Originally Posted by
helispotter
"Supporters of a tourist-chopper ban argue that the tragic incident last month wasn’t an isolated incident, with at least 38 fatalities tied to helicopter crashes in New York City since 1977, according to The Associated Press".
Even if all of these are counted, it amounts to an average of 0.8 fatalities per year over that 48-year span! I wonder what it reduces to if only fatalities due to scenic tours (or other "non-essential" helicopter flights are counted? If there are legitimate safety concerns with how the tour operations are conducted, then by all means address any such issues!
This is the usual "bubble wrap me for life" crowd chiming in.
You'll notice that they don't cite how many people got into a helicopter, took their tour, and then got out. That would be in the millions, possibly tens of millions, over the course of almost 50 years.