In rec.aviation.piloting Marty Ross wrote:
: I'll be moving to Manhattan from Los Angeles (does it get any more extreme?)
: next month.
:
: Any advice or relevant anecdotes out there to help me gather some leads
: about continuing my flying hobby from there? I've been renting (in L.A.) -
: usually from the FBO where I did my training.
: I'm IFR rated with about 300hrs., and am pretty OK with the (busy) L.A.
: airspace and ATC. I haven't looked at a NY sectional yet.
:
: I've just started to look at airports near to where I will be (using Airnav,
: FS2004 and other web tools), and I found "Linden" (LDJ) and "Essex" (CDW).
: In fact, there appears to be a flying club that has a presence at both of
: those.
:
: I guess my main concern is easy transportation to/from these (or any other)
: airports I might use, as I will be giving up my car (I hear it's a luxury
: *not* to have a car living in Manhattan), and to learn about possible
: desitations (nice places to go for a day or a weekend).
:
: Any leads, tips or general discussion of GA from people living in/around
: Manhattan would be great!
:
You'll find it's a pretty area to fly around in when you can find the
sky. Lots of overcast days. The GA airports on the NJ side of
Manhattan don't have (as far as I know) public transportation to/from
them. NJ has a fairly large number of GA airports, each of which has
its charms. Linden (LDJ) and Teterboro (TEB) are closest to the city,
but you might have to get a cab to get out there.

Good luck.
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-- Mark

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