Airplane in NYC is a Cirrus SR20

"B A R R Y" wrote in message
m...
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

Gary Drescher wrote:
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.

I agree, but the seminar presenter stated that it happens all the time.
He cited "distracted by the view, following the float planes" as
the usual reason. I have no idea where he gets his information, but he
seemed to be well respected by the FAA SafetyFest organizers, and he's
been doing the seminar for something like 20 years.

The "view from the other side" point certainly has merit.

"B A R R Y" wrote in message
m...
Gary Drescher wrote:
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.

I agree, but the seminar presenter stated that it happens all the time. He
cited "distracted by the view, following the float planes" as the usual
reason. I have no idea where he gets his information, but he seemed to
be well respected by the FAA SafetyFest organizers, and he's been doing
the seminar for something like 20 years.

Dunno. Respected FAA presenters sometimes pass along misinformation. Or
perhaps I'm underestimating the ease of making a wrong turn there.
(Reportedly, though, they'd mentioned that they were about to fly up the
East River, so there seems to have been no navigation error in this case.)

--Gary