Originally Posted by
ve3id
Why the dickens would a single-engined helicopter be allowed to fly tourists arornd NYC?????
It would appear that in Europe , single engine copters may conduct tourist flights in congested cities as long as there is a 'heli lane' such as the Seine in Paris and the Thames in London, perhaps similar is allowed in NYC as there are rivers both sides of Manhattan.
There is conjecture that a twin engine copter with 5 pax would have to 'set down' anyway immediately an engine failure occurred.