Clear The Flight Deck....

With a sunny day and a full deck of planes, it made for great picture taking at the Intrepid Museum. The list of planes was impressive feature the SR-71 Blackbird, one of America's premiere reconnaissance planes. There was also selection of Russian jets, assorted helicopters, and other jets from different periods.

You can literally walk from one end of the deck to the other to see these assorted aircraft. It is a diverse collection - indeed.

There is one more set of photos coming that show the inside of the carrier and some of the devices that they used back in the day. The technology has changed so much over the years that to see the technology then and knowing what has evolved is short of amazing.

Takin' Off....

From the history department......

Here are some shots from the Intrepid museum in New York of the world famous Concord jet aircraft that has been retired from passenger service. The stories of its speed across the Atlantic are legendary.

Here in New York, they have placed it on the pier right next to the Intrepid. You have the opportunity to walk through it and see the narrowness of the fuselage. There is also a chance to peek inside the cockpit and view the instrumentation of the aircraft.

The plane itself has a very rich history. Since it has been retired, folks have built models of the aircraft for display. It is one of those planes that will live on in history for the ages because of its supersonic capability.

Coming next...more planes from the Intrepid....

Opener in the Bronx......

The opener in the Bronx was quite the spectacle. Beginning early in the morning, the whir of helicopter blades was unmistakable as news crews prowled along the Grand Concourse area of the Bronx around the new Yankee Stadium.

For the home television folks from the YES network, it marked a couple of years of preparation for the first telecast from the Yankees new home. For those of us on the visitor side, it was more like weeks of conversing about the various issues we may confront upon our arrival.

Once we really were involved at the site, the local crew really helped in setting up our cameras inside the ballyard. Finding the right connections, and delivering both audio and video signals were the main focus of the day. To their credit, just about everything worked. We were never able to receive the data for the pitch speeds from the ballpark. Recent conversations with Yankee folks have lead to the same result - they are still unable to retrieve a signal.

We did not have much time to really see much of the hoopla of the opener - but the Tribe came out on top - and that made the opener in New Yankee Stadium good for us!