Is low level airspace (below 1300') departing E34th class G? I'm almost sure there are helicopter routing conventions published, anybody have them at hand? Seems easy enough with the weather reported and as seen in the videos for local experienced pilot to takeoff, follow the east river down, hopping over the bridges, past the Statue of Liberty, and around the south side of EWR to get into Linden. You guys can call it scud running, but most of the VFR world gets around that way, legal limit is 1/2 mile and clear of cloud, practically I like a little more with the obstructions around, and the conditions were well above that. And good luck trying to do the same thing IFR in NYC airspace, Linden only has an RNAV approach and the limits are higher than you'd need to "scud run" (love that expression, probably coined by Phoenix AZ pilots that once saw a cloud in the sky). Why the hell would he be climbing up into cloud and turning inland instead of following the river?
Hey SASless, I was in Mog in '94.