Jets in Islip NY
 

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 :D)! Thanks in advance for the info!

RE: Jets in Islip NY
 

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

RE: Jets in Islip NY
 

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!

RE: Jets in Islip NY
 

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

RE: Jets in Islip NY
 

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

RE: Jets in Islip NY
 

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

mike casey,
vinny caratozollo

www.flyparcs.com

RE: Jets in Islip NY
 

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

RE: Jets in Islip NY
 

Ahh must be the good ol' Holiday Inn Ronkonkoma ;)

Have to say I sure don't miss it :D

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

RE: Jets in Islip NY
 

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 :D).

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

RE: Jets in Islip NY
 

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

RE: Jets in Islip NY
 

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!

RE: Jets in Islip NY
 

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

RE: Jets in Islip NY
 

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. [:o] 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.