LGA Daily Report: JAN '08

Here at the pics I've promised....

Heres the DC9 going around after having an AA MD80 still rolling on 4
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/h...LGA_MS_442.jpg

Landing on 31 after going around the go around
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/h...ff_MS_4438.jpg

Air Force Two. No matter when they come they ensure that they land on the back lit runway! Too bad it wasnt the 757! Sharp plane though!
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/h..._Landing_L.jpg

Cheney should be in here somewhere!
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/h..._Parked_LG.jpg

After only being in New York for an hour Air Force Two is seen departing 31
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/h...off_LGA_MS.jpg

Cleanest DC9 Ive ever seen!
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/h...keoff_LGA_.jpg

Enjoy
Matt

While I was driving to LGA today on the Grand Central in front of LGA a private 727 took off. It had winglets and it was a -200. Maybe LGA777 and crew got a better view of it departing 13...

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While I was driving to LGA today on the Grand Central in front of LGA a private 727 took off. It had winglets and it was a -200. Maybe LGA777 and crew got a better view of it departing 13...

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When I arrived in the LGA employee parking lot at about 0430 this morning I noticed a primarily white wingletted 727 but it was nosed towards me, and looked like Peter Nygards which I assumed it was. But then late morning noticed it line for takeoff on 13 and realized it was this -200 !



Arrived the night before from Fargo (FSD) and departed for the long flight to SWF using a Ryan callsign.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/RYN8727

Regards

LGA777

I saw the aircraft depart about an hour ago, I believe it was heading for SWF. Nice looking bird!

The same flight was in SWF last week and I couldn't tell what 727 was operating the flight, I assume it was the same.

The AA Astrojet came is currently parked at D3. It came in from MIA as AAL1114 and will be departing back to MIA at 1035L as AAL 599.

01 June

a bit lacking in the details department compared to my other posts but today wasn't that bad a day for GA movements. we had a sabreliner depart, it made a nice long and shallow takeoff roll and climb. there's a G-IIB sitting by 5 towers alongside a nice avanti. we also noticed at least 2 citation Xs and a few more falcon 900s. while i was walking to my truck in the lot i was passed overhead by an all-black S-76. it had to be at least a C model, was too quiet to be anything else. i did notice a dark blue wing-type painting on the aft fuselage but could make out no tail number. was another nice quiet day, but i'm still glad i left early!

Miami Air 737 just landed on 4. N753MA is the reg and it looks like the old Miami Heat plane less the titles.

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Miami Air 737 just landed on 4. N753MA is the reg and it looks like the old Miami Heat plane less the titles.

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It took the Blue Jays back to Toronto.

LGA777

06 June

i'm surprised that no one posted this, but N727PN has been sitting parked next to VP-BDJ for the past week. on a similiar note, the APU is running and the rear stairs down on VP-BDJ so maybe we'll have a nice loud and powerful departure to watch later on today.

Just had a helo over by the five towers call the tower and ask to send the trucks out to see if his gear was down. It was interesting to see the whole crash and rescue crew come out to look at the helo...not something we see every day....

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Just had a helo over by the five towers call the tower and ask to send the trucks out to see if his gear was down. It was interesting to see the whole crash and rescue crew come out to look at the helo...not something we see every day....

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cool! glad it wasn't me. what kind of helo matt?

08 June

0630L
727PN is still here, as is VP-BDJ. i'm starting to think that she may be having mx troubles seeing as it's been almsot 2 weeks now that she hasn't moved.
N742PS spent the night here in LGA, as did C-FFWN. (AC's 65th aniv scheme.)

Trump is on the way down to 31 for takeoff...

Headed up to BOS
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/VPBD ... /KLGA/KBOS

Actually after a few hours in BOS, LGA's resident 727 continued across the pond to an airport I have never even heard of, Stornoway Airport in Scotland.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stornoway_Airport

I believe Mr. Trump is building a golf course over their.

LGA777

09 June

1300L
as i was driving into the parking lot i noticed not only the AC A321 waiting for a 4 departure but also the line of about 6 EMB-170/175s in line for departure as well. it's a welcome change of pace around here.
N695CA, comair's 30th anniversary CRJ-900 paid us a visit again today.
1438L
N971AT just landed, welcome to LGA ms patrick.

What's N971AT? Who's Ms. Patrick?

Danica Patrick is a Race driver Phil.. that I saw the Air Tranica on approch to LGA around 2:30PM while I was on the bus near Bruckner Blvd.

Photo ID: 1357977

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What's N971AT? Who's Ms. Patrick?

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Here you go Phil,

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6246166

today was probably the third or fourth time I have seen her in LGA, I was shocked to see there is only 1 photo of her on JP.

Cheers

LGA777

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Actually after a few hours in BOS, LGA's resident 727 continued across the pond to an airport I have never even heard of, Stornoway Airport in Scotland.

I believe Mr. Trump is building a golf course over their.

LGA777

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I had e-mailed a contact in Scotland this morning to advise of their rare visitor and he advised me VP-BDJ is now in ABZ, Aberdeen Scotland, a nice little airport I actually visited once, departing on my only flight aboard a rare BA ATP Turboprop.

Cheers

LGA777

USAirways(steelers) A319
USAirways(NC Panthers) A319 "twice"

was here today

mr. trump is on his way back to LGA, he made a fuel stop in BIKF (Keflavik, Iceland.)

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USAirways(steelers) A319
USAirways(NC Panthers) A319 "twice"

was here today

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Actually Sergio they where here 4 times and on the same Shuttle bank meaning they taxied out together to BOS/DCA at 0900, 1300, 1700 and finally at 2100 weather permitting. I've been here since 0500 so seen them all, 717 is back tommorow twice, 733 is doing the BOS-DCA Shuttle all day. Also for Wednesday the Eagles are scheduled for a mid-morning visit and the Allegheny Retro is scheduled to make 3 visits from BOS, all subject to change.

Cheers

LGA777

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USAirways(steelers) A319
USAirways(NC Panthers) A319 "twice"

was here today

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Actually Sergio they where here 4 times and on the same Shuttle bank meaning they taxied out together to BOS/DCA at 0900, 1300, 1700 and finally at 2100 weather permitting. I've been here since 0500 so seen them all, 717 is back tommorow twice, 733 is doing the BOS-DCA Shuttle all day.

Cheers

LGA777

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Thanks Ron!
Ill probably head to Ferry PT tomorrow for a couple of hours if runway 22 landings or in use to catch 717, Ive been dying to catch her for a while now.

VP-BDJ is home.

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VP-BDJ is home.

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i knew something was up when i saw the way the airplane was parked last night. VP-BDJ departed just a few minutes ago for cecil field (KVQQ). i had been thinking that something was wrong over the past two weeks when the airplane just didn't move at all. now it looks like she's headed down south for some TLC. it was the best thing to hear in the morning, that loud roar as she blasted off of 4. i was walking across my school's parking lot to take a calculus test and still feeling the effects of last night's mess at work. definately a perk-up!

N757SS is planned into LGA tonight and then to EWR

Today was one of those days! At one point there were probably 50 planes out there all shutdown as all the routes were closed. We ended up getting some real nasty thunderstorms right over the field that lasted for a LONG time. As I type this it looks like more are still to come. Most flights for all airlines came back to the gate after being out there for about 4 hours and cancelling. In addition to that we had about 10 diverts to SYR, ROC, PIT, PHL, BWI, and ORF. It was an ugly day out there....Im sure LGA777 was in the same situation :(

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Im sure LGA777 was in the same situation :(

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Actually LGA777's co-workers had a horrible shift but I watched much of the weather from my car in the Bronx. And I was shocked and amazed at what I saw, hundreds of people out in the worst of the lightning, pushing baby strollers, holding umbrella's, letting their young kids play unsupervised, or just out walking around and going about their buisness, all with frequent, strong, and very close lightning, never seen so many stupid people in my life, I am amazed knowbody got struck and killed in the Bronx. Sorry mods for getting off topic but had to wrant, still shocked at what I saw.

LGA777

PS, keep in mind I grew up near Tampa, the Thunder and Lightning Capital of the World, where their are multiple deaths every year from lightning strikes, often on the golf course.

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Actually LGA777's co-workers had a horrible shift but I watched much of the weather from my car in the Bronx. And I was shocked and amazed at what I saw, hundreds of people out in the worst of the lightning, pushing baby strollers, holding umbrella's, letting their young kids play unsupervised, or just out walking around and going about their buisness, all with frequent, strong, and very close lightning, never seen so many stupid people in my life, I am amazed knowbody got struck and killed in the Bronx. Sorry mods for getting off topic but had to wrant, still shocked at what I saw.

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i also got to watch most of it from the dry driver's seat of my truck. i honestly wish that i was at work just to be able to watch the storm. i did get soaked walking from the garage to my house though, a distance of only about 300ft. spent the rest of the afternoon in the airconditioned comfort of my house...
:D

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Originally Posted by LGA777

Actually LGA777's co-workers had a horrible shift but I watched much of the weather from my car in the Bronx. And I was shocked and amazed at what I saw, hundreds of people out in the worst of the lightning, pushing baby strollers, holding umbrella's, letting their young kids play unsupervised, or just out walking around and going about their buisness, all with frequent, strong, and very close lightning, never seen so many stupid people in my life, I am amazed knowbody got struck and killed in the Bronx. Sorry mods for getting off topic but had to wrant, still shocked at what I saw.

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i also got to watch most of it from the dry driver's seat of my truck. i honestly wish that i was at work just to be able to watch the storm. i did get soaked walking from the garage to my house though, a distance of only about 300ft. spent the rest of the afternoon in the airconditioned comfort of my house...
:D

N757SS just landed from EWR.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N757 ... /KEWR/KLGA

Pictures later....

Hot off the press. Thanks to a phone call from LGA777 I got some good pics of this new guy. This is the unprocessed image so its not perfect :) Landed about 10 minutes ago.

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/h...R/IMG_5051.jpg

As promised this was earlier in the day. Its still parked over by the five towers. I assume it will leave tonight after the Met game is over....

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/h...R/IMG_4981.jpg

nice shots matt! the embraer is a bit cheasy but a nice touch.

I wouldn't be surprised if Air Canada sends some larger equipment to LGA in the next couple of days. They have had a lot of cancellations and delays this past weekend due to storms in Toronto and in New York.

I'm scheduled to fly AC723 LGA-YYZ tomorrow and hopefully the flight will operate and perhaps even on a larger aircraft then an E-175!

wow, no posts from the folks at work. guess they're up to thier foreheads in work. i'm actually glad i took the day off. when i was working on my truck i got a little wet from a passing shower but when i got home and saw the radar i was honestly shocked. there was no relief today either; DCA, IAD, LGA, JFK, BWI, RIC and even SBY, RIC and CRW were getting hammered. truly a BAD day.

Matt, you where correct, no time for posts from work, pretty crazy but lots of very pro-active advance cancellations, the worst of the weather past just to the north of LGA yielding some spectacular Dark cloud formations around 1900 lcl, so wild it reminded me of the infamous scene from the film "The Ten Comandements". It was so unique I actually invited the whole ML Ramp outside to take a look as we had no flight activity at the time.

We did have one Special Visitor on 6-16, one I had never seen before, and was surprised as I thought it was a very short term decal that was gone months ago, here she is !

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6175095

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6194141

Again mods, sorry for my weather ranting !

LGA777

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Matt, you where correct, no time for posts from work, pretty crazy but lots of very pro-active advance cancellations, the worst of the weather past just to the north of LGA yielding some spectacular Dark cloud formations around 1900 lcl, so wild it reminded me of the infamous scene from the film "The Ten Comandements". It was so unique I actually invited the whole ML Ramp outside to take a look as we had no flight activity at the time.

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Indeed, standing in front of my house with 40mph gusts, I saw those clouds in the direction of the airport and wondered if LGA was about to get hit with a tornado. Lowest, darkest storm clouds I have ever seen.

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I'm scheduled to fly AC723 LGA-YYZ tomorrow and hopefully the flight will operate and perhaps even on a larger aircraft then an E-175!

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This flight was actually canceled yesterday, but still listed as an Ejet for this evening's service.

Looking over FlightAware didn't see any big subs today, no 76s visiting our mini-airport. Only flight out of the ordinary was a UA 752 ferried to JFK.

I'm sitting here in LGA at gate A5 waiting for my flight to YYZ on AC723 and so far the flight is scheduled ontime and as an E-175. Looking out the window I just saw the Carolina Panthers 319 taxi by for departure. The Alleghany 319 just arrived as well.

I was very surprised how quickly check in and security went. It's my first time flying out of LGA in 7 years so I wasn't sure what to expect. However the terminal could use a facelift.