Brookhaven National Laboratory

April 27, 2001

On April 27, 2001, Don and I flew Warrior 38290 to HWV (Brookhaven) on Long Island. The trip to Long Island very nice, with solid IMC for about half of the flight. This page shows a collection of pictures I took on the way back. These pictures were taken from an altitude of 10,000 feet (if you do not believe it, check the altimeter in the picture shown below).

There were two reasons for this choice of altitude:

• An airmet (confirmed by pilot reports) of moderate turbulence below 8000
• Icing. At this altitude we stayed mainly above the build ups. In the corridor between NYC and BGM the minimum enroute altitude is 8000 feet due to the appraoch pattern into Newark. The temperature at 8000 feet was right at freezing, and my worst icing encounter (with super cooled water droplets) occured on a day like this. My choice of altitude would minimize the time we would spend in the scattered layer since an altitude below 8000 feet would not be approved by ATC.

The views of the clouds were spectacular, as is illustrated by the pictures shown below.

Although I have made this trip so many times, it is always fun. Especially if I can share the excitement with my copilot. Thanks Don, it is always nice to have you in the right seat!

© Frank L. H. Wolfs, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA

Last updated on Saturday, April 28, 2001 17:38