P.A.C.E.: New Jersey - Middlesex County

So far it's been sleep, work, dinner, sleep, work, and so on. I think we have flown close to 40 hours and this is our 6th day to fly. That's a lot of hours in that seat. Lucky for me, I am kind of scrawny and can fit perfectly in my little air cubicle, but it's hard to move once your locked in. Everyday in the air provides a nice view of NYC. We are flying this project from North to South so each day we move farther from it. The first day we flew, I could see the Statue of Liberty and make out individual buildings. Somedays the haze is pretty bad and when you mix it with smog it makes visibility not so great. The airport we are basing out of also is the home for all the news helicopters for New York City. Every morning they take off and then every afternoon at 5 they take off for traffic reports, and of course they will take off on news breaking events throughout the day. The flying is pretty boring and we spend about an average of 6 hours a day up there. However, we have to stay on our toes for local air traffic. Newark Airport was reasonably close to the Northern block of the project so big jets are constantly flying overhead. Last night we went out for beers at a college bar in New Brunswick where Rutgers University is. It's always fun to go to a foreign college town and check out the scene, each one is unique. Here are some pics I took from the sky only because I have been up there more than on the ground.

New Jersey Turnpike