I was 5 yrs old . Now a Flight attendant for AA after 28 yrs . Born and raised in the Bronx. Always looking up in the sky when the airplanes took off from runway 31 over the Bronx .
One thing I really miss about the old days was the rumble you used to hear when an airplane was climbing out. Engines used to be so loud that as soon as their compression waves started bouncing around the terrain on climb out, it had a thunderous quality to it. You really don’t hear that anymore…engines have gotten soooooo much quieter in the last 30 years.
For example, I was walking North near Yesler Way in Seattle Summer 2016. Overhead I heard what I thought was a 737-800. I looked up and it was a Virgin Atlantic 787 heading North over downtown Seattle bound for London Heathrow. That was quite a surprise. The difference between the British Airways 747-200s and 747-400s was also marked in how quiet the -400 was when I heard it heading North after departure from SEA.
High bypass turbofans had been around since the start of the 1970s, but it was the widespread adoption of the CFM56 on the 737 and the appearance of the A320 that saw the decline of the old trusty JT8D
Thank you so much for sharing this video. This brings back some special memories of when I was a kid and spent a ton of time on the observation deck at LGA! I loved seeing the Empire F-28 landing, took them all the time between my home airport ROC to LGA to see family.
Excellent memories of bygone airlines and aircraft. Loved the Eastern A-300 (pretty large A/C for LGA) and the Empire F-28. Great shots of the old terminal and tower as well. Started my airline career in 1990 and that's the LGA I remember.
I flew in and out of LGA dozens of times in the late eighties and early nineties. All of them originated on a puddlejumper tjst would dock nesr the real aircraft. The greatest memories were walking under the 767 that was going to take me yo my fina 1:06 l destination. Many times, airport personnel would escort me to the terminal because I spent too much time under the 767 just staring 8n amazement at that magnificent machine. Great video. Thanks for posting.
This is when La Guardia still accommodated heavy plains on their tarmac. L1011’s A300’s, A310’s DC-10’s and 767 400ers would depart from La Guardia in the old days of aviation. Today, no wide body aircraft are seen at La Guardia only narrow body. The largest would be the 767 300er operated by Delta.
@ they’re definitely long enough, not for 747’s or A380s but for sorter variants like the 777 200er and A330’s absolutely. The reason why wide body aren’t accommodated anymore is because La Guardia decided to build smaller terminals to accommodate more narrow body domestic flights. The newer terminals are too small for the wide jets.
This was the first year I flew. I was 3. It was likely in an Eastern DC-9 or a 727, this I know for sure because I remember the rear air-stairs door at the back of the aircraft. That door and the noise made an impression on me. This is the era where 737s made sense as they were designed for a very specific purpose not modified many times over to be a bloated people mover. It's cool to see because somewhere not too far away in the world, nearly all my relatives including 3 of my great grandparents were still alive. It would be cool to revisit that world even as an invisible spectator just to remember how it all actually was.
The number of American carriers seen in this footage is astounding: Eastern, Delta, UA, AA, TWA, PanAm, Piedmont, USAir, New York Air, Air Florida, Empire, Republic, and a couple of smaller regionals that I can't identify.
Eastern was our family airline when I was a kid in the 80s... Flew them everywhere out of ORF... But I remember the Eastern jets I flew on being silver and not white 😅
I fly out of LGA currently. Some interesting facts. Largest plane to fly into LGA currently is an Airbus 321 ( no more wide bodies they are at JFK). LGA has a 12 midnight to 6 am no fly curfew. The furthest flight is to Denver ( except Saturdays to no compete with the coast to coast flights out of JFK 😊
Yeah at the time it was a really tight squeeze. Little room for error. The runways have been extended since 82' but back then the tristar could kiss the numbers and still need to roll out to the end.
@@fa3556 only thing that has been extended is the overrun, it now has EMAS at each end of both runways. The actual usable length was at that time and remains 7000'
@darrellgordon7456 I thought they extended it when that was going on. I know the overun area was installed along with all new runway lighting. I was told the runway was being extended. Thanks for the correction.
@@fa3556The 4/22 platform was extended into the River in 1967 from what I read from the original in 1939. That’s the North/S runway we see them taking off on from R4. It is hard to believe they once accommodated L1011’s and maybe early 767’s but 7,000 feet for two runways doesn’t leave a lot of wiggle room.
@@paulw4310 Actually, US-Air took over American Airlines then changed its name to American Airlines. The core of American Airlines today descends from US Air.
It's like watching an old home movie from your childhood that had all of your favorite relatives in it that have long since passed away.
One of the best things about TH-cam is these time machines. All these wonderful DC-9s and 727s, and the beautiful TWA TriStar
I was 5 yrs old . Now a Flight attendant for AA after 28 yrs . Born and raised in the Bronx. Always looking up in the sky when the airplanes took off from runway 31 over the Bronx .
I was 3 years old in 82 lol,and look at all those absolutely beautiful 727s and DC9s that we had flying all around back then 💙💙💙💙💙💙
I miss those airport observation decks. A casualty of the times we live in
Great LGA footage from 1982. I remember flying that year on Eastern Airlines LGA-Orlando on their A300. Nice flight.
Yup I used to work at JFK in the mid 80s serviced the Boeing 747s 727s and A300s
One thing I really miss about the old days was the rumble you used to hear when an airplane was climbing out. Engines used to be so loud that as soon as their compression waves started bouncing around the terrain on climb out, it had a thunderous quality to it. You really don’t hear that anymore…engines have gotten soooooo much quieter in the last 30 years.
For example, I was walking North near Yesler Way in Seattle Summer 2016. Overhead I heard what I thought was a 737-800. I looked up and it was a Virgin Atlantic 787 heading North over downtown Seattle bound for London Heathrow. That was quite a surprise. The difference between the British Airways 747-200s and 747-400s was also marked in how quiet the -400 was when I heard it heading North after departure from SEA.
High bypass turbofans had been around since the start of the 1970s, but it was the widespread adoption of the CFM56 on the 737 and the appearance of the A320 that saw the decline of the old trusty JT8D
Thank you so much for sharing this video. This brings back some special memories of when I was a kid and spent a ton of time on the observation deck at LGA! I loved seeing the Empire F-28 landing, took them all the time between my home airport ROC to LGA to see family.
Yup the Fokker
Excellent memories of bygone airlines and aircraft. Loved the Eastern A-300 (pretty large A/C for LGA) and the Empire F-28. Great shots of the old terminal and tower as well. Started my airline career in 1990 and that's the LGA I remember.
Wow ,TWA tristar, great era, aircrafts without winglets
My first flight was on a TWA L1011 from Denver to Honolulu in 1979 great flight
@volnation-qc4rb Yes, absolutely
I flew in and out of LGA dozens of times in the late eighties and early nineties. All of them originated on a puddlejumper tjst would dock nesr the real aircraft. The greatest memories were walking under the 767 that was going to take me yo my fina 1:06 l destination.
Many times, airport personnel would escort me to the terminal because I spent too much time under the 767 just staring 8n amazement at that magnificent machine.
Great video. Thanks for posting.
727's , Tri-Stars, 200' series 737's and Mad Dog 80s. Those were the Days!😢😢😢😊
This is when La Guardia still accommodated heavy plains on their tarmac. L1011’s A300’s, A310’s DC-10’s and 767 400ers would depart from La Guardia in the old days of aviation. Today, no wide body aircraft are seen at La Guardia only narrow body. The largest would be the 767 300er operated by Delta.
I didn’t realize that their runways were long enough.
@ they’re definitely long enough, not for 747’s or A380s but for sorter variants like the 777 200er and A330’s absolutely. The reason why wide body aren’t accommodated anymore is because La Guardia decided to build smaller terminals to accommodate more narrow body domestic flights. The newer terminals are too small for the wide jets.
Yep both only 7,000 feet. The biggest now are the A-321s. No more 757-767.
Love it! You have some awesome memories!
This was the first year I flew. I was 3. It was likely in an Eastern DC-9 or a 727, this I know for sure because I remember the rear air-stairs door at the back of the aircraft. That door and the noise made an impression on me. This is the era where 737s made sense as they were designed for a very specific purpose not modified many times over to be a bloated people mover. It's cool to see because somewhere not too far away in the world, nearly all my relatives including 3 of my great grandparents were still alive. It would be cool to revisit that world even as an invisible spectator just to remember how it all actually was.
The number of American carriers seen in this footage is astounding: Eastern, Delta, UA, AA, TWA, PanAm, Piedmont, USAir, New York Air, Air Florida, Empire, Republic, and a couple of smaller regionals that I can't identify.
Look at those beautiful Boeing 727-200 airframes!! 😎
My favorite plane to fly on and work on
My favorite plane of all time 😁👍
Now this is awesome content!🔥
Also saw some 727 and L-1011, the planes of my youth!
SUCH NOSTALGIA!!!!
Incredible upload. Thanks for this.
Cool seeing the USAir 9’s.......got over 18,000 hrs in them......retired now.
The year I was born and now I enjoy plane spotting
When you could still get on the main terminal observation deck!
Eastern was our family airline when I was a kid in the 80s... Flew them everywhere out of ORF...
But I remember the Eastern jets I flew on being silver and not white 😅
my gosh time capsule beautiful
I can’t believe how ancient this feels…
❤that old footage of the PIEDMONT 737’s
I fly out of LGA currently. Some interesting facts. Largest plane to fly into LGA currently is an Airbus 321 ( no more wide bodies they are at JFK). LGA has a 12 midnight to 6 am no fly curfew. The furthest flight is to Denver ( except Saturdays to no compete with the coast to coast flights out of JFK 😊
This is gold.
brilliant!!! The heyday!
content with my '89 XJ-S. Black over black, lowered, engine, exhaust and ECU mods. No brand reset for me thank you.
View count number of the year that this was filmed.
Twin Otter10:18, one type that's still going strong today
L1011’s could land and take off at LGA?
Yeah at the time it was a really tight squeeze. Little room for error. The runways have been extended since 82' but back then the tristar could kiss the numbers and still need to roll out to the end.
@@fa3556 only thing that has been extended is the overrun, it now has EMAS at each end of both runways. The actual usable length was at that time and remains 7000'
@darrellgordon7456 I thought they extended it when that was going on. I know the overun area was installed along with all new runway lighting. I was told the runway was being extended. Thanks for the correction.
@@fa3556The 4/22 platform was extended into the River in 1967 from what I read from the original in 1939. That’s the North/S runway we see them taking off on from R4. It is hard to believe they once accommodated L1011’s and maybe early 767’s but 7,000 feet for two runways doesn’t leave a lot of wiggle room.
This is great!!! Where have you been????
What did they write in the sky?
Everything looks old now except for the aircraft, which look essentially the same as today
BEST looking collection of airplanes! I miss those loud, dirty girls, especially the 727’s. All the planes today look alike and are so boring.
Sweet!!
Only US Air and Delta survive to this day.
There was a UAL 737-200 and AAL 727 in the video. US Air no longer exists; it merged with AAL about 10 years ago.
@@paulw4310 Actually, US-Air took over American Airlines then changed its name to American Airlines. The core of American Airlines today descends from US Air.