Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Ultralight pilot buzzes Statue of Liberty

The trikes can act like helicopters as of April 2nd, 2010.
Abid

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Ed Garcia <edward_c_garcia@...> wrote:
>
> If he flew within 150 feet of SOL then he did bust an FAA reg. You must stay 500 feet away from ground inhabitants except for takeoff and landing.
>
> Ed Garcia
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>
> ________________________________
> From: Helen Woods <Helen_Woods@...>
> To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tue, June 1, 2010 4:51:46 PM
> Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Ultralight pilot buzzes Statue of Liberty
>
>
> I'm sure there's more to this story than was in the article. If you
> take NYC SFRA course that's on the FAA web site you'll see that it is
> still very easy to visit the SOL. My guess is that he was either
> busting the Bravo that is very close or really buzzing the SOL close
> enough to freak out people on the ground.
>
> Helen
>
> On 6/1/2010 7:46 PM, Gary Orpe wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Interesting that he could be flying a registered two seat
> >Ultralight, a 3hr 100 hp one at that!!! They never get it right or
> >there will never be such a thing as a light sport. They still call mine
> >a heavy Ultralight.
> >
> >I also guess we are no longer able to be greeted by the
> >statue of liberty. What has happened to us, the US.
> >
> >
> > Gary O.
> >> "Mitfield"
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Sport_Aircraft@ yahoogroups. com >>[mailto:Sport_ Aircraft@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Chris
> >>Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 4:25 PM
> >>To: Sport_Aircraft@ yahoogroups. com
> >>Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Ultralight pilot
> >>buzzes Statue of Liberty
> >>
> >>
> >>An ultralight aircraft flew within 150 feet of the Statue of
> >>Liberty Monday morning prompting a police helicopter to escort the
> >>aircraft to the Westchester County Airport.
> >>
> >>>>Police said Barry Maggio, 59 years old, of Hampden, Mass., buzzed the
> >>Statue of Liberty in the fixed-wing, two-seat aircraft at 7:10 a.m.
> >>After the U.S. Parks Police notified the Federal Aviation
> >>Administration, the New York Police Department launched a chopper to
> >>intercept the flight.
> >>
> >>>>The police helicopter radioed Mr. Maggio as he neared the George
> >>Washington Bridge, police said. It was unclear exactly how much time
> >>had elapsed, but police said the call from the FAA was at 7:45 a.m.
> >>
> >>>>Mr. Maggio was questioned at Westchester Airport about the incident and
> >>released, police said. A spokesman for the FAA said there would be an
> >>investigation, but as of Monday afternoon no charges had been filed or
> >>fines levied by the FAA or NYPD.
> >>
> >>>>"I haven't lived here in a while but I guess I didn't realize that
> >>security was that tight," Mr. Maggio said in an interview. Security is
> >>"obviously different in the city here, in Lower Manhattan, and I didn't
> >>take that into account."
> >>
> >>>>Mr. Maggio, who grew up on Staten Island and returned to the East Coast
> >>after 14 years in San Diego, said that while he flew low, he followed
> >>all regulations and videotaped the three-hour flight starting with his
> >>takeoff from Ellington, Conn., at sunrise. Mr. Maggio said that police
> >>viewed the video, saw that "they weren't terrorism videos," and
> >>released him.
> >>
> >>>>The flight was in an Apollo Aircraft Inc. Monsoon, which has a
> >>100-horsepower engine and is steered by shifting weight, according to
> >>Mr. Maggio. Police said that Mr. Maggio and the aircraft are licensed.
> >>
> >>>>"This morning was absolutely gorgeous," Mr. Maggio said. "It was dead
> >>calm. The sun was up. It was bright."
> >>
> >>>>Still, he said he didn't take into account heightened security,
> >>including that there might be extra concerns due to the Memorial Day
> >>weekend.
> >>
> >>>>"They just told me to follow them in," said Mr. Maggio about his radio
> >>contact with the police helicopter. "It was a unique morning."
> >>
> >>http://online. wsj.com/article/ SB10001424052748 7034066045752788 40181561192. html?mod= dist_smartbrief
> >>
> >>>>I don't know what would make anyone think that buzzing a national
> >>monument and on top of that on Labor Day would be a good idea. I guess
> >>he is lucky if they don't at the least fine him regardless of his
> >>intentions.
> >>
> >>>>Cheers,
> >>>>Chris
> >>
> >>
>

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