New York fly-over: A study in contrasts
By John Croft on April 28, 2009 9:11 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0) |ShareThis
Tapes of the conversations between New York approach controllers and pilots of the presidential VC-25 (Boeing 747-200) that performed what can best be described as an airshow routine over Lower Manhattan in New York City yesterday reveal a joviality that is in stark contrast to the outright panic that gripped the uninformed citizens just a few minutes later (as a nightmare from Sept. 2001 appeared to be playing out again...)
AUDIO AT WEBSITE:
venus one? Can anyone confirm if this is the real deal...
TIME ......... Call Sign ..........Message
0:07 thru 0:08 .....(unknown... probably New York Approach) .....(garbled and unreadable)
0:10 .....VENUS 1 LEAD .....Venus One Flight
0:11 .....VENUS 1 WINGMAN ..... Two
0:12 .....VENUS 1 FLIGHT ..... New'k Approach, Good morning, Venus One Flight with you, ah level block ah one one thousand, block one two, ah twelve thousand, like to cancel IFR at this time, proceed VFR at this time to the "Vesonnal" bridge.
0:21 .....NEW YORK APPROACH ..... (singing)Hey Venus, (talking) ah New York Approach, Venus One Heavy, New York Approach. Roger, Cancel IFR One Three Four Eight and uh Altimeter term now, Three Zero Three Six, I know what uh, what front you're going heading up to. Just at air zone east, is that correct?
0:34 ..... VENUS 1 FLIGHT ..... That is correct. Three Zero Three Six, ah for Venus Zero One, Requesting air traffic advisories.
0:39 ..... NEW YORK APPROACH ..... Alright Venus One and flight, New York Approach, Is the uh F-16, Center will have the zone for his flight?
0:45 ..... VENUS 1 FLIGHT ..... Ah, he's gonna stay with us until we depart. Then he'll become a uh "Capital Nine Two," But afterward. Donner will work him.
0:49 ..... NEW YORK APPROACH ..... Okay, Roger, so it a flight of two for now, then. Thanks.
0:53 ..... VENUS 1 FLIGHT ..... Venus One, thanks.
0:55 ..... NEW YORK APPROACH ..... Venus One, you can start your desent now, that's fine.
0:57 ..... VENUS 1 FLIGHT ..... (ha,ha) Venus One, down to two thousand.
1:00 ..... (unknown probably New Your Approach) ..... ().
That's about all the information I can discern from this tape.
This could have been any day, and around 13:48 zulu time.
This could have been any training mission with a call sign of "Venus One Heavy", and ...
Why was this tape released on this day?,