"If helicopters have to add a few extra minutes onto their
flight by flying over water, so be it. There’s no reason [the
FAA] shouldn't [enact the proposed legislation]."
Source: US Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), demanding
that helicopters be banned from flying low over Long Island, NY.
Instead, he demands they fly over water and has made his request in
writing to FAA Administrator Marion Blakey.
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