Interesting happenings at KJFK

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The turtles are back!

 

http://www.eaaonline.org/link.cfm?r=23797521&sid=14372611&m=1430534&u=ExAA&j=5983569&s=http://www.eaa.org/news/2011/audio/turtles.mp3

 

How cute!

 

The video:

 

http://www.eaaonline.org/link.cfm?r=23797521&sid=14372613&m=1430534&u=ExAA&j=5983569&s=http://abcnews.go.com/US/turtles-turn-jfk-air-traffic-crawl/story?id=13957355

 

TURTLE NESTING SNARLS AIR TRAFFIC AT KJFK

 

 

It's the time of year again for Diamondback Terrapin turtles to seek a nesting spot in the a sandy and marshy area near the corners of runways 4L and 31L at John F. Kennedy International Airport. It's not a new phenomenon, so port authority workers and biologists were ready. The annual early summer migration is just in time for the wind patterns to shift to this little-used runway, thus tying up traffic for about 30 minutes Wednesday morning as ground crews were busy removing the turtles from 4L and parallel Taxiway Kilo. About 150 turtles crossed the runway and taxiway, which kept controllers and air crews amused but concerned enough to delay takeoff or movements until they were removed.

 

YOU CAN STILL BLOCK YOUR N NUMBER - MAYBE

 

The FAA has issued a Q&A document to help explain which airplane owners can continue to block display of their flights after the Blocked Aircraft Registration Request (BARR) program ends later this year. Only those who are able to "certify" that a "Valid Security Concern" exists will be allowed to block the tracking of their flights by N number on Internet sites that are available to anyone in the world. Read more

 

EAA APPLAUDS GAMA/IAMAW RESPONSE TO ATTACK ON AVIATION INDUSTRY

 

EAA today voiced its support to a response by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) against President Obama's statement that attacked American's aviation industry. In a joint letter to President Obama, GAMA and IAMAW expressed deep concern over recent comments and actions questioning the value of corporate aircraft use and proposing tax changes that would negatively impact the entire general aviation industry. Read more