small plane crashes into Manhattan building

7WetCigarettes · Post by **7WetCigarettes** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 5:25 pm

Yankee pitcher Cory Lidle feared dead

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyo ... 3800.story

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:59 pm

It's confirmed. Puts baseball in a little bit of perspective, eh? I guess he was flying home to his wife and kid when it happened too.

Massage...Bored · Post by **Massage...Bored** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:39 am

bassjones wrote: I guess he was flying home to his wife and kid when it happened too.

Making a flying tour over New York with his instructor.

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:14 am

I missed that. Thanks for clearing that up. Early reports said he was heading home.

Massage...Bored · Post by **Massage...Bored** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 10:43 am

bassjones wrote:I missed that. Thanks for clearing that up. Early reports said he was heading home.

Where would he be flying home from in that tiny plane, he would have to have been on the North side of the city flying to the South side, those things don't have a large range. Sh*tty reporting.

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:36 am

I have friends who have made cross country flights in small planes like that. They plan stops at all these cool little airports (like Smith Field) and make a fun trip out of it.

7WetCigarettes · Post by **7WetCigarettes** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 5:51 pm

what I don't understand is that they said the witnesses reported seeing the plane circle around the Statue of Liberty before the crash...

is that not restricted airspace?....wouldn't most of Manhattan be restricted?

I am sure we will hear more in coming days, but that seemed a little strange to me.

Massage...Bored · Post by **Massage...Bored** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 5:53 pm

7WetCigarettes wrote:what I don't understand is that they said the witnesses reported seeing the plane circle around the Statue of Liberty before the crash...

is that not restricted airspace?....wouldn't most of Manhattan be restricted?

I am sure we will hear more in coming days, but that seemed a little strange to me.

There are several plane/helicopter tour packages of NY that you can take, they are for sight seeing. Apparently they are very common and you have to stay within NY airspace.

7WetCigarettes · Post by **7WetCigarettes** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:03 pm

Massage...Bored wrote: There are several plane/helicopter tour packages of NY that you can take, they are for sight seeing. Apparently they are very common and you have to stay within NY airspace.

I guess that makes sense.

QWETTY · Post by **QWETTY** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:56 pm

i heard he lost radio communication... im guessing he had some kind of leak or something and was looking for somewhere to emergency land and j/ couldnt stay in flight long enough

flapjacks · Post by **flapjacks** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:18 pm

Oliver's Army, please go on a rant about how QWETTY uses the abbreviation j/ for just.

thank you.

WBOB · Post by **WBOB** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:31 am

flapjacks wrote:Oliver's Army, please go on a rant about how QWETTY uses the abbreviation j/ for just.

thank you.

prolly!