New York destination recommendations anyone?

The weather is promised to be great, albeit a little chilly, this week end
in New York. Anyone has a any recommendations where to fly from the New York
City area? I was thinking maybe Block Island or even further Northeast to
Martha's Vineyard?

If anyone has some suggestions I am all ears.

-- City Dweller

Don't overlook Nantucket Island. You'll need to get a cab into town.

If you fly to the P Town Airport on Cape Cod it's about a mile walk to
P Town itself: that's an interesting place to visit as well, and easy
walking. Rent a bike, ride on the paved bike paths that wind thru the
dunes and go down to the National Seashore.

Of the various choices in the area, P Town would be high on my list.

Great, Provincetown looks nice, thanks. A little too far out but manageable.

Thanks again.

-- CD


"Tony" wrote in message
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Don't overlook Nantucket Island. You'll need to get a cab into town.

If you fly to the P Town Airport on Cape Cod it's about a mile walk to
P Town itself: that's an interesting place to visit as well, and easy
walking. Rent a bike, ride on the paved bike paths that wind thru the
dunes and go down to the National Seashore.

Of the various choices in the area, P Town would be high on my list.

"City Dweller" wrote:
The weather is promised to be great, albeit a little chilly, this week end
in New York. Anyone has a any recommendations where to fly from the New
York City area? I was thinking maybe Block Island or even further
Northeast to Martha's Vineyard?

If anyone has some suggestions I am all ears.

Interestingly enough, I am planning on flying down the Hudson River
tomorrow. I have never flown through the New York area in a light plane
and am looking forward to it. Any tips on navigating the VFR flyways? I am
not sure whether I should contact NY approach and get a code, or just
self-announce on the advisory frequency.

The coast of Maine is always a nice trip. There are a couple of FBOs at
Rockland (RKD) that will give you a fresh lobster with a fuel purchase. Not
sure of the quantity required. Too bad the foliage season is over.

Matt

I actually did the flight down the Hudson River just yesterday (for the 3rd
or 4th time already). The view of Manhattan at night is just magnificent .
My two passengers were speechless.

We have a VFR corridor over Hudson, so you don't need to talk to NY ATC. If
you are coming from the North, go under 1,500 ft when abeam Alpine Tower on
your right (shrortly after Tapanzee Bridge) and when over GW Bridge, go down
to around 900. Self-announce on 123.05. Stay to your right, remain over
water at all times, and watch for those helicopters, the criss-cross the
river all over the place. When approaching the Lady, go down to 600 and make
a few circles counter-clockwise. Try not to fly directly over Ellis Island.
On your way back up Manhattan, again keep right and over water.

-- CD


"Matt" wrote in message
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"City Dweller" wrote:
The weather is promised to be great, albeit a little chilly, this week
end in New York. Anyone has a any recommendations where to fly from the
New York City area? I was thinking maybe Block Island or even further
Northeast to Martha's Vineyard?

If anyone has some suggestions I am all ears.

Interestingly enough, I am planning on flying down the Hudson River
tomorrow. I have never flown through the New York area in a light plane
and am looking forward to it. Any tips on navigating the VFR flyways? I
am not sure whether I should contact NY approach and get a code, or just
self-announce on the advisory frequency.

The coast of Maine is always a nice trip. There are a couple of FBOs at
Rockland (RKD) that will give you a fresh lobster with a fuel purchase.
Not sure of the quantity required. Too bad the foliage season is over.

Matt

City Dweller wrote:

We have a VFR corridor over Hudson, so you don't need to talk to NY ATC. If
you are coming from the North, go under 1,500 ft when abeam Alpine Tower on
your right (shrortly after Tapanzee Bridge) and when over GW Bridge, go down
to around 900.

If you aren't familiar with the area, drop down below 1500' where the river
begins to narrow down just south of the Tappan Zee bridge. You will also need to
be below 1100' well above the GWB. Make sure you're down that low when you pass
the northern tip of Manhattan island.

Try not to fly directly over Ellis Island.

Do better than try. Stay over the water.

George Patterson
If a tank is out of ammunition, what you have is a sixty ton portable
radio.

City Dweller wrote:

We have a VFR corridor over Hudson, so you don't need to talk to NY ATC.

This is true. But if you do talk, you'll get RADAR coverage. With all
those helicopters in the area, that's not a bad idea.

But perhaps more significant: You get more options. For example, when I did
this I requested overflight of central park, down the east river, and then
back up the Hudson.

*That* was a nice trip. I've yet to forgive my passenger for his lack of
knowledge of his camera. He took pictures, but few came out well. You can
see these at:

http://gideon.org/andrew/PhotoAlbum/Flying/Hudson/3/

- Andrew

Interesting. So you contacted NY Approach and they cleared you into Class
Bravo then?


"Andrew Gideon" wrote in message
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City Dweller wrote:

We have a VFR corridor over Hudson, so you don't need to talk to NY ATC.

This is true. But if you do talk, you'll get RADAR coverage. With all
those helicopters in the area, that's not a bad idea.

But perhaps more significant: You get more options. For example, when I
did
this I requested overflight of central park, down the east river, and then
back up the Hudson.

*That* was a nice trip. I've yet to forgive my passenger for his lack of
knowledge of his camera. He took pictures, but few came out well. You
can
see these at:

http://gideon.org/andrew/PhotoAlbum/Flying/Hudson/3/

- Andrew

City Dweller wrote:

Interesting. So you contacted NY Approach and they cleared you into Class
Bravo then?

In fact, I was speaking to TEB dealing with a potential problem (I wanted to
check my xponder). Once that was solved, the controller asked for my
intentions. I'd been planning to fly the exclusion zone, but since he
asked....

He passed me over to LGA tower for the actual trip. Doing it again, I'm not
sure what I'd do...choices choices...TRACON after departing CDW? Contact
TEB to transit their airspace? Just contact LGA from the Hudson?

I'm sure any and all would work.

I'd probably contact TRACON and pass north of TEB just because I think that
would yield the longer/better view.

- Andrew

City Dweller wrote:

The weather is promised to be great, albeit a little chilly, this week end
in New York. Anyone has a any recommendations where to fly from the New
York City area? I was thinking maybe Block Island or even further
Northeast to Martha's Vineyard?

If anyone has some suggestions I am all ears.

In the years I've been flying, and given the frequency with which people
have recommended Block Island, it's remarkable but I've yet to reach it.
But people do speak highly of that trip.

The real answer depends upon what you want or like to do. I've often flown
to 26N simply because it's close and a 5 block walk to the beach. I like
beaches, esp. when its too cold for swimming.

Nantucket is among the first few places I took my wife and son together.
It's actually not especially stroller-friendly, but otherwise a nice place
to shop/window-shop. I also remember a little park/beach combination that
Alex really enjoyed.

We've also gone to Cape May a few times. That's not quite as "nice" as
Nantucket, but I also recall it being a little more stroller friendly.

But if you don't like walk around shopping towns and exploring, I'm not sure
either will appeal.

Lancaster has a great pilot shop on the field.

On Cape Cod, I've liked my trips to Chatam. You have to be careful there,
though, if you're not instrument rated. Pre-IR, I was once "trapped" there
for a few hours by this silly little layer of clouds that was being blown
off the water. It was practically nowhere but over the airport.

Something similar happened to me at Nantucket, come to think of it, but that
was post-IR; I just went in. That was the first time my wife was in
cottonballed IMC, but it didn't last too long.

There's an interesting little aviation museum at either Wildwood or
Millville (I'm getting them mixed up now, I think).

- Andrew