Hey guys, gona be here in Islip NY for a couple days. Just wondering if there are any jet fields close by to check out (gota get out of this frappin hotel room )! Thanks in advance for the info!

Floyd Benett Field is a 40 minute drive from islip, going west.

Cool, I've heard of that field several times before.....didn't know I was that close. [X(] I'm staying right on the airport........off Veterans Memorial Hwy, any clues on how to get there? Think there will be anyone there during the week? Thanks again for the info!

Robert,
Go to mapquest.com and go to directions and put in your address and then put in "floyd bennett field, Brooklyn, NY 11234.

Marty

Thanks for the address Marty, I'll do that!

Try contacting the following members from floyd bennet. They primarily deal with jets.

mike casey,
vinny caratozollo

www.flyparcs.com

robert
i will be at floyd bennett on fri/sat
weather looks good have to work
wed/thur you are more then welcome
to come out i know adil wants to test fly
his new comp bobcat
vinny

Ahh must be the good ol' Holiday Inn Ronkonkoma

Have to say I sure don't miss it

Have fun with the guys at FBF its only about 45 minutes from you.
BC

Yup, thats the one I'm at.........can't say I'll miss it either!

Vinny, thanks for the reply! I'll be sure to make the trip out if I'm still here.....they're working on a trip for us to Teluride CO on thursday, but its not in stone yet. I'll let u know what happens (hoping I'll still be here ).

Take care and thanks to all for the reply's.

Robert,
I remember a field being close by with a paved runway. I don't know if anyone flys jets there or not. I believe it was in Hecksher State Park just to the SW of ISP
an I think it was the SE corner of the park but may be wrong.

[link=http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?searchtype=address&country=US&addtohistory =&searchtab=home&formtype=address&popflag=0&latitu de=&longitude=&name=&phone=&cat=&address=&city=isl ip&state=ny&zipcode=]Hecksher State Park[/link]

Maybe someone knows more about it. I am pretty sure that is where it was but that was about 8-10 years ago.

BC

There is still an active R/C field in Hecksher. When I visited this past summer, I drove around the park in a counter-clockwise direction and almost gave up when the field showed itself.

If weather becomes a factor, you can check out the museum at Republic airport and the Cradle of Aviation museum across the road from the Nassau Coliseum. I recommend both, but would choose Cradle of Aviation if time only allowed one choice.

Tom

PS Howdy Vinny!

hey tom
how are you doing
are you still flying a300/767s
vinny

the museum at republic has has alot of ww2 warbirds
cradle of aviation has some real nice planes alots of grumman cats

Guys, I want to thank everyone that replied to this post. Looks like my trip tomorrow is a go for now, so won't be able to go out this weekend. [] I will deffinitely keep this in mind for when we're back here again (hopefully soon [8D]). Hope everyone has a great and uneventful time this weekend! Thanks again.