"Blasto" wrote in message
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So assuming the up-the-East-River account is correct, how did Lidle (or
the instructor) manage to hit the north face of the building? That
seems an impossibly tight turn.

It's not impossibly tight if it's planned and executed properly. In fact,
there's no (legal) choice but to make the turn. The VFR corridor over the
East River ends at the northern tip of Roosevelt Island. At that point, you
either make a U-turn or bust LGA's Class B (unless you have a clearance).

--Gary