East River turning radius

"Andrew Gideon" wrote in message
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On Sat, 04 Nov 2006 20:54:26 +0000, Grumman-581 wrote:

Oh, I think that if they were still around, they would agree that just
about *anything* is better than what they did do

Indeed. I was at a dinner last night where someone asked me whether or
not those flying that airplane had made a mistake.

That doesn't say very much about the intelligence of the company you are
keeping, does it? g
--
Jim in NC

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B A R R Y wrote:

Have you ever seen how nervous a new light plane flier can get if you
take your hands off the yoke, once you're trimmed? G

sometimes it takes a lot of convincing to get a nervious flier to
touch the yoke, never mind doing any turns.

--
Bob Noel
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On Sun, 05 Nov 2006 13:43:25 -0500, Morgans wrote:

Indeed. I was at a dinner last night where someone asked me whether or
not those flying that airplane had made a mistake.

That doesn't say very much about the intelligence of the company you are
keeping, does it? g

Actually, now that I consider it, I think it speaks to her agenda. She
has a friend that's a CFI who was also there.

- Andrew

That doesn't say very much about the intelligence of the company you are
keeping, does it? g


Why would you say that?

Much of the non-pilot public think our Spam cans fall instantly out of
the sky if the engine stops, are surprised that we actually have heat
and radios in them, and think of flying light aircraft as something
"daredevils" and "thrill seekers" do.

First, let me say that I made the comment in a joking sense.

As far as why I said it, when the person asked if the pilot made a mistake, that
was where I was coming from with the comment.

It just was not a very well thought out question, I thought.

As in, "Duh, he screwed up and ran into a building. Do you think that counts as
a mistake? "

No offense, I hope.

See ya;
--
Jim in NC

Morgans wrote:

No offense, I hope.


Definitely not! G

Gary Drescher wrote:

There's an NTSB update about Lidle's crash:
http://www.ntsb.gov/pressrel/2006/061103.htm.

Unsurprisingly, they conclude that the plane didn't bank enough for the
turn.

--Gary

I'm a little surprised there seems to be no mention of reducing speed before
beginning the turn as something to be learned from this accident.

Do pilots flying this corridor use this technique?

--
Frank....H

"Frank....H" wrote:

Do pilots flying this corridor use this technique?

I flew this side once back in 2003 or early 2004 in a C172S and prior to
embarking on the flight I made a plan, based on looking at a terminal
chart, to turn around south of Roosevelt Island, the widest part of East
River within the corridor. In addition I also gave thought to dropping
flaps, slowing the aircraft, and making a 40 degree or so turn.

In fairness, I should mention that I had flown the Hudson River corridor at
least three times prior and in every case looked up the East River (while
over the wide NY Harbor near Governor Island) and noted how much more
narrow that side was. Consequently, that visual certainly added to my
eagerness to properly plan the flight up the east side.


--
Peter