new jersey – FueledByLOLZ

As many people know, my husband is a pilot in the Air Force. He also has his private’s license, so we are able to rent planes and fly to various places. Due to being busy, life, and other interests we haven’t gone anywhere too exciting in a few months. Last year was my first time going through the Hudson Corridor (around NYC). We like flying there and it’s usually scenic.

The weather looked good last Saturday so we decided to fly back up to Connecticut. We chose Bridgeport since it would be scenic and there was a lot going on around the airport.

We took off from Princeton Airport. Tim’s been taking lessons to be an instructor there (so he can teach people how to fly…).

The morning of, we realized the Mets were playing which means certain parts of the Hudon, New York, and New Jersey Air Space are closed. This is the same for any major sporting event. When Trump plays golf in NJ, it essentially shuts down half of the state for private flying. If you cross the airspace, you run the risk of getting escorted out by F18s.

We were able to fly around NYC going up, but coming back we had to stay clear and flew down through Western NJ. It ended up being a cool flight because we were actually above Newark Jets approaching. It’s kind of crazy to look down and see a massive 737.

Here are a few photos:

Taking off from Princeton Airport

Flying over the Verrazano Bridge into NYC…who has started a marathon there?

Down into Connecticut:

Coming back home. On multiple occasions, we were about a mile away from 737s and other jets (which in flying world will cause your plane to beep: “traffic traffic”.

This was definitely one of my favorite views of the night.

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One of my favorite photos of the short trip landing back in NJ.

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It was definitely one of the more scenic flights. We are hoping to fly to Block Island this summer as well as Montauk but we will see how schedules go.

Other Flying Related Posts:

Flying to Cape May
Flying to Pompton Plains
Flying the Hudson Exclusion

Questions for you:
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Thomas Edison Historical Park (West Orange, NJ)

Last week, my friend Cyd and I went to the Thomas Edison Historical Park in West Orange. Cyd owns the website, New Jersey Isn’t Boring, so if there is something unique or interesting in the state, she’ll know. I’ve been enjoying traveling the state and learning new things.

To be honest, I didn’t realize Thomas Edison worked in New Jersey. Many of his most well-known creations were all created in West Orange! If you’re ever in the area, I highly recommend checking out the Thomas Edison National Historical Park. It was one of the more interesting and historic sites I’ve seen. The National Park Service keeps it in pristine shape.

At the Thomas Edison Historical Park, he created the motion picture camera, improved phonographs, sound recordings, movies and the “nickel-iron alkaline electric” storage battery.

After eating at a diner, we headed over to the Thomas Edison Historical Park.

Here is a little bit of information in case you are interested. The Thomas Edison Historical Park itself hosts both Edison’s home as well as his lab site. It was designated as a National Historic Site in 1955. Even though the Thomas Edison Historical Park closed for several decades, and it reopened on March 30, 2009. During its closure, it was in service and used to manufacture several of Edison’s inventions. After renovations on the entire lab complex, it was completely reopened for visitors on October 10, 2009.