GA into JFK

[EagleRJ]

Great, now EagleRJ knows how much thrust it takes to get a 747 to cross a runway... Hint, it's a MAJOR difference between a light and a fully loaded.

The foreign carriers do all sorts of goofy things at JFK. I'm sure a lot of the crews- especially those from third-world countries- are a little overwhelmed by operating at such a busy airport. Many of them are oblivious to other airplanes, and frequently don't do what ATC wants them to.

Several years back, a foreign 747 was holding short of 30L on that taxiway that's at an angle to the threshold. When cleared for takeoff, he went to takeoff EPR while still on the taxiway, and one of our Shorts- who was keeping his distance already- wound up in the grass next to the taxiway upside down.