From a Flight on Sunday, July 10, 2011...

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Once again we take to the skies, this time on a flight originating from

Trenton-Robbinsville airport (N87), over the Raritan Bay, along the

south shore of Long Island, then to the easternmost tip where

Montauk airport (MTP) is located. The flight took 75 minutes and

we were treated to many astounding sights, which you

are about to witness.

As always, I hope you enjoy the view from above !!!

#1 - The Verrazano Bridge with
Manhattan in the background

#2 - Coney Island amusement park

#3 - Beach-front residencies on the
south shore of Long Island

#4 - An expansive public beach pavilion
with a soon-to-be-filled parking lot

#5 - Impressive residencies / hotel
on the Long Island shore

#6 - Jones Beach State Park

#7 - Jones Beach State Park monument

#8 - Massive sandbar near Gardiners Bay
on Long Island

#9 - Picturesque floor of Gardiners Bay

#10 - Fishing boats

#11 - The famous "Hamptons" of Long Island.

Notice that each home has its own in-ground

swimming pool and tennis court, not to mention

the home itself is the size of a palace.

#12 - And these two homes are indeed palaces

#13 - Maidstone Golf Club
in East Hampton, NY

#14 - A hedge-lined driveway
in East Hampton, NY

#15 - Typical housing development
east of the Hamptons

#16 - The Plaza Circle in Montauk, NY

#17 - The cliffs along the south shore
of Long Island, near Montauk

#18 - Montauk Point State Park

#19 - Montauk Lighthouse

#20 - Montauk airport (MTP),
our destination for this mornings' flight

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The following (3) photos show various views of this unique summer destination airport, with its close proximity to a state park, two beaches (Long Island Sound & Atlantic Ocean), along with the popular fishing/tourist village of Montauk itself, which is also home to a Coast Guard Station

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#24 - Fishing / Tourist village of Montauk

#25 - On the flight home we overflew
Fishers Island, which happens to have a
neat little airport named Elizabeth Field (0B8)

#26 - Cross Sound Ferry terminal in Orient, NY
(located on the northern tip of Long Island)

#27 - Brookhaven National Laboratory
in Brookhaven, NY

#28 - Long Island Macarthur airport (ISP)
in Ronkonkoma, NY

#29 - Republic airport (FRG) in Farmingdale, NY

#30 - Loop road with Jones Beach
State Park in the background

#31 - Lido Golf Club in Lido, NY

#32 - Point Lookout & Town Park,
Nassau Beach County Park & Lido Beach Town Park

#33 - On our flight back to the Garden State (NJ),
a layer of clouds formed near Sandy Hook
and the Raritan Bay area at about 6,000 feet.

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Well, another spectacular flight with Dad and I, this time with our

motorized Dahon folding bikes in the back of the plane, providing us

with a few hours of leisurely transportation around Montauk Point.

See you after the next flight...