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š Eye opening perspective...
Until recently Tokyo was (more or less) a no fly zone...
With increased use of Haneda for international flights
they loosened the rules a bit.
I love flying over the big cities after dark... everyone is different.
Casey
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In the 1970s I knew one of the helicopter pilots that landed on the Pan Am Building ... it must have been a great way to see NYC from above
16 May 1977: At approximately 5:32 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, New York Airways Flight 971, a Sikorsky S-61L helicopter, landed at the Pan Am Building rooftop heliport (JPB) in New York City. Flight 971 had originated at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and carried 20 passengers and a crew of three.
2 minutes, 21 seconds after touch down, at approximately 5:35 p.m., the right main landing gear of the helicopter failed and the S-61 rolled over to the right. All main rotor blades struck the concrete helipad. Four passengers who were waiting to board were struck by the blades and killed. One of the blades, 28 feet, 10 inches (8.787 meters) long and weighing 209.3 pounds (94.9 kilograms) flew out over the buildingās railing and fell alongside the building before crashing through an office window on the 36th floor. The main rotor blade broke into two segments, one of which fell to the street below, striking a pedestrian and killing him. Additional pieces of the main rotor blades were found up to four blocks north of the Pan Am Building.
A similar accident had occurred when a Los Angeles Helicopters Sikorsky S-61L suffered a fatigue fracture of its right landing gear and rolled over at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in 1963.
In the late 1970s, New York City banned helicopters from landing on rooftop helipads because of the dangers it presented, but it didn't last long. Today there are certain restrictions in place, but helicopters are still allowed to take off and land using one of the three helipads in the city. ā various sources
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Perspectiveā¦
Every time I look at such aerial images, I tell myself we humans are so small and tinyā¦insignificant, why even bother to be angry, unhappy, argue etc. Life is like a bubble, pops and weāre gone, compared to the life of the universe. Enjoy and be happy whi...
Yes and Noā¦.
Yes if you enjoy it and you canā¦because the 200 grand is not āyoursā till you actually spends it. No if you think itās not worth itā¦thatās the beauty, we only live once so donāt live with regrets. Without love, passion, hobbies etc, life is lifeless, imho...
Very cool :)
A nice counter-balance to my West-Coast countryside pictures . Cheers, Filip
š Eye opening perspective...
Until recently Tokyo was (more or less) a no fly zone... With increased use of Haneda for international flights they loosened the rules a bit. I love flying over the big cities after dark... everyone is different. Casey _______________ In the 1970s I knew...
Thanks Casey. I wish I was old enough then to experience a roof top landing
On the PanAm building. I was reading about this and also learned that the transfer service by New York Airways; at the time, was cheaper than a cab (around $6 compared to $8). It was the ultimate jet-age perk: You could check in at Pan Amās own building a...
For a number of years in the mid 80s I worked in LA
and our regional office was in SFO, so I use to make the flight about once a week and took the helicopter from the airport to the waterfront... much quicker than taking an airport cab. I can't remember, but if it cost anything extra it was still very reas...
