[af_vet_rr]

Fox NYC reports two construction worker saw plane trying to avoid hitting the building and make it to the river (it was flying west to east).

My latest opinion: tragic accident.

Yeah, apparently the pilot sent a distress call about fuel (I cannot imagine what went through his mind if he ran out of fuel for some reason over a city as large as NYC - Central Park would be about it).

When I first heard this, a lady was talking about "terrorists probably did it", and all I could do was shake my head - the fact that people automatically assume that (hopefully most don't at FR, but some do, I know), means the terrorists have people like that scared - that's a mental victory for the terrorists, unfortunately.

My first thought was, given the time of day and the building, it was an accident - a residential building at that time would have few, if any people, as well as it was a fairly small aircraft.

My second thought is, somebody is going to go after General Aviation again, just like they did after 9/11.

[Strategerist]

When I first heard this, a lady was talking about "terrorists probably did it", and all I could do was shake my head - the fact that people automatically assume that (hopefully most don't at FR, but some do, I know), means the terrorists have people like that scared - that's a mental victory for the terrorists, unfortunately.

Actually in the case of much of FR, it's that people WANT it to have been terrorism - need to get to NOOK MECCA, etc.

[richmwill]

You're exactly right. All these posts that "It sounds like terrorism, must be a Muslim, who was flying the plane?..." etc. And now we find out the plane is registered to Corey Lidle. I didn't know Lidle was an Al-Quaeda operative.