Originally Posted by
rick22
Breaking news... FAA bans low altitude flights along the East River...
www.cnn.com - no further details.
Booooooo...
I was there this afternoon doing photo missions throught Manhattan and there were no special restrictions.
I don't belive there are any reasons to impose any new restrictions, I think that the pilot mad ea serious judgement error and paid the price, no worse than people who drive to fast on the freeway for conditions and end up getting killed. Airspace restrictions or the lack thereof played little or no role.
I flew right over the building, its scorched up pretty good on the outside, it is hard to undertand how they hit it from the river when the crash site is on the north side, just south of a taller building. I'll try to get a picture up soon.
-Aaron Clark
Helicopter Flight Training
Long Island NY