[Grendel9]

The news on TV keeps saying there were no injuries and everyone got out safely. Yeah.. watch the law suits that spring up tomorrow! Especially after that last announcement about Lidle NOT having been officially checked out for solo flying. What a mess! flying!

[conservative in nyc]

Lidle was flying with an instructor. Most of the injuries were minor. And most of those injured were firemen, according to local news reports here.

[Man50D]

Has either the NYPD,NYME or FAA confirmed Lidle's death?

[Admin Moderator]

I changed your made up headline back to the one at the source.
Don't make up your own headlines.

[Pontiac]

A helicopter would be expected in that area of the city; no other aircraft should be around that part of Manhattan, according to the FAA.

Apparently they should not have been flying in that part of Manhattan. This surprising considering there was an instructor in the plane. The instructor could have lost her license had she survived.

[BARLOCK]

Especially after that last announcement about Lidle NOT having been officially checked out for solo flying

Actually, he was "checked out" for solo flying. He had his Private Pilot's License, a requirement of which includes 10 hours of solo flight, five of which must be cross country.

You can look-up pilot registrations here.

[Nuc1]

This accident is sad but interesting. I have seen airborne video of the incident building. It appears to me that there is enough room between the tall buildings to fly around them. Anything thing but hitting a vertical wall. Which leads me to believe they couldn't properly control the plane and were too low and too close to deploy the ballistic chute.

[TampaDude]

Sad...just sad...you never know when your ticket's gonna get punched, do ya?

[4Freedom]

The latest conspiracy theory:

10/11/06 upside down is

9/11/01.