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Hopefully this post doesn't get deleted due to it being from ADBS Exchange.
I was in the Queens Sunday night and saw a slow moving set of nav/strobe lights in the air. I thought it might have been a drone at first due to it's low speed.
I checked FlightRadar24 first, but it wasn't showing up on the app. I gave ADSB Exchange a try and there it was! What was strange was that it would disappear and reappear on the radar every few minutes.
The light arrangement definitely looked like a fixed wing. It was flying perfect circles when I saw it at 8400ft and about 125kts. I believe it came out of MacArthur (KISP).
Does anyone have any idea what aircraft this was or what it was doing circling the skies of NYC?
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Bought these when I was a kid (96-97) and haven’t ever played with them but it’s been so long I don’t even know how to go about identifying these cards. Anyone have any idea? Really curious about the Mewtwo because I can’t seem to find one with the art facing this direction.

Hi everyone! As promised here’s part two of my trip to Japan and for our second park we headed to Nagashima Spa Land in Nagoya. We went there from Kyoto and while the shinkansen (bullet train) gets you there in about 40 minutes, you have to then hop on a local train and then a bus to get to the park which added another hour (a taxi would be much quicker but they’re are fairly expensive across Japan). We got there when it opened at 9:30 and stayed until 5 when the park closes. During the day there were alot of school groups as schools all over Japan take day trips for an end of the year thing and because of the bullet train they’re able to come from pretty far away. When we got in we headed straight to Hakugei at the backish part of the park and the line didn’t look too lont but we ended up waiting two hours to ride. A big part of the problem was two trains were going and then one had an issue of some kind after like its 2nd run. The other issue was they have individual fast passes for each ride at a machine at the queue entrance. This added alot of time as they really prioritize anyine with a fast pass. We later used one for Acrobat and one for Steel Dragon when it finally opened in the afternoon. Once the kids started heading out around 2/3 we were able to basically walk on everything.
The park itself is quite large with 12 coasters though the majority of them are very short. Out of the 12 we avoided the two family coasters and im not sure how the peter rabbit themed one even counts as a coaster. The mirrored wild mouse coaster was closed as were Jet Coaster and Looping star. Corkscrew and Ultra Twister closed by lunchtime before we even thought about riding them. So that left Arashi, Acrobat, Steel Dragon, Hakugei and Looping Star.
Hakugei (3x) - As with all parks in Japan you dont get to pick your seat but it does make things easier when loading. We sat in the 2nd to last car, the 2nd to first car and on the last ride, the very back seat. I absolutely adored this ride and it was neck and neck with Steel Dragon for my far and away favorite. I can’t imagine there’s a park where this monster isn’t at least in the top 3 and most likely top 2. I have a couple of rmc revamps under my belt including Twisted Colossus and this one is the better coaster in every way except for the ride length. RMC added 3 inversions to it when they re did it in 2019 and the middle inversion puts you on your back for a solid 2-3 seconds. The whole ride starts with short drop and a couple of slanted bunny hills and then just cranks up the lift hill. It has a small drop and then plunges you straight down before you even know what’s happening. The initial drop is incredible especially in the back and the whole ride has amazing force and is wonderfully smooth. It does come unhinged a bit in the back half but in the best way possible for a more modern woodie. It has the best rmc inversions for me by far and you get so many nice g’s and ejector time. And the whole thing is fast as hell for the whole ride. I was cackling like an idiot after every we came back to the station. We waited in line forever in the morning but then walked on twice in a row in the afternoon.
Acrobat (2x) - The clone of Manta (that I haven’t ridden). Ride ops were so slow on this one. You could tell they were short staffed especially for a Japanese park but oh my god. After not having the queue move for 15 minutes i hopped out and got us fast pass tickets (they cost a 1000 yen for each ride). We came back that afternoon and walked on of course. We rode in the very back the first time and then the very front the second time. The front was much much better especially for the pretzel loop. Pretty fun, not my favorite flyer but it was definitely enjoyable. The initial drop is kinda weak and the whole thing needs to be faster. The pretzel loop is pretty good and it whips pretty good around a couple of banked turns but like i said it just feels too slow. There’s a also a brake in the last third that kills the momentum it starts picking up. Compared to another b&m flyer, Tatsu, it lacks alot of that same force. If you’ve ridden Manta you’ve ridden this one and I’ve heard some people say that Manta is the much better one out of the two. Maybe Manta is just faster? Or higher off the ground? Not sure on that. Or Maybe Manta would be kinda meh for me too idk.
Shuttle Loop (2x) - A Schwarzkopf shuttle loop! Wow this one took my right back to middle school when I was riding Greezed Lightnin at Astroworld (RIP). Standard shuttle loop fair but it was super fun to come across one of these again. Definitely showing its age but honestly i thought it was gonna be a lot rougher than it was. Hope they keep this little dude going forever
Steel Dragon (3x) - A wish fulfillment of 12 year old me since this coaster got announced and it completely lived up to the hype. I rode it 3 times, the last by myself because my wife got worn out by Hakugei at the end of the day haha. I rode in the 2nd to last care initially and then in the very front and the very back. Was able to more or less walk on the last two rides like the others. This was my first giga coaster and I was surprised to learn there’s only 7 of them worldwide. Steel Dragon is still the longest coaster on the planet and is the 3rd tallest giga. The trains have individual seats with your legs dangling a bit (unless you’re over 6 feet probably) and are open which was really cool. The 307 foot drop was pure bliss and is followed by two more hills that are taller than most hyper coasters. No grey outs on this one and the the pair of helixes are super forceful and smooth. And the speed! Holy shit this thing is so fast and has a top speed just shy of 100mph. After the helixes it goes through a series of airtime/bunny hills that give incredible ejector time with one in particular being my favorite moment of the whole day. Just an overall incredible experience and for me its neck and neck with Hakugei for my favorite at this park and they are definitely both in my top 5. Out of my 50 credits the only ones they’re probably behind are Eejanaika and X2
Arashi (1x) - Fun little 4d coaster that appears to be a clone of Joker and the like. Wish it was longer and had a few more flips of the seats but it was still a good time
BONUS - Tokyo Dome City
After being unable to ride it due to weather and maintenance several times during our week in Tokyo, we we’re finally able to ride Thunder Dolphin literally hours before we flew back home.
Thunder Dolphin (1x) - Credit number 50 for me and quite appropriate if you ask me. Its a hyper coaster sitting on the north side of “central” Tokyo in Tokyo Dome City, this ride is really fun and super unique. It’s got a really really steep lift hill for a hyper and goes through a hubless ferris wheel and a building. It also does all this in the middle of freaking Tokyo. The layout is super unique and has great speed and pretty good ejector time. The first drop is really nice and the whole thing is just so cool because of where it is and just how different the layout is because of it’s location. It travels over the roof of a building at one point for christ’s sake. Tokyo Dome City itself is free to enter and you pay per ride. Since it was the last thing we did we only got to ride it once but it was definitely worth going out our way for. The trains were about a month old when we were there and very comfortable and really smooth. They’re a bit short though with only 5 cars which i thought was interesting. Anyway highly recommend if you’re ever in Tokyo.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask! It was tough to find good info about Nagashima and Fuji Q before we did it ourselves

Hey all - long time fan of this group and first time posting here! I put the deposit in July 2022 and received it in May 2023. I’m loving it - the red is dynamic and looks so good in all lighting. Was definitely worth the wait! The staff at Omega were incredibly kind and made us feel so welcomed. They do business the right way!