Is Prospect Heights in the Flight Path for LaGuardia Airport

yes. sitting on my rooftop we realized that there is a flight path directly above us. the planes are pretty low, but i don't think they are nearly low enough to really be annoying.

they're flyin in our air-rights, maybe we could charge them a toll?

Regarding planes -- I'm no acoustics expert, but I have noticed the noise from planes on approach to LGA more on days with a low cloud deck as we've seen much of this week.
On clear nights I almost never notice the noise.

Subject: Approach path into LaGuardia

As a flightsim enthusiast and aviation buff, I enjoy the parade of beautiful airliners over my neighbourhood, and always look up to admire them.

Proho is under the approach path into LaGuardia's Runway 4. According to my flightsim approach plates, the VOR/GPS Runway 4 approach is flown at about 3000-2500 feet over Prospect Heights. The ILS approach into Runway 4 puts planes much lower, at about 1500 feet over our nabe. The ILS beam, or instrument landing system would be used during heavy cloud cover or bad weather, accounting for the lower flying aircraft spotted under those weather conditions.

While airliners are capable of autolandings, the pilot generally switches the plane off the Autopilot and hand flies the last part of the approach and landing.

PH has been in La Guardia's flight path even since there's been a La Guardia Airport.
And as long as there's crime in the neighborhood, they'll be cops and copters. The choppers are based at the end of Flatbush Avenue @ Floyd Bennett Field.
Relax, you're not living in Elmhurst.

Thanks, Idlewild! I haven't been able to read any of the messages, the letters are usually too spread out to be clear. It's pretty interesting watching the 5 planes do it, they let out small dashes of smoke to make the letters. I'm amazed at how in sync they are because to make each letter one or 2 planes don't let any smoke out. Then different ones for the next letter, and so on...

brooklynred87 wrote: On a positive note, depending on where you're coming from and what side of the plane you're on, you can often point out your *exact* building to your fellow passengers during landing!

Yup, if I'm on the left side I can do that during the day.

Smokin' Joe wrote: [quote=dw438]PH has been in La Guardia's flight path even since there's been a La Guardia Airport.

you know this for a fact? i'd heard the flight path had been over park slope but residents complained and got it moved.

recently? because they sure were complaining last year:

http://brooklynian.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3398&highlight=laguardia

Clark Kent wrote: I think the planes look majestic as they glide in.

LOL! :P