New Video Hudson River Helicopter Plane Collision August 8, 2009 RAW Tourist Footage

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1. LessieWhite501 says:

   January 21, 2010 at 4:57 am

   for free at YouTV Series (.) co m whatc awesome shows!
2. greg8698 says:

   January 21, 2010 at 5:16 am

   @dingoklectos, the key words in your comment are “could have,” and everyone with a half ounce of sense knows you never put your faith in “could have,” and “might have.”
3. dingoklectos says:

   January 21, 2010 at 5:55 am

   My flight instructor told me: you shouldn’t bring PCAS, but I ignored his command and bought an 800 dollar PCAS – and guess what it saved our lives when neither of us saw an aircraft at high velocity.
4. dingoklectos says:

   January 21, 2010 at 6:26 am

   This is why its very critical to scan around…You may be following rules but the other moron out there might not. Also, deaths might have been prevented if FAA made the following mandatory in ALL light aircraft:
   1) PCAS – portable collision avoidance system
   2) BRS ballistic parachute system (to prevent hitting ground at terminal velocity)
   3) Amsafe Airbags to prevent blunt force trauma
   4) Terrain awareness sytem.

   See and Avoid and PCAS are 2 main things that could have prevented this
5. 1bottlejackdaniels says:

   January 21, 2010 at 7:08 am

   its sad for the poor passengers, but stupid pilots! …1 chance to 1 million for a collision in this wide open sky, and they did it!! congratulations, guys …cheers
6. ChuckTyme says:

   January 21, 2010 at 7:14 am

   cant believe all of guys on the heli and plane died
7. firebert2000 says:

   January 21, 2010 at 7:48 am

   please don’t feed the trolls
8. FATALMAMUKA says:

   January 21, 2010 at 8:13 am

   man, this is sad. all the time something ****** happens in aviation around the world. how can you not spot a chopper in a bright blue sky… you have got all the space in the world and still manage the impossible…
9. ReverendJuice says:

   January 21, 2010 at 8:29 am

   I doubt keeping the camera steady so jeffpog could watch it clearly on Youtube was on the person’s mind when the traumatic deaths happened. jeffpog calls the camera guy a douche bag!? What a hypocrite!
10. venomXrevolter says:

    January 21, 2010 at 8:36 am

    and he is recording the event waiting for it to happen and recording it just for you cuz ur special -_-
11. greg8698 says:

    January 21, 2010 at 8:58 am

    The pilot of the Piper did not contact any other aircraft in the corridor and then basically hit the helicopter which was an AmericanEurocopter AS-355 commonly called an A-Star, from behind and below the helicopter. ATC is not responsible for what happened, period. Sure, the guy shouldn’t have been talking to his GF while he was directing air traffic but, he was not in control of either of these aircraft at the time and wasn’t supposed to be.
12. greg8698 says:

    January 21, 2010 at 9:31 am

    John, sorry but you heard wrong! That corridor is a VFR corridor, which means it is a Visual Flight Rule corridor and ATC is not responsible for that area. If you know anything about flying, a VFR corridor means watch and avoid other aircraft in the area. In addition, that corridor has a flight restriction requiring the pilots to maintain a minimum of 1000 ft AGL and for the pilots to contact other aircraft in the corridor and let them know of their position, air speed, direction of travel.
13. xnccb says:

    January 21, 2010 at 9:50 am

    im sorry she died in that tragic event
14. xnccb says:

    January 21, 2010 at 10:48 am

    that was sad but i laughes when a lady with a eep voice said shhhhhhhhhhiet
15. rpt1964 says:

    January 21, 2010 at 11:28 am

    That’s some mighty fine flyin’,Lou….
16. jeffpog says:

    January 21, 2010 at 12:13 pm

    Nice camera work ******! No sense in FOLOWING THE EVENT. I think the cut away to the lady’s back is a GREAT move. What a douche BAG!
17. illinoisboyinchi says:

    January 21, 2010 at 12:35 pm

    so much crazy **** with aviation happens in new york! 9/11, air force one fly-by, usair hudson plane crash, and now this. i am definetely never flying to new york. EVER!
18. niagaraheligrndcrw says:

    January 21, 2010 at 12:45 pm

    that is insane.
19. cryogeneric says:

    January 21, 2010 at 12:56 pm

    very sad… and tragic.

    RIP
20. Johndamon77 says:

    January 21, 2010 at 1:18 pm

    i heard that the air traffic control dude that was supposed to be monitoring that **** was talking on the phone with his girlfriend, and his supervisor which was supposed to supervising him, obviously, wasnt there. :O
21. motokid032 says:

    January 21, 2010 at 1:35 pm

    Holy lord.

    R.I.P to all involved.
22. nsvr6 says:

    January 21, 2010 at 2:22 pm

    This video is not HD but says it is…
23. pornocastingcrew says:

    January 21, 2010 at 3:09 pm

    i can handle 4 other languages pretty well, so just stfu. ty
24. ynot49306 says:

    January 21, 2010 at 3:58 pm

    Have to look at the aviation maps but that airspace under the self for class B airspace of Newark, Kennedy and LaGuardia is class E or G that requires no communication with any ATC in the vicinity if the two aircraft were flying under Visual Flight Rules.
    . fixed wing aircraft has the right of way over rotorcraft AND with converging aircraft, the one on the right side has the right of way. Two strikes against the rotorcraft!
25. Nudelsalatbomber says:

    January 21, 2010 at 4:25 pm

    why should i kill myself? at least if there will be a day where i gave my dreams a life, than it will be ok to leave. and THEN i´m not going to say “oh! god does not allow to kill my self” lalalala. i just do it and done! who the **** cares about “god” and what something non existing wants!? if you want some, GIVE some FIRST! that´s the way it goes!