info on what time the Red Arrows are expected to arrive at Republic tomorrow?
Great, now all the riff-raff will be out :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ari707
Approximately 1pmQuote:
Originally Posted by Greg_NY
I think Phil has a date tomorrow night Moose. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by moose135
Well for all you whinny NYCers who bitched about Long Island getting an airshow...there's you're Airshow. Are you HAPPY NOW! LOL ;)
Don't mean to be OCD, I just want to clarify; NY harbor near the manhatten south ferry terminal?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ari707
Or NY harbor meaning South Beach?
Thanks Moose...Quote:
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Anyone going to be out at Republic tomorrow?
Might make a run there after Staten Island.
Where are they going to be parked, where the Blues were last time?
>Anyone going to be out at Republic tomorrow?[/quote]<
I'll be cruising around the area hoping to get a good look of them coming back. That is of course if I get home in time for work.
BTW the weather is supposed to be fantastic tomorrow.
I plan to be at FRG when they arrive in the afternoon, and will probably take a run to SI for the show. Probably try to catch their departure Thursday (don't know what time yet.) They are supposed to be parked over at SheltAir on New Highway.
5 and 1/2 hours to go! :borat:
I'll be heading out to see the show over the bay, but I'll be at Liberty State Park. Anyone else heading there? I really don't feel like dealing with traffic on Staten Island.
How's the vantage point from Liberty? Is SI really going to be that crowded?
LSP will probably have an EXCELLENT view when they do a flyby of the Statue of Liberty, since it's just offshore by the park and the light's behind you. I don't think you'll see any of the demo from there, though, since it's basically on the other side of SI.
I did see the TFR for this and it looks like the highest altitude they got was 2500. Looks like it's going to be a low show.
Well, I stayed on LSP for the whole thing. It would have been nice to watch the actual show on SI but the Statue of Liberty flyover was absolutely breathtaking. I really think that's where the money shots were. I'll put up my pics as soon as I get home. I hope you all got great shots of the show!
-James
Just got back from FRG and it was pretty awesome the two flybys they made. Got there after 6:30 and saw everyone parked along New Highway so I did the same. It was after 7 when I heard the Tower talking to "Red Arrow 1", a "Flight of 10" though I only heard the Tower side. They were going to come in on One-Four and I was looking that way into the bright sun when all of a sudden they blasted across the runways mid-field
west to east, circled then came right down New Highway low and fast right over our heads, then breaking off one at a time to land on One-Four. They waited until all the jets had landed then they taxied in together to Sheltair. That looked reaL cool also. Everyone jumped into their cars and headed over to the Sheltair parking lot. As they were taxing in to their spots two helicopters Twinstar N614CL followed by Astar N646PT were hovering nearby then landed. Twinstar N406LH had landed earlier and though I didnt wait around they later departed as a "Flight of 3" and I guess they were shuttling the Red Arrow pilots to a reception, possibly in Staten Island.
Though it was short and sweet it was very exciting to see our British allies. Looking forward to hearing (and seeing) the reviews of the SI/Harbor
flyby. Saw footage on the news of the Harbor flyby and that was quite nice.
I skipped the festivities at FRG and took the ride to SI. Saw nikon50bigma but since I couldn't remember his name, I just watched him pass instead of screaming "Hey...You!" lol. Anyway, the show started off as a gentleman's airshow which left me longing for blue F/A-18's and quickly shifted into one of the most unforgettable demos I've ever seen. Some maneuvers happening even in very close proximity to departing EWR traffic. These guys put on one hell of a show. You guys at FRG missed out for sure. Now to get drunk and start editing!
i'm looking forward to seeing shots from today. i've spent the day at home cramming for a final, even went as far as taking the day off from both jobs.
Here's my selection for LSP. They're all just about the same though. Still quite an amazing backdrop for an amazing foreground.
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"Cessna Four-Two Bravo, traffic is two o'clock, 1,500 feet, rocking wings. Call that you got 'em."
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Here's the money shot.
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-James
Flyboy 28, great backdrop and integrating the Statue of Liberty is great.
The roar couldn't match that of the Blue Angels, but the show certainly did. Again, no 70-200mm. The old one was returned since my dad bought a new 70-200mm with IS, which is still on a UPS truck somewhere.
At least this wasn't the 18-55mm kit lens. These were taken with a Tamron AF 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di-II LD Aspherical.
Enjoy!
Show Opener
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Spectators from Above! -- AA MD-83 included.
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Some Turkey...in a tree! Right above our parked car. Wait, a turkey in a tree?
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Hopefully, more to come soon!
Love your first and last shots James. LSP didn't even cross my mind, but it was obviously the place to be for "The Shot". Glad all who had the opportunity to get out there got to see what a great demo the Red Arrows put on. I got stuck with HAZMAT training today & tomorrow so I missed out. However, I was able to make my way to the roof of the bus depot and catch the demo from far away in Maspeth. It may have been miles away, but it seemed they didn't do a full show. Not complaining though because squeezing a midweek stopover in NYC on a 3 week tour overseas tour I'm was greatly appeciated by all. As always much RESPECT to the Reds!
Now Kenny where are those drunkin' pics?
The Blues may have the power, but the Reds have so much finesse. Certainly one of the most stunning visuals I have seen performed in the air.
Spent the day at the beach after using practically every mode of public transportation possible, hopefully I can catch the mystery departure tomorrow. Here are a few of my favorites from the day:
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Just got home from a loooong day - caught the arrival at FRG, ran down to SI for the show, and back to FRG for some late night ramp work :) Will have photos posted later. I didn't know so many of us were going to be at SI - I met up with Phil Gengler and Matt (Nikon50Bigma) We were down at the water just to the right of the ICAP tent.
I kept thinking "This is nice, but if this is all there is, I sure wasted a trip out to SI". Then it was like they said "Enough of this crap, let's have some fun!" What an incredible show they put on - definitely worth the trip!Quote:
Originally Posted by wunaladreamin
Well, I really enjoyed this show. Unlike the US teams, The Red Arrows take advantage of the increased number of aircraft. They fly in tight formations like the Blue Angels and they make good use of the colorful smoke. All in all, really excellent.
Of course my pictures don't do the event justice as I never find it easy to get good shots of these teams, but for what its worth, here are a few...
But first, right before the show, I was treated to a vintage Bell 47..
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But onto the main event...
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There were some nice diamond formations and others, reminiscent of the Snowbirds, but I didn't get around to looking at those yet.
All in all, not much traffic and not terribly crowded either...
Tom
OK, so who am I kidding? Like I was really going to get any sleep knowing I had all these photos to look at... Here are a handful from today:
Coming up initial for Rwy 32. With 11 aircraft in the formation, they were half way to Queens by the time the last one made his break :wink:
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Looks like rush hour on the LIE.
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Nice shots Moose, Loving the tight crossover!!! SWEET!
It was nice to have yet another great adventure again with you :borat:
Anyone else notice how much Photobucket compresses images?
Anyway, a couple more.
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Great shots everyone, I really wanted to go to SI to see the show but opted to go to JFK in between my 2 stops at FRG for 2 charter flights. That and I didn't want to pay the state of NY an additional $10 bucks(thats insane!) to cross the Verazzano a second time in one day. I think I'll stick to the better side of the Hudson for the time being :lol: Here's a few of mine and thanks again Moose and Fred
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This guy was either very bored or taking a little nap it seems in the back seat
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Bill
DAMN....what awesome shots everyone! Being British by birth - it's a little swell in my chest to see them performing like that - last time I saw the Red Arrows was in Cape Town in 1994 - a LONG time ago! Wish they were coming down to South Florida!
Fred and I were out to catch their departure today. They left around 2:15pm under cloudy skies.
Crew chief preparing the jet for departure
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The front office
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Preflight briefing. Listening to tower when they left, it sounded like they were flying VFR up to Rhode Island!
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Yeah, they kept it low on takeoff!
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GREAT SHOTS BY ALL!!!
Wondering, did the copters from FRG fly them out to a reception?
And why only nine flew in the formation for the show? It looks like the 10th stayed away from the formations.
Thanks all.
>The roar couldn't match that of the Blue Angels<
Yeah that was one of the things I noticed when they did the flyby at FRG!! Can you imagine the sound of ELEVEN Blue Angels? LOL!!
He was the lookout. Flies overhead watching for traffic, is he sees any, he gets on the radio and says:Quote:
And why only nine flew in the formation for the show? It looks like the 10th stayed away from the formations.
"LOOKOUT!" :lol:
i would! it's a great flight, and at thier speeds it's nice quick hop.Quote:
Originally Posted by moose135
great shots as always moose!
They only use 9 aircraft for their show. They had two spares with them on this trip. "Red 10" is the normal spare aircraft, and doesn't take part in the display. The pilot is the team safety officer and narrator. He also uses it as the camera plane for photo shoots. I assume he was flying Wednesday evening to shoot the photos of the team at the Statue of Liberty.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gerard