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| Shakespeare-and Helicopters - in the Park | |
| Posted by: kieran 02:54 am EDT 07/19/21 | |
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| I was there Friday night and it wasn't TOO bad.... | |
| Posted by: gad90210 10:42 am EDT 07/19/21 | |
| In reply to: Shakespeare-and Helicopters - in the Park - kieran 02:54 am EDT 07/19/21 | |
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| I expected the usual auditory onslaught, but I heard helicopters only two or three times during the performance, and they seemed to be higher up in the sky and not directly overhead. So maybe the campaign is starting to work. Still, I don't know why helicopters can't be banned over that part of the park except in cases of dire emergency. Air space is highly regulated for all sorts of reasons. Why not that area? |
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| re: I was there Friday night and it wasn't TOO bad.... | |
| Posted by: Ann 10:55 am EDT 07/19/21 | |
| In reply to: I was there Friday night and it wasn't TOO bad.... - gad90210 10:42 am EDT 07/19/21 | |
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| Aren't at least some of the helicopters working in fact in an emergency situation (transport to medical facilities)? Or are all of these going over the park private or tour helicopters? | |
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| They don't seem like emergency helicopter to me... | |
| Posted by: gad90210 12:02 pm EDT 07/19/21 | |
| In reply to: re: I was there Friday night and it wasn't TOO bad.... - Ann 10:55 am EDT 07/19/21 | |
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| because they don't seem to be in a hurry to be getting anywhere! I wouldn't want to be a patient in one of those things. Also, in Manhattan, we don't have too many emergency helicopters on a regular basis because ambulances make transport quick enough. |
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| re: They don't seem like emergency helicopter to me... | |
| Posted by: sirpupnyc 01:33 pm EDT 07/19/21 | |
| In reply to: They don't seem like emergency helicopter to me... - gad90210 12:02 pm EDT 07/19/21 | |
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| NYPD's helicopters seem to get pretty constant use, emergencies or not. They thunder back and forth over my house in Brooklyn several times a day, at least. (Their base is at Floyd Bennett Field, so I'm on their way to pretty much anywhere.) | |
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| re: Shakespeare-and Helicopters - in the Park | |
| Last Edit: singleticket 07:48 am EDT 07/19/21 | |
| Posted by: singleticket 07:44 am EDT 07/19/21 | |
| In reply to: Shakespeare-and Helicopters - in the Park - kieran 02:54 am EDT 07/19/21 | |
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| What I don't understand is what are the helicopters doing over Central Park? Are they tourist businesses that tour the area or are they commuter routes. I always assumed that the commuter routes for helicopters were fixed along the two rivers. I'm glad fans of the park and Shakespeare are raising a fuss. From the way the FAA is responding to Rep. Nadler, it feels like the FAA is still in Trumpland. |
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| The current rule for tourist helicopters | |
| Last Edit: Leon_W 08:24 am EDT 07/19/21 | |
| Posted by: Leon_W 08:18 am EDT 07/19/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Shakespeare-and Helicopters - in the Park - singleticket 07:44 am EDT 07/19/21 | |
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| And indeed all helicopters is that they have to be a 1000 feet higher than the tallest object within 2000 feet. Bare in mind though that Central Park is only 2640 feet wide so they have to be careful to be 1000ft higher than the buildings that run it’s edges unless they are in the very center. That’s still pretty low though!! I was all ready to agree that surely they are banned over Manhattan but that is only open door trips. |
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| re: Shakespeare-and Helicopters - in the Park | |
| Last Edit: TheHarveyBoy 06:53 am EDT 07/19/21 | |
| Posted by: TheHarveyBoy 06:51 am EDT 07/19/21 | |
| In reply to: Shakespeare-and Helicopters - in the Park - kieran 02:54 am EDT 07/19/21 | |
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| In the 1981 TEMPEST at the Delacorte starring Raul Julia, directed by Lee Breuer and Ruth Maleczech, the play began with a helicopter circling close overhead the stage then disappearing from sight in a tailspin as if crashing, followed by Prospero (Julia) and entourage stumbling onstage as if tossed from the copter. | |
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