Sounded like a crazy one at JFK last night...

I was working late last night and decided to tune into JFK Tower/Ground on
liveatc.net. I don't know what it looked like up that way last night, but it
must have been pretty crappy out. In addition to the wind shear - 35 gusting
47, +/20 on final - I tuned in right after an airliner turned off 31L
between taxiways, getting stuck half on and half off the runway. The viz
must have been bad, because the tower couldn't see where the plane was, and,
after sending several planes around (which had to suck, because the line of
landing planes was looooooong...), eventually closed 31L for a time.

I was also "watching" the Passur AirportMonitor for JFK at the time and saw
several bizjets that had their destination as TEB landing at JFK, so either
TEB was closed or they just couldn't make it in there.

Nights like that make my cube look pretty good after all...

John K.
Student Pilot (for at least another week)

Nights like that make my cube look pretty good after all...

Yep. When it's dark, the clag is low, and the wind is howling, and all I
hear on the scanner is heavy metal, I thank my lucky stars that I'm sitting
in my lobby, all safe and warm.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:VXDXd.49409$r55.40210@attbi_s52...
Nights like that make my cube look pretty good after all...

Yep. When it's dark, the clag is low, and the wind is howling, and all I
hear on the scanner is heavy metal, I thank my lucky stars that I'm
sitting
in my lobby, all safe and warm.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Hey, Jay

Your hotel have weekly rates?

Hey, Jay

Your hotel have weekly rates?

Sure. Just whack 20% of the daily rate for any stay of 7 days or longer.

Better yet, knock 60% off our daily rates for any stay of 30 days or longer.
You'll be rubbing elbows with some university professors, a couple of
traveling nurses, and a few families waiting for their houses to be
finished.

Why do you ask?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:bpZXd.113143$tl3.30393@attbi_s02...
Hey, Jay

Your hotel have weekly rates?

Sure. Just whack 20% of the daily rate for any stay of 7 days or longer.

Better yet, knock 60% off our daily rates for any stay of 30 days or
longer. You'll be rubbing elbows with some university professors, a couple
of traveling nurses, and a few families waiting for their houses to be
finished.

Why do you ask?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"


At least he didn't ask for hourly rates.

Gig 601XL Builder wrote:

At least he didn't ask for hourly rates.

The former owners offered those. :-)

George Patterson
I prefer Heaven for climate but Hell for company.

Gig 601XL Builder wrote:



At least he didn't ask for hourly rates.


Hey.. thats MY line!!
Dave

On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 15:07:51 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

Better yet, knock 60% off our daily rates for any stay of 30 days or longer.

Not bad! It's actually cheaper to stay for a month than for a
fortnight.

If the professor stays for a year, you must wind up paying him!


-- all the best, Dan Ford

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Not bad! It's actually cheaper to stay for a month than for a
fortnight.

Yep. The break-even point is about 13 days. It's mostly because the state
doesn't require that we charge hotel/motel or sales tax on stays of 30 days
or longer. That's a savings of 12%!

If the professor stays for a year, you must wind up paying him!

Nah. I gave him a little break -- but not much!

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

I was listening too. the Ground controller was a real pro. He was calm,
clear and very patient with all the snafus.

Also, there was a King Air with an emergency on Approach frequencies. He
lost his instruments and was on a no-gyro vectors. Wow, I couldn't imagine
flying in that crap (PIREPs of SEVERE turbulence below 800 ft by...a B757!)
with full instruments but with partial panel--damn!

Liveatc.net has it in its archives: Mar 8, 1900-1930 JFK APP/DEP
The aircraft tail number was N277GE. At about 07:55 the King Air asks what
altitude he was at. So apparently, his altimeter was inop. He was above the
clouds at least. At about 09:05, the ground controller confirms that they
have an emergency in progress for RWY31R to another aircraft saying that he
was in a "dire situation." Interesting listen if anyone has the time.
Everyting turned out OK.

Marco Leon


"John Kirksey" wrote in message
news:INCXd.32269$uc.31534@trnddc09...
I was working late last night and decided to tune into JFK Tower/Ground on
liveatc.net. I don't know what it looked like up that way last night, but
it
must have been pretty crappy out. In addition to the wind shear - 35
gusting
47, +/20 on final - I tuned in right after an airliner turned off 31L
between taxiways, getting stuck half on and half off the runway. The viz
must have been bad, because the tower couldn't see where the plane was,
and,
after sending several planes around (which had to suck, because the line
of
landing planes was looooooong...), eventually closed 31L for a time.

I was also "watching" the Passur AirportMonitor for JFK at the time and
saw
several bizjets that had their destination as TEB landing at JFK, so
either
TEB was closed or they just couldn't make it in there.

Nights like that make my cube look pretty good after all...

John K.
Student Pilot (for at least another week)





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