EWR In For It Today Weatherwise? Really?
Dec 12, 2009, 6:12 am
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I was driving by the airport yesterday around 2:00pm. Saw a helicopter make a very quick, steep landing over Rts 1&9 right by the CO building. Never seen a helicopter land like that (or at part of the airport). I'm wondering if that was wind related. Then as I went over the Skyway, I saw several planes (CO, Fedex) make the usual approach from the North only to make some sharp turns to the East right before the airport. They appeared to circle around for an approach from the East. Very weird. Those must have been some strong winds.
Dec 16, 2009, 11:56 am
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Dec 16, 2009, 12:02 pm
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I was driving by the airport yesterday around 2:00pm. Saw a helicopter make a very quick, steep landing over Rts 1&9 right by the CO building. Never seen a helicopter land like that (or at part of the airport). I'm wondering if that was wind related. Then as I went over the Skyway, I saw several planes (CO, Fedex) make the usual approach from the North only to make some sharp turns to the East right before the airport. They appeared to circle around for an approach from the East. Very weird. Those must have been some strong winds.
The runway is plenty long enough for any a/c operating at EWR to land under most conditions. It's always a treat to see 767s and 777s on short final maybe 60-100 feet overhead as you pass below on the Turnpike.