"Marc Adler" wrote in message
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On Nov 15, 6:10 am, Bill Michaelson wrote:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/15/nyregion/15plane.html

A few questions.

1 - Will the pilot get fined (FAA, NTSB, NYPD, parks authority,
anyone)?

I doubt it. If the brakes went out in your car and you safely steered it
into an open field and had to have it towed do you think you should be
fined?



2 - How much does it cost to remove the wings from a Cessna and
transport it to the nearest airport?

Lot and lots.


3 - Is the pilot's overconfidence-verging-on-arrogance ("non-event,"
"walk in the park") at all off-putting to others? (He sounds like an
arrogant jerk who should be thanking his lucky stars - but that's a
non-pilot's opinion.)

He deserves to sound a little arrogant. He took a bad situation in a part of
the country not known for wide open spaces and safely landed. It wasn't his
lucky stars it was skill. He should be thanking the instructors he had over
the years and his own ability.





4 - Will his insurance go up?

Probably only if insurance pays for the wing removal and move.


Thanks,
Marc