Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: TXTdragger(at)aol.com
The classic water,cities flight was made by Tom Nolan in a 65 Piet. Itwas written up in the newsletter a few years agoHere in NY State we have the Hudson river which flows south from theAdirondack mountains to the Atlantic ocean. It flows past New York Cityat its southern end. The Statue of Liberty is located there.I am sure everyone is aware that the control zones of LaGuardia, Newark& JFK airports encompass that entire aera,There is a Hudson River corridor thru which one can fly no radio below2000 ft. It is truly a magnificent flight. Below the Empire Statebuilding & World Trade center & over the Statue of Liberty.( I did it ina 150 )Well, not only did Tom fly the corridor, but he turned east over theAtlantic Ocean & flew off shore under the JFK veil. VFR, no radio, in aPiet. Go beat that!.He took pictures of that flight from the cockpit. He had them atBrodhead one year. Unreal.Mike B Piet N687MB ( Mr Sam )PS: mountains laterThe classic water,cities flight was made byTom Nolanin a 65 Piet. It was written up in the newsletter a few yearsagoHere in NY State we have the Hudson river which flows south fromtheAdirondack mountains to the Atlantic ocean. It flows past New York Cityat itssouthern end. The Statue of Liberty is located there.I am sure everyone is aware that the control zones of LaGuardia,Newark JFK airports encompass that entire aera, There is a Hudson River corridor thru which one can fly no radiobelow 2000ft. It is truly a magnificent flight. Below the Empire State buildingWorld Trade center over the Statue of Liberty.( I did it in a 150)Well, not only did Tom fly the corridor, but he turned east overtheAtlantic Ocean flew off shore under the JFK veil. VFR, no radio,in aPiet. Go beat that!.He took pictures of that flight from the cockpit. He had them atBrodheadone year. Unreal.Mike B Piet N687MB ( Mr Sam )PS: mountains later________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Alan Swanson
Small correction, the cieling of the corridor is only 1100 feet. I usedto do scenic rides in the Howard from Kobelt Airport, about 70 milesnorth of the City, down the corridor, around the Statue, and back toKobelt. There is nothing like NYC from the air!Michael Brusilow wrote:> The classic water,cities flight was made by Tom Nolan in a 65 Piet.> It was written up in the newsletter a few years agoHere in NY State we> have the Hudson river which flows south from the Adirondack mountains> to the Atlantic ocean. It flows past New York City at its southern> end. The Statue of Liberty is located there.I am sure everyone is> aware that the control zones of LaGuardia, Newark & JFK airports> encompass that entire aera,There is a Hudson River corridor thru which> one can fly no radio below 2000 ft. It is truly a magnificent flight.> Below the Empire State building & World Trade center & over the Statue> of Liberty.( I did it in a 150 )Well, not only did Tom fly the> corridor, but he turned east over the Atlantic Ocean & flew off shore> under the JFK veil. VFR, no radio, in a Piet. Go beat that!.He took> pictures of that flight from the cockpit. He had them at Brodhead one> year. Unreal. Mike B Piet N687MB ( Mr Sam ) PS: mountains> later--David B.Schober, CPEInstructor, Aviation MaintenanceFairmont State CollegeNational Aerospace Education Center1050 East Benedum Industrial DriveBridgeport, WV 26330-9503(304) 842-8300Small correction, the cieling of the corridor is only 1100 feet. I usedto do scenic rides in the Howard from Kobelt Airport, about 70 miles northof the City, down the corridor, around the Statue, and back to Kobelt.There is nothing like NYC from the air!Michael Brusilow wrote:The classic water,citiesflight was made by Tom Nolan in a 65 Piet. It was written up in the newslettera few years agoHere in NY State we have the Hudson river which flowssouth from the Adirondack mountains to the Atlantic ocean. It flows pastNew York City at its southern end. The Statue of Liberty is located there.Iam sure everyone is aware that the control zones of LaGuardia, Newark JFK airports encompass that entire aera,There is a Hudson River corridorthru which one can fly no radio below 2000 ft. It is truly a magnificentflight. Below the Empire State building World Trade center over the Statue of Liberty.( I did it in a 150 )Well, not only did Tomfly the corridor, but he turned east over the Atlantic Ocean flewoff shore under the JFK veil. VFR, no radio, in a Piet. Go beat that!.Hetook pictures of that flight from the cockpit. He had them at Brodheadone year. Unreal.Mike B Piet N687MB ( Mr Sam )PS:mountains later--David B.Schober, CPEInstructor, Aviation MaintenanceFairmont State CollegeNational Aerospace Education Center1050 East Benedum Industrial DriveBridgeport, WV 26330-9503(304) 842-8300________________________________________________________________________________