Tick Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 2 people were killed in new york city today when yankee pitcher cory lidle and his instructor were killed as lidles plane crashed into a new york apartment building. as my heart goes out to lidle and his instructor this could have been so much worse. i guess my problem here is, what would someone who is still a student with only 75 hours experiance under his belt be doing flying a plane in a place like new york city ? it would seem to me he should have been honing his skills in some rural area which is more condusive to learning a skill that clearly should not be learned near millions of people and a major city like new york. i dont mean to sound cold but lets face it, this could have been catatrophic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
open secret Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 It sounds like maybe you got your information from Mayor Bloomberg. Well the most accurate info is that, Cory already had his license, actually had 95 hours flying, but it is a Yankees policy that if they have a pilot's license, they have an instructor on board whenever they fly. Guess it didn't help tonight though. Cory took off from Teterboro Airport in NJ which is why he was flying so close to Manhattan, on his way to see his family in California. Cory leaves behind a wife and 6 year old son, as well as his parents. He was 34. RIP Cory, thanks for helping us beat the Red Sox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test4VitalSigns Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 I remember as a kid when Thurman Munson, the great Yankee captain was killed in a plane crash...Along with the death of Lou Gehrig the 2 greatest tragedies in Yankees' history... As tragic as Cory's death is, it's a good thing no one in the apartment building was killed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
different strings Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 I was really sorry to hear of this unfortunate accident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test4VitalSigns Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 A-Rod had a close call on a jet today...Jet he was on over-ran a runway... http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Ag7G...ov=ap&type=lgns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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