"B A R R Y" wrote in message
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I was basing those two comments on a seminar on the VFR corridor I took at
an FAA SafetyFest. The presenter paints the turn as very difficult, and
stated airplanes do accidentally end up in a difficult situation.

I agree that the East River is unusually challenging (due to its narrowness,
the dead end, the high density of traffic, the required low altitude, and
the nearby skyscrapers). That's why I've never bothered with it myself. And
I agree that an unprepared pilot could accidentally wind up in difficulty
there. It's just hard to imagine that flying up the East River in the first
place could occur accidentally; you really can't mistake it for the Hudson.

--Gary