FH1100 Pilot
Good post.
I wonder if
toptobottom knew when making his post that an average of well over 200 aircraft operate at or below 1100 feet within a 3 mile radius of the accident site every day without incident or accident.
Perhaps he assumes that the "8 accidents in the Hudson River area in the last 14 years" were mid-airs?
As far as I can recall, despite the high volume of low level traffic every day, the last mid-air over NYC was between a Cessna seaplane approaching to land on the East River and a police helicopter near the Brooklyn waterfront. That was 26 years ago in 1983.
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YouTube - Moment Of Impact Hudson River Mid Air Footage from NBC news