Single achievement Common

The Big Apple

Official achievement authored by JimG008.

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Part of US Cities Volume 2

Briefing

"The Big Apple" is a nickname for New York City. It was first popularized in the 1920s by John J. Fitz Gerald, a sportswriter for the New York Morning Telegraph. Its popularity since the 1970s is due in part to a promotional campaign by the New York tourist authorities.

New York is one of the world's most populous megacities. New York City has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world, and is a significant influence on commerce, entertainment, research, technology, education, politics, tourism, dining, art, fashion, and sports. It is the most photographed city in the world.

Situated on one of the world's largest natural harbors, New York City is composed of five boroughs, each of which is coextensive with a respective county of the state of New York. The five boroughs—Brooklyn (Kings County), Queens (Queens County), Manhattan (New York County), the Bronx (Bronx County), and Staten Island (Richmond County)—were created when local governments were consolidated into a single municipal entity in 1898.

New York City traces its origins to a trading post founded on the southern tip of Manhattan Island by Dutch colonists in approximately 1624. The settlement was named New Amsterdam (Dutch: Nieuw Amsterdam) in 1626 and was chartered as a city in 1653. The city came under English control in 1664 and was renamed New York after King Charles II of England granted the lands to his brother, the Duke of York. The city was regained by the Dutch in July 1673 and was renamed New Orange for one year and three months; the city has been continuously named New York since November 1674. New York City was the capital of the United States from 1785 until 1790, and has been the largest U.S. city since.

Criteria

Depart from an airport of your choice, fly to and land at KLGA, your flight distance must be further than 150 NM. Your landing rate must not exceed 200 f/m.

This achievement is considered common, 71.3% of eligible pilots have completed this achievement.

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Date From To Pilot
05AUG26 1454Z US KDTW US KLGA Ramoc20 541 nm 01:32
03AUG26 1644Z US KCAE US KLGA 6Pack 599 nm 01:36
02AUG26 0837Z US KELM US KLGA Saroumane 191 nm 00:46
31JUL26 2345Z CA CYYZ US KLGA Andy R 381 nm 01:00
30JUL26 2341Z US KBOS US KLGA Geo Scully 186 nm 00:35
29JUL26 1350Z US KMSP US KLGA Capt Yalen 921 nm 02:08
28JUL26 0849Z US KBOS US KLGA Christian7 176 nm 00:33
28JUL26 0420Z US KELM US KLGA DrSoftware 221 nm 00:34
24JUL26 1350Z US KMVY US KLGA Nicksrun75 249 nm 00:22
23JUL26 0232Z US KMVY US KLGA Takjira 240 nm 00:48
22JUL26 2040Z US KPSB US KLGA LEOpoldo 245 nm 01:55
22JUL26 1523Z US KMIA US KLGA Truckerdude 1073 nm 02:47
16JUL26 2318Z US KBOS US KLGA SeanBBeats 190 nm 00:38
16JUL26 0142Z CA CYTZ US KLGA Mechia 362 nm 01:03
12JUL26 1721Z US KPHL US KLGA Evan 357 nm 01:15
08JUL26 2133Z US KDTW US KLGA DrTeomatix 490 nm 01:10
04JUL26 0330Z US KCVG US KLGA XBlhu 678 nm 01:34
03JUL26 2035Z CA CYYZ US KLGA Jacob S 349 nm 00:51
26JUN26 1539Z US KBOS US KLGA Anthony - John 216 nm 00:37
23JUN26 0525Z US KORD US KLGA Devnato 676 nm 01:37

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