FAA Will Change Airspace Rules over Hudson River

September 4, 2009

Federal aviation officials say they will change airspace rules over the Hudson River at New York City after

The new rules include requiring pilots to tune their radios to specific frequencies and restricting speeds.

Aircraft between 1,000 and 1,300 feet (305 and 396 meters) would use the same radio frequency as those flying below 1,000 feet (305 meters).

Last month’s crash occurred between a low level where visual flight rules apply and a higher altitude where air traffic controllers guide pilots.

Topics Aviation Aerospace

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  • September 8, 2009 at 7:33 am
    Fran says:
    Where the hell has the FAA been? It took the deaths of 5 visitors to NYC get them off their dead a sses? Considering the commercial traffic around Manhattan from Newark Libe... read more
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    Jennifer says:
    Maybe the editor took the day off, they also misspelled Audit in the headline of the Mexican truck story.
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    Scott says:
    And I thought USA Today was pretty concise in its reporting!

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