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jtrain609 · October 13th, 2006, 21:06

Like everybody else I think it's BS. But I will say that I watched that O'Brian guy take his Cirrus down the east river and if you were going too fast and tried to take your time doing a standard rate turn you'd be SCREWED trying to make that turn around. That being said, not being aware of what's around you will get you killed in an airplane no matter where you're at. Stall and spin on base to final? We shouldn't ban base to final turns, should we?

It looks like these guys either lost situational awareness or simply made a mistake in planning their turn.

October 13th, 2006, 21:06	#5
jtrain609 Old Skool Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Park City, UT Posts: 12,890	Re: FAA restricts East River flights Like everybody else I think it's BS. But I will say that I watched that O'Brian guy take his Cirrus down the east river and if you were going too fast and tried to take your time doing a standard rate turn you'd be SCREWED trying to make that turn around. That being said, not being aware of what's around you will get you killed in an airplane no matter where you're at. Stall and spin on base to final? We shouldn't ban base to final turns, should we? It looks like these guys either lost situational awareness or simply made a mistake in planning their turn.