Simviation Forum - La Guardia Kid's Day

Sep 29^th, 2007 at 11:22pm

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Just got back from the Kid's Day at LGA today. It's a sort-of open house where some airlines that serve the airport bring in some of the planes they use to open to the public. The military also brings in some cool stuff. It's completely free to get in (you don't even need to pay for parking!) and they serve free food and refreshments. You can't beat it! So I made the solo trek across midtown to get there. Frightening, to say the least. Shocked

A great day, in my opinion.

AA Super-80.

US Airways heritage "Piedmont" scheme A319.

New York Air National Guard LC-130, just back from Antarctic Research Station McMurdo, according to the pilot.

Dummy rockets (shucks).

Navy Beech 350.

That's all for now. I'm beat. Tongue

-James

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Reply #1 - Sep 29^th, 2007 at 11:38pm

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Did you drive to KLGA? Shocked

Never heard of this event- do they do it every year?

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Reply #2 - Sep 29^th, 2007 at 11:53pm

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beaky wrote on Sep 29^th, 2007 at 11:38pm:

Did you drive to KLGA? Shocked

Never heard of this event- do they do it every year?

Never heard of it either... and it's so fairly close to me! (I live near the South-Central coast of Connecticut, right near New Haven). Not a proper "Air show", but it'd still be nice getting that close to a C-130 Shocked

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Reply #3 - Sep 30^th, 2007 at 2:36am

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The first one really caught my eye. I never thought a Dash 80 would be so big. Shocked

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Reply #4 - Sep 30^th, 2007 at 4:04am

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Nice to see an event where they have civil airliners too...

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Reply #5 - Sep 30^th, 2007 at 4:12am

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Now that's a fantastic idea. Shame more airports don't do something similar.

Excellent photos James. Smiley

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Reply #6 - Sep 30^th, 2007 at 7:36am

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Damm, I wish I knew about this!!!
The weather was so beautiful yesterday I would have made the trip up!!!!

Great shots, James!!!
Did you get any shots inside the aircraft?

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Reply #7 - Sep 30^th, 2007 at 8:21am

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Yeah, I never heard anything about it!
James, how did you hear about this?

I most likely would have gone.

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Reply #8 - Sep 30^th, 2007 at 11:27am

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a1 wrote on Sep 30^th, 2007 at 2:36am:

The first one really caught my eye. I never thought a Dash 80 would be so big. Shocked

Dash 80

It's an MD-80... Tongue

That looks really interesting...Both the pictures and the concept...I wonder if someone here does anything like that..... Cool

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Reply #9 - Sep 30^th, 2007 at 4:36pm

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It's an MD*dash*80... Grin

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Reply #10 - Sep 30^th, 2007 at 4:43pm

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Mees wrote on Sep 30^th, 2007 at 4:36pm:

It's an MD*dash*80... Grin

An MD-80 in a hurry?

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Now that's a fantastic idea. Shame more airports don't do something similar.

Sadly having heard some stories of how even aircrew are treated by airport security in the UK, I doubt it could happen...

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Reply #11 - Sep 30^th, 2007 at 7:09pm

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Thanks guys! I didn't think this thread would be so popular.

beaky wrote on Sep 29^th, 2007 at 11:38pm:

Did you drive to KLGA? Shocked

I did. Let me say this. NEVER again. Tongue

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Never heard of this event- do they do it every year?

They do. This is the first year I've gone, though.

Sorry, I should have made an announcement about this! I found out about it at another forum I frequent, NYCAviation.com.

http://nycaviation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=8212

I'll post more shots soon.

-James

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