LX64A332 From Switzerland, joined Aug 2007, 272 posts, RR: 0 Posted (5 years 3 months 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 12474 times:
Hello Everyone,
It all started in mid January, as my family and I wanted to go on a day trip to MIA to do some necessary shopping. Since various dates were occupied by different matters, the next available date was Feb. 6th.
So on the morning of the 6th, we overslept, and arrived at the airport with just 90 mins to spare. As in NAS they do US Border Pre-Clearance, it always takes more time as you have to clear two security controls, immigration, and customs.
NAS has an interesting gate set up. You all wait in a large waiting hall, and then each separate flight is called, and only then may you proceed to the gate, where you have to board. So one can’t wait by the gate, take pictures etc.
Looking at my A/C from the waiting hall.
AA podium in the waiting hall, showing my 4970 flight to MIA
Departure Board
The other thing that I hate about NAS, is the food offers. Sure there is a little snack shop with magazines etc, but proper food, there is only one disgusting cafeteria! Why not put in a food court with Mc. Donald’s, or Burger King or something!
Café in Clouds cafeteria
US Departure Hall
B6 podium with flights to JFK and BOS
DL podium with flights to MCO and ATL
On my way to the a/c after boarding being called.
Quick shot of a NK A319 to FLL
Boarding the ATR-72 via stairs
UP Dash 8 Flight Boarding for another Florida Destination
After we were boarded we were soon in line for takeoff.
Once levelled we were served a beverage, the standard, nothing interesting.
ATR 72 Cabin View
The Cramped and messy galley
Air stairs in-flight
Well, soon after we started our descend, landed in MIA, and took the bus over to E Concourse. After collecting our bags, we were off to get our rental car and hit the malls, wal-mart, and target. Just your average day-trip with the last flight back to the island. I was way too tired to do a TR as we arrived at 10:30 pm.
Hope you all enjoyed this short TR from an airport that is not widely covered on this forum!
Cytz_pilot From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 546 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (5 years 3 months 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 11952 times:
Cool stuff! I think it's adorable you flew to the United States to shop at WallyMart & Target. It reminds me of my sister-in-law, when she travels from Canada she always seems to end up at Target!
If you want to post your vertical shots vertically, before you upload them to your photo service, just view the folder with the photos using My Computer in Windows, switch to thumbnail view mode so you can see which shots need to be rotated, and right-click the individual photos. On the menu that pops up, hit 'Rotate Clockwise.'
Out of curiousity, how much did the day trip cost?
LX64A332 From Switzerland, joined Aug 2007, 272 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (5 years 3 months 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 11883 times:
Quoting EXAAUADL (Reply 2): How about some pics flying over the beautiful bahamas?
Sorryvabout not having any window view pictures. I was unfortuntely sitting next to a rather plump woman who had her window shade down most of the flight.
Quoting Cytz_pilot (Reply 3): If you want to post your vertical shots vertically, before you upload them to your photo service, just view the folder with the photos using My Computer in Windows, switch to thumbnail view mode so you can see which shots need to be rotated, and right-click the individual photos. On the menu that pops up, hit 'Rotate Clockwise.'
Out of curiousity, how much did the day trip cost?
I am a MAC user, so I can't understand what you mean. As for the price, do you mean the flight? Or rental car, shopping receipt and flights included?
As for the RT Flight it was about $180, so an ok price if you ask me. The rental car was from one of those never heard of cheap companies and cost $55, insurance included. As for the price of our shopping spree.....you wouldn't want to know.
Cytz_pilot From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 546 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (5 years 3 months 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 11822 times:
Quoting LX64A332 (Reply 4): I am a MAC user, so I can't understand what you mean.
Hey no prob, ever since I've been working on a Mac at work I hate PCs more and more every day! Just view the photos in Preview and there are 2 rotate buttons in the top menu.
Quoting LX64A332 (Reply 4): As for the RT Flight it was about $180, so an ok price if you ask me.
Sounds reasonable! I just ask because short flights often are crapshoots - last fall my family planned a flight from California to the East Coast, and to fly out of FAT, our local airport, was about double the cost of flying from SFO, a 3-hour drive away. So we drove to SFO. Call me economical but 30 bucks of gas beats 300 bucks in extra airfare.
EXAAUADL From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 6, posted (5 years 3 months 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 11780 times:
Quoting LX64A332 (Reply 4): Sorryvabout not having any window view pictures. I was unfortuntely sitting next to a rather plump woman who had her window shade down most of the flight.
I hate those people.........youre flying over some of the mosr beutiful scenery around...open up the %^$*%*% window shade you cow!!!
Warszawa From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 726 posts, RR: 7 Reply 7, posted (5 years 3 months 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 11636 times:
Nice report, my neck hurts too though, hehe.
Quoting EXAAUADL (Reply 6): I hate those people.........youre flying over some of the mosr beutiful scenery around...open up the %^$*%*% window shade you cow!!!
I agree, I also think its somewhat courteous to leave your shade open in such a situation, but i've been in scenarios where i'm looking out the window from say, a middle seat, and the jerkoff at the window slams the shade shut as i'm glancing out. NO CLASS! While 99% of the time I get a window seat, I seriously *DONT* understand the people whom close their window shades during some parts of the flight.
Flying a plane is no diff. from riding a bicycle. Its just a lot harder to put baseball cards in the spokes. -'Airplane'
WA707atMSP From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 2043 posts, RR: 13 Reply 8, posted (5 years 3 months 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 11503 times:
When I was deplaning at NAS from an AA Eagle ATR 72, I tried taking a picture of my aircraft on the ground, and an airport security woman started screaming at me "Put the camera down - don't take the picture!".
Quoting LX64A332 (Thread starter): The other thing that I hate about NAS, is the food offers. Sure there is a little snack shop with magazines etc, but proper food, there is only one disgusting cafeteria! Why not put in a food court with Mc. Donald’s, or Burger King or something!
I had heard similar complaints about the lack of food at NAS, so before I left for the airport, I bought a Pastrami sandwich at News Cafe on Paradise Island, to eat while I waited for my flight. The US Government seized my sandwich when I came through US Customs pre clearance, because it is illegal to bring beef or pastrami into the USA, even though I was planning to eat the sandwich before I got on the airplane.
I will be posting two trip reports in the next week: one for AA / American Eagle MSP-MIA-NAS-DFW-MSP, and the other for UP NAS-ZSA-NAS.
LX64A332 From Switzerland, joined Aug 2007, 272 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (5 years 3 months 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 11489 times:
Quoting WA707atMSP (Reply 8): When I was deplaning at NAS from an AA Eagle ATR 72, I tried taking a picture of my aircraft on the ground, and an airport security woman started screaming at me "Put the camera down - don't take the picture!".
Hahah if you look at the boarding picture that same woman is standing besides the a/c. On the hundreds of american eagle flights I have boarded, 90% of the time it has always been the sam eold woman standing there. Thats why I took the picture further away from the a/c just as I got down from the stairs, so she couln't prevent me from taking it.
Technically once you have cleared US immigration and customs here in NAS you are in the US. So technically the shops in the departure lounge shouldn't accept bahamian dollar's right
Anyways, cant wait for your TR, I always enjoy reading them about NAS,
cheers,
LX64A332
PS: Do you think we could compile all the NAS TR's out there and form a list?
B747forever From United States of America, joined May 2007, 16575 posts, RR: 11 Reply 10, posted (5 years 3 months 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 11340 times:
ATLFlyer323 From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 558 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (5 years 3 months 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 11275 times:
Really fun report, and something different! I enjoyed it very much. Sure I have a little neck cramp from looking sideways, but it was well worth it!
LX64A332 From Switzerland, joined Aug 2007, 272 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (5 years 3 months 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 11257 times:
Quoting ATLFlyer323 (Reply 11): Really fun report, and something different! I enjoyed it very much. Sure I have a little neck cramp from looking sideways, but it was well worth it!
Thanks, not to worry about your neck, for my next TR I will post them the right way, as I now know how to do
USAirALB From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 2681 posts, RR: 1 Reply 13, posted (5 years 3 months 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 11215 times:
I flew on this plane on the NAS to FLL+MCO+TPA in 01. Does this plane have o2 masks? I forget.
Ba777pilot From United States of America, joined Dec 2007, 49 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (5 years 3 months 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 11178 times:
Love to see those props still around...
nice trip report although my neck is in a bit of pain.
USAirALB From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 2681 posts, RR: 1 Reply 17, posted (5 years 3 months 14 hours ago) and read 10948 times:
Quoting LX64A332 (Reply 14): Ahh yes, back in the day when we had American Eagle service to MIA, FLL, MCO, TPA, JAX, RDU, and LGA! Now we're stuck with MIA, FLL, and DFW!
And yes the ATR 72 does contain oxygen masks which can be disributed by the F/A's and then can be plugged into some valve.
Oh yea.... I don't know how it would help with 66 people on the plane, and you have 2 mins of conciousness
Wat a/c did they fly from NAS-RDU? I can't believe NAS-MCO is gone.
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