Originally Posted by
Check Airman
Believe me, I have the same issues when I go to JFK. Between the accent, the non-std RT and the speed at which they speak, it’s difficult. NY is the only place I’ve been told, as an IFR aircraft to “follow the river”. Admittedly, that’s fun when you turn off the automation, look outside and fly.
I think you're confusing LGA & JFK.
LGA 22 arrivals (generally from the south) use the Hudson as downwind. The instruction is typically fly to the Verrazano bridge and follow the Hudson. with the statue of Liberty on the left (aka 'the lady') I christened the procedure "The Britch, the Bitch & the Ditch...'
Just south of the George Washington Bridge 'The GW' you'll get a vector for base.
Kennedy has te Wonderfull VOR/DME 22L (the Canarsie curve..) IIRC AN Emirates 380 grazed the employee parking lot after misunderstanding the procedure last year and LGA the Expressway Visual. Aside from Kai Tak (RIP) and the River Visual into DC; the most fun you can have at work...