Flying into JFK Airport (New York City) - Looking for advice

Ron Garret wrote:
You need a landing reservation, which at the time we were actually
unable to get. My friend filed to Teterborough and then changed
destinations to JFK in the air. We were both surprised when that
actually worked, and my friend said so to the controller, who replied,
"No big deal, we like people coming in to JFK."

No sarcasm in the controller's voice? :-)

Not that either one of us noticed.


My one trip into JFK I brought a C-414 in to drop off some folks. On my way
back out, I was trying to copy my clearance but the guy was going too fast for
me. I told him: "I'm from South Carolina; you can give that to me once slow or
five times fast". He slowed down.

Clearances are a lot easier to copy when you know the area. I didn't / don't.



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Mortimer Schnerd, RN

VE