New base hopeful for Airnet

[VSI9k+]

Who got the ride home from Tyler the night of the 8th?

 

[PHXFLYR]

Good call PHXFLYR. Good ol' Ridgewood Queens NY. Your the 1st person to know of it. I now live out east in Suffolk County Long Island, Ridgewood at heart though (born and raised), thats why I've been asking about the possibility of a base opening out east. All the same though I would probably take anything handed to me in the tri-state area.

I was born in Jamaica, NY. We lived in Ridgewood until I was 4. My grandfather and I would take walks down Fresh Pond Road and Myrtle Avenue and stop in all the little hardware stores and five and dime toy stores.About that time my parents moved out to Suffolk County , where I grew up (?) .Learned to fly out at ISP and instructed out of FRG in the early 80's (Flightways of Long Island , a Piper dealership that is now part of the Million Air chain.) Great times growing up there ,but left in 1988. Way too expensive for this perpetullay broke aviator!! Anyway, good luck with your flying endeavors..and thanks for the stroll down memory lane


PHXFLYR

 

[PHXFLYR]

Being completely unaware of how life is on Long Island, but knowing how geographically close it is, what way would one get to CT from there and how long would it take? Reason I ask is becuase of the base at BDL, there's at least 2 props there (or at least there were 4 months ago).

You know this is getting funny. I grew up on Long Island and flew Be99's out of BDL for Bar Harbor Airlines (the nucleus if you will of today's Continental Express out of EWR) in the mid-80's . I lived in a town 10 miles of the Deer Park VOR and drove to BDL once a week. It took 3 1/2 to 4 hrs depending on traffic using the Long Island Expressway (affectionately known by all who travel it as "The Worlds Largest Parking Lot") and the Throgs Neck Bridge. Tried the ferry a few times and while it was nice,I found it really didn't cut down on the amount of time it took to make the trip. Anyway,hope this info helps answer your question!


PHXFLYR

 

[FlyingFisherman]

Who got the ride home from Tyler the night of the 8th?

Is that TH you're referring to? Hired sometime in 2005?

 

[Ridgewoodpilot]

Sure did help quite a bit as far as a commute goes, and its sure nice to have someone out of Ridgewood get as far as you are in the field. I myself am in Ridgewood often on family visits and it still has that old time city feel to it. Freshpond Road and Myrtle Avenue are amongst some of the busier streets.
I'm still in training as of now going about my CFI at FRG and just purchased a house in East Northport with the wifee. Hopefully with some luck I'll follow in some of your footsteps.

 

[PHXFLYR]

Sure did help quite a bit as far as a commute goes, and its sure nice to have someone out of Ridgewood get as far as you are in the field. I myself am in Ridgewood often on family visits and it still has that old time city feel to it. Freshpond Road and Myrtle Avenue are amongst some of the busier streets.
I'm still in training as of now going about my CFI at FRG and just purchased a house in East Northport with the wifee. Hopefully with some luck I'll follow in some of your footsteps.

Hey,good luck to you! It's been a fun ride with quite a few anxious moments,but I gotta say I still like going to work in the morning and I guess that's what counts. What FBO are you doing your CFI training at? Let us know how you make out. "Give my regards to Broadway"

:beer:

PHXFLYR

 

[Ridgewoodpilot]

Pilots Haven at FRG, and I'll keep you posted. Wish you well.

 

[PHXFLYR]

Thanks!


PHXFLYR

 

[tathepilot]

Pilots Haven at FRG, and I'll keep you posted. Wish you well.

frg is a great airport to learn at. (besides the delays) if you are smart, you will learn the best times to fly.. i just had to chime in because i leared at farmingdale as well...

frightways, wow that brings up some memories..

goodluck

 

[Ridgewoodpilot]

I always thought the congestion at FRG, was and still is always a plus as far as training goes, as opposed to open land and no one around for miles. Communications, traffic watch, procedures, SIDs, DPs, Actual holds, etc.. The weather conditions sure as hell are not the prettiest days in the world. Just yesterday my flaps froze down on a 172 RG. Good experiences like this lead to better piloting. I hope. The N***AV planes at Flightways had eventually sold off. A majority to a company called CTL. A company notorious for emergency landings of its planes on the beach. At least it used to be. Hope to see you all in the field one day and fill you in on the old neighborhoods.