New FAA Rules Take Aim at Dangerous Helicopter Flights

The Federal Aviation Administration today ordered the halt of open-door helicopter flights that use passenger harnesses without quick-release capability, less than a week after such a flight ended with the drowning deaths of five people. Last Sunday evening, a doors-off helicopter catering to photographers and tourists crashed into the East River of New York City, …

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