JFK spotting 4/21/07

[njgtr82]

Almost all of the shades are down while landing?

[SengaB]

Possibly a prisoner transport flight. They use JBU once in a while.


Senga

[T-Bird76]

Possibly a prisoner transport flight. They use JBU once in a while.


Senga

Thats interesting Senga. I was wondering why all the shades would be down but one. I know ppl do shut the shades but I found it odd that so many were closed especially on landing.

[MarkLawrence]

Would prisoner flights not land at LGA being closer to Rikers? Or is there a fed facility or something closer to JFK?

[mirrodie]

Possibly a prisoner transport flight. They use JBU once in a while.


Senga

WOw, I never knew that.


So then that would be a super-duper-uber-ultra rare photo of ConAir operated by Jetblue.

[Matt Molnar]

Would prisoner flights not land at LGA being closer to Rikers? Or is there a fed facility or something closer to JFK?

There are federal lockups in Brooklyn and lower Manhattan where JFK would be closer. Rikers is used only for city prisoners.

It looks like that photo was taken late in the day, and the sun is at Tommy's back which means it would be shining right in those passengers eyes. Isn't it a pretty good likelihood they just closed their shades to block the glare?

[MarkLawrence]

Ahhhh...ok...thanks Matt - not being from the area - you know - all we see is Rikers on TV :lol:

[AirtrafficController]

I think that the sun was bright so they closed the shades. i dont think they would transport prisoners on a commercial flight because its too risky and how would they chain the feet cuffs to the floor?

[PhilDernerJr]

I think it was jsut because the sun was low and probably in everyone's faces. I doubt it was little more than that.

[njgtr82]

I think that the sun was bright so they closed the shades. i dont think they would transport prisoners on a commercial flight because its too risky and how would they chain the feet cuffs to the floor?

The discovery channel has had the show "ConAir" on a few times and it says that they cannot chain them to the seats because its a safety risk. They have the hand and leg cuffs but they are not chained to the seats. They do in fact charter commercial aircraft as well. There was a Pan Am 727 a couple of months ago that came in to EWR doing one of these flights using the callsign Justice like the rest of them. Was met by prison vans and lots of police.

[AirtrafficController]

I assure you that the guards had thier fingers on the trigger because the only thing between a safe flight and a take over is the seat belt.

[lijk604]

okay...back to the regular topic...Here is my contribution from Saturday...although I am still going through shots.













Stopped by FRG on the way home and got 2 nice shots:

[hiss srq]

I love the Citation Sovrign. Those are BIG citations. The tail on them reminds me of a jetstar tail.

[T-Bird76]

I think it was jsut because the sun was low and probably in everyone's faces. I doubt it was little more than that.

It was the only plane that had all the shades but one closed.

[T-Bird76]

Here's a few of mine.