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Friday, May 7, 2004

chopper4 crash Watching this video of New York's wnbc newschopper4 crash gives me the willies. As a licensed helicopter pilot I immediately realized this is a case of loss of tailrotor effectiveness [LTE]. Pilots call this a 'day wrecker'. Considering he was flying over densely populated Flatbush NY, I think the pilot made several life-saving decisions. 10:04:30 PM