Helicopter VIOLATES NEW YORK AIRSPACE | Police Chased Him to JFK

[@VASAviation]

It was at that moment...

[@dukeofrodtown1705]

...he knew he screwed up!

[@kerberos623]

why was he allowed to depart again? Should that not be an immediate grounding?

[@kevdel]

​He may not have been flying the aircraft out again, maybe for a while 🤓​@@kerberos623

[@TrekZero]

That Pilot is in BIG Doodoo 😂

[@joshr96]

@@kerberos623 I doubt the FAA will do an emergency revoke order over something like this incident. You would have to be a pretty clear immediate danger for them to pick up the phone and revoke you on the spot.

[@MrGigaHurtz]

I like how LaGuardia is freaking out and JFK is like "you're in LaGuardias way there kind of it looks like"

[@5iFTYHFaviation_addict]

@@MrGigaHurtz who wouldn't freak out at an intruder in your domain lol

[@kimberlywoodbury1739]

He was talking to Kennedy, and they knew he wasn’t some random psycho. The LGA controller and the police had no clue - can you imagine the nightmare if he caused a crash?

[@gtm624]

😂

[@Hartbreak1]

JFK “He appears to be complying with my instructions…” Moments later “Sir, you’re not heading in the right direction…” ☠️

[@dannagy546]

Oh man this is gonna be a clusterfuck. Under JFK control, while flying through LGA final approach... thats gonna be one hell of a phone call

[@Chiberia]

something tells me that's not just gonna be one phone call

[@scottkraus9325]

That was probably a conference call.

[@FurryWrecker911]

@@scottkraus9325 That 100% was a conference call.

[@glowbugVT]

You get a number! And you get a number! And you get a (pension and a condo in Florida)

[@afcgeo882]

He wasn’t under JFK’s or anyone else’s control.

[@Renard380]

The aviation equivalent of a naked guy running erratically on the highway 👌

[@jimmars]

Except the police don’t shot the helicopter

[@PearlClanWardenAkari]

"Sir do you know why i pulled you over in the air?"

[@codykimmel]

@@PearlClanWardenAkari License and registration please. Soooo, how many drinks did you have tonight, sir?

[@wildcatdan5072]

@@jimmars Find a single instance of that happening to a naked guy on the highway 🤣

[@jimmars]

@@wildcatdan5072 Marcus-David Peters naked by the road Laquan McDonald not naked on the road no weapons

[@JFirn86Q]

Not sure you could pick a worse airspace to f-around in

[@phillee2814]

And now he's finding out.

[@Fletchiee]

Washington, D.C. SFRA

[@johnl5525]

@@Fletchiee Restricted Area 4808 North (R-4808N)

[@jackielinde7568]

I would put the DC airspace right up there with JFL. Probably list the LA airspace third. Maybe a couple of eastern seaboards, like Boston, as a distant fourth... after that... it's a long way out on the list. Even with the special Class D airspace between Luke AFB and Glendale, I'd say the Phoenix area is more navigable than JFK.

[@ImDelphox]

North Korea

[@breakinghues2751]

I want to be a fly on the wall for that conversation.

[@brandonadams7837]

Can just FOIA request and listen. They all get recorded. I’m surprised Victor doesn’t do that more often and add it to the channel.

[@BouillaBased]

I don't think there's going to be many words. Just a lot of growling noises and subdued weeping.

[@BiggHoss]

@@brandonadams7837 Getting FOIA's out of New York can be like pulling teeth. I don't know if the FAA is any different, sometimes to hide it behind a massive paywall.

[@brandonadams7837]

@ NY state law (FOIL) and the federal FOIA law are not related. Regardless, I’ve never had to FOIA anything from the FAA so I’m not sure.

[@dwaynesykes694]

@@BiggHoss it's all federal since it's FAA, and the initial FOIA request is free but they can come back with a cost estimate and require payment to complete the request if it's something that'll take a lot of time (e.g. digging up 50 year old paper records and digitizing them) but for a digital recording, I'd be more surprised if it's not free. It would take them longer to draft the necessary paperwork for an estimate than to just fulfill the request.

[@xqzh8936]

In Los Angeles or other places in California, you see police helicopters chasing cars. In New York City, you see police choppers chasing other choppers!

[@dukeofrodtown1705]

This was a crazy one! Great work from police and ATC controllers as always.

[@Eclipse-lw4vf]

A helicopter police chase chasing a helicopter . Don’t see that often

[@hueycc]

I saw it on Blue Thunder one time, but they were all police helicopters and they were all chasing each other around.

[@axelknutt5065]

⁠@@hueyccfunny .. that’s not the scene I remember from Blue Thunder

[@jasonmaccoul]

Isn’t that a felony for not pulling over? 😂

[@Look_What_You_Did]

Your bewoved powice have zero jurisdiction.

[@Name-ot3xw]

I recall a Tuber pilot flying down a VFR corridor on the Hudson emphasizing that NYC will come after you for drifting out of it. Then there's this guy just off in his own world somewhere inland.

[@wmxx2000]

Just hanging around on a final approach path? That's gonna be one hell of a phone call.

[@sleepyjay2664]

"N84BL landed at the JFK Helipad and departed 3 hours later". One hour for refueling and paperwork, and two hours to go inside and buy a new pair of pants to replace the ones no longer usable after the a$$-chewing he received from ATC.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

More like: It took 2 hours in New York traffic for a replacement pilot to drive to JFK, as the company decided this fool was not going to continue to fly for the day. ;)

[@GeneralHawk505]

And the morons in that station to.

[@zenmark42]

That must have been a weird flight for the passengers too; just sorta doing circles over brooklyn while a police helo is right on top/below you, with jets dodging you, all while you're just trying to make it to JFK a little quicker....

[@jamescollier3]

especially if they can hear atc

[@TommyCubed]

@@jamescollier3 Oh yeah I forget that some helis have coms for basically everyone built in with the ear pro. lol

[@FlyingSurprise]

That was one bad day for that pilot. First not being on the frequency. Once someone made contact with him, he squawked the wrong code. He seemed to be completely unaware of where he was or any other traffic. That will not be a fun phone call!

[@vividthespis]

GTA V 3 star wanted level. Helicopter chase. Evasion unsuccessful.

[@dabking94.19]

"This is Helitor 3! Suspect is going south dispatch"

[@nerfshamansplz]

All you had to do was follow the damn helicopter, CJ!

[@JamesTK]

@@nerfshamansplzugh the memories… worst mission in basically any game I’ve played

[@colinboneham7387]

Possible pilot deviation, I’ve never seen a more blatant pilot error since Harrison Ford landing on a taxi way, this helo pilot needs some training for sure.

[@TheEDFLegacy]

I've seen worse. I've seen airliners land on taxiways, land on different airports, and of course the closest call in aviation history when an Air Canada flight nearly landed on a line of waiting aircraft on a taxiway, which could have broken the record for number of fatalities in a single crash.

[@j.domingo3319]

Harrison Ford was at least talking to the tower, attempting to follow instructions, and was cleared to land. When the ATC informed him of the possible deviation, Ford immediately took responsibility. This helo pilot didn't have any spacial awareness. How do you fly from midtown to JFK and not even think about LGA airspace???

[@7_of_9]

I am never flying Uber again to NYC

[@kina5146]

"Do you know why I pulled you down?"

[@broncogrizz]

Legend has it that 84 Bravo Lima is still doing circles between LGA and JFK.

[@LurkerPatrol5]

And squawking something he shouldn't be

[@themooseisontheloose]

I heard he left LGA and JFK airspace and started playing ring around the rosie in EWA and TEB airspace squawking 0320

[@metropod]

I so that explains all the buzzing noises I’ve been hearing… (My house is not far from where he was doing loops. We’re not too far off to the side from the direct approach to LaGuardia 4)

[@patersonplankrd]

Similar to the tapestry of obscenities uttered by Ralphie's( A Christmas Story) father, "which is rumored to be hanging in space over Lake Michigan"

[@jimdecamp7204]

Well let me tell you of the story Of a man named Charlie On a tragic and fateful day

[@johntinsley7563]

Not sure if he'll make the call. Seems to have some difficulty with numbers.

[@ChitwoodMitwood]

I have a number for to call. Wow that's cool and far out man, thank you . we are having a good time up here.

[@noahandthejets]

I know 84BL; it operates for Blade. I've spotted it at the NYC heliports and loaded/unloaded it at East Hampton. Always a fun time when an aircraft/airfield you know makes it on to this channel 🥴

[@metropod]

Because of course Blade was involved… Seriously, you can get a group of between 12 and 14 people between Manhattan and JFK via the LIRR and the Airtrain for the same cost as one Blade ride… And you don’t have to worry about having a PD chopper following you… (It’s $195 for a one person, one way Blade flight. Meanwhile it is $13.50 off peak and $15.50 peak for the LIRR/Airtrain connection. $5/$7 depending on the time on the railroad and the $8.50 fare for the Airtrain)

[@fredsroberts]

@@metropod Yeah, but then you are exposed to poor people, so...

[@alanm5013]

@@metropod When you're a professional making that $195 every couple hours, a lawyer making it a few times an hour, or an entertainer/athlete/CEO making it in a few minutes, it makes sense. What's wrong with spreading some of that money back down into the economy?

[@gwenbd9429]

@@alanm5013 While I understand (and even agree) with your *point*, the final posed question kind of skews away from it. If you make that money quickly enough that the saved time/stress of picking the flight is beneficial, go for it. However, of that $195 ticket, how much of it is spreading back down into the economy? A decent amount of it is going into fuel, insurance, or costs for the aircraft. Which are three industries where most of the excess profit is going back into pockets of super rich execs, and not spreading out into the economy.

[@loveslakers126]

Bro decided to take a causal stroll through NYC class Bravo and didn’t bother to tell anyone.

[@jaredjones6292]

JFK TOWER: Yeah, looks like you're in Laguardia's way there." He didn't really sound all that concerned about it.

[@adrianhenle]

Not his paperwork to fill out, I guess

[@SeligTiles]

I can’t help but think this controller, at this point in time in the escapade just wanted to get the guy to land and keep things calm on the frequency. Obviously the pilot is in over his head but being chewed out about it while landing would just make things worse. Just my 2 cents.

[@yoweedmofo19897]

​@@SeligTiles Makes sense. I have to assume that's why fairly often, unless the pilot's deviation is posing an immediate risk to themselves/other aircraft, they will wait until the aircraft is on the ground to give them that "phone number".

It is most likely that at the moment of first interaction, he simply thought LGA tower had handed him off to JFK, and that he was communicating with LGA before that (which would be what would normally happen). He had no way of knowing that the guy was just bumbling through Bravo airspace completely incommunicado.

[@JasonWardStudios]

Just another day in NYC airspace. 😅

[@TEMPLE7D]

I remember this. They both flew over my position in Queens. I was thinking “what is the NYPD up to now?”. Don’t tell me they’re starting to follow random aircraft lol. (Like they follow cars).

[@TexasVernon]

If it were Arkansas I would figure the police were getting set to perform a pit maneuver.

[@abellator7560]

​@@TexasVernon Police: pull over immediately Them: we already are we can't pull over any further Police: you will or you will face the pit

[@arnelilleseter4755]

"Do you now how fast you were flying, sir?"

[@TEMPLE7D]

@@TexasVernon I’ve tried that in Battlefield. It doesn’t usually work out for both parties. 🤣

[@mindlessgonzo]

@@abellator7560 I swore that's the opening to Super Troopers.

[@leonkernan]

LGA: Finest 19, Get that guy away from our runways JFK: Meh, it's not our runways.

[@glowbugVT]

This sums up driving in NYC as well, tbh.

[@colognetm7861]

I fly helis in NYC everyday. Familiar with 848BL’s company. No idea what this guy is doing

[@Bartleby42007]

Has to be a new guy, I don't even recognize their voice. All 84BL does is JFK runs and that pilot doesn't seem like they know where the GAT is.

[@aaroneisengart9887]

If he was talking to jfk, and hes in laguardia:::: shouldnt jfk have handed him over to laguardia?

[@briancooney9952]

@@Bartleby42007 It was his first day on JFK runs and It was his first JFK run of the day. He just stressed out and blanked, i guess. I feel terrible about it. He's a good dude, highly experienced.

[@Steppingontheball]

I don’t know the pilot personally, but I was working when this happened doing the same work he was doing in NYC. This was definitely a training issue. From what I know about him, he’s a good pilot and has lots of professional commercial experience but was new to the area. NYC is a challenging place to fly with lots of nuance. You definitely have to know the procedures and lingo associated here. Sad to see his mistake broadcast like this, but I suppose it’s a good learning aid.

[@tonyp9179]

Same

[@armans467]

ignorance is a pretty poor excuse for a fuck-up this big. Probably shouldnt be flying at all if he cant be bothered to read a chart. hundreds of souls are at stake on those commercial airliners

[@tonyp9179]

@armans467 have you flown over JFK at 1000?

[@Steppingontheball]

@@armans467I would contend that almost all aviation incidents stem from some sort of ignorance. Nobody does something like this intentionally. To err is human.

[@Space_Parrot]

​@@Steppingontheball at a certain point ignorance and malice are indistinguishable from eachother

[@HikingBob]

What I've learned from watching this channel is NYC and NORCAL are two air spaces you don't want to fuck around in .

[@Tirani2]

NORCAL, DC NCR, and NYC are the top three reasons I never want to try to be a pilot ever.

[@jonah2wenty6ix]

After 9/11 I’ve never understood why neighboring airspace’s don’t communicate with each other sooner.

[@patersonplankrd]

there should be a "red phone" type of instant comms which would allow this.

[@RowanHawkins]

​@@patersonplankrdthere is.

[@patersonplankrd]

@@RowanHawkins It appears the "Bat Phone" wasn't used....

[@bittnerbs]

As soon as I get a notification, I always have to click. You do a great job, Victor!

[@VASAviation]

Thanks, really appreciate it

[@produKtNZ]

This felt like pilot task saturation.

[@marbe166]

You might wonder why someone in the LGA tower didn't call the JFK tower to check if they were talking to 84BL...

[@thejets511]

We do, we call it the shoutline. If it wasnt the controller then then Supe was. But its not a public listening network that the public can get access too. (like liveatc)

[@Freq412]

My thoughts exactly! He's on with JFK tower, being directed to land at GAT. I assume that he assumed JFK and LGA were coordinating, no? These type of 121 helicopter flights are a daily (hourly) occurrence so what went wrong here?

[@marbe166]

@@thejets511 The LGA controller sounded like he hadn't even given it a thought, though.

[@VASAviation]

Looks like they did later on the landline when JFK was already controling it

[@jsunflyguy]

@@marbe166 usually an airspace intruder involves the CIC/SUP? I would have figured they'd be working that angle so the controller can concentrate on the dots not touching.

[@davidsp5936]

In addition to the question of inter-tower coordination, what about calling on Gaurd?

[@n1vg]

One thing I've learned from watching these videos is that anyone who's got their head that far up their ass already definitely isn't paying attention to Guard.

[@armans467]

waste of resources for 1 rogue heli

[@HikingBob]

They may have. These recordings may not have all the frequencies in use.

[@Nicholas-f5]

​@armans467 it's the radio channel

[@JPINFV]

Meow...

[@jake_]

Flying in LaGuardia airspace while talking to JFK Tower. Took him some time to realize he was flying over the wrong airport.

[@deltak5457]

A normal day at VATSIM - but this is reality.

[@Elizabeth-tg7jo]

What a cluster!

[@Skynet-1]

What we've got here is failure to communicate.

[@jhoncarmona3101]

2:18 the most New York answer lol

[@Shamrock100]

I didn't get the feeling that LGA and JFK were speaking to each other to check if he was on one or the other's frequency. Of course we don't know, but the JFK controller didn't reference LGA till quite late in the exchanges with N84BL.

[@JasonWardStudios]

This reminds me of a story my father-in-law used to tell me. He had a buddy who was a pilot and also a bit of dumbass. He got in big doodoo for over-flying the Limerick nuclear generating station in Montgomery County, PA back in the early 80s. He got yelled at, but they didn't revoke him. These days, I wouldn't be surprised if the would have just shot him down. 🤐

[@MEGACAB59]

Suspend license for 90 days for a complete reevaluation. Obviously zero clue on flying in the NYC airspace.

[@MWChainz]

Now I know where poor vatsim terminology comes from. It comes from listening to NYPD helo comms lol.

[@2DogsVlogs]

Ouch, that's going to be expensive. Pilot didn't do his homework is my guess.

[@ro-86alkonost78]

The JFK controller probably didn't know the trouble the N84BL pilot caused until he got the report from La Guardia controller.

[@jamesmurray3948]

You can see his track on FlightAware on 11/3/24 at 1:57pm EST. KZbin blocked my link. All of their trips from 34th St. to JFK went south down the Hudson and then East. This guy went North up the river and then East. Who knows why.

[@jackielinde7568]

KZbin's system blocks almost all links. There's a special way the channel can post links. But if it's not your video, comments with links gets eaten by the system.

[@GeneralHawk505]

I used to service General aviation at Kennedy and the pilots who fly for the company which is based out of Jersey are actually really good guys and know theyre stuff. I dont know what went wrong here because i serviced N84BL DAILY a while back. Typically they have their own shuttle passage to fly a few thousand feed above atlantic avenue.

[@bubbaman12289]

This heli is active right now over the Hudson as I watch this lol

[@deans6129]

I remember being at Edmonton international a few yrs ago waiting in line listening to LiveATC and then being delayed due to A Business jet pilot landing with no instructions as he was not in contact with the tower. He was greeted at the taxiway by the Police and escorted to a parking spot. I heard later on they had a non functioning radio and the pilot and first officer were grounded for not following protocol. If ATC and other traffic weren’t on the ball it could of been ugly.

[@kyledavidson8712]

Could of jeez o pete

[@jackielinde7568]

I don't know all of the protocols, but the big part of it is to squawk 7600, so ATC can see you're having trouble communicating with them. There's other stuff you're supposed to do, but I don't remember it. I suspect if they changed their transponder code, it would have been enough to get them out of hot water. And the ATC would have treated them as an emergency aircraft instead of a non-communicating pilot violating controlled airspace.

[@thilomanten8701]

Once "Finest 19" was talking to JFK Tower I am certain that 84BL-balls were shrinking by the minute as he listened and probably realized what hebjust did. Small as an atom at touchdown in JFK...😂

[@jamesf5485]

funny enough, ive woprked on 84BL so many times out of EH. pilots are nice, they just get stressed while flying through the airspace (not clarifying what he did)))

[@douglasphillips1203]

This guy couldn't fly his way out of a wet paper bag! Sheesh!!

[@bigphilnyc]

I wish there was a way to get a follow up on this. What was this pilot thinking? It's baffling why anyone would think this was ok. Who WAS he talking to? Did he think northwest Queens was uncontrolled airspace?

[@areareare9953]

"N84BL....where are you?!" Doesn't sound like other guy knew where he was really either. What a cluster...."And please don see the heavy jets when their in ya windoh, yeah?"

[@MichaelJM]

Yeah JFK couldn't locate him until pretty late. Seems like N84BL wasn't where he thought he was, and to make matters worse was squawking the wrong thing.

[@Boodieman72]

LaGuardia is going crazy, meanwhile the pilot is talking to JFK.

[@timfitzsimmons8663]

Looking at the helicopter route chart, where that guy was, and the flight path made me think of a movie with a different sort of route. The dialogue would have to be modified: Capt: Where the heck is he going Jonesy? Jonesy: He's to the port of Thor's Twins Capt: This isn't Red Route One. What is he doing? Jonesy: I don't kno-- Jonesy: CRAZY IVAN!

[@einokalonen1313]

In the last seven days 100 flights over the New York area. And of course back in action creating more mayhem.

[@briancooney9952]

More mayhem? Please elaborate

[@jimdecamp7204]

I like the callsign FINEST-19 for, one assumes, "New York's Finest", i.e., the New York City Police Department.

[@jimdecamp7204]

Mary Immaculate Hospital has been closed in 2009.

[@mrwjs]

Perhaps a few familiarization flights would have been prudent before soloing through one of the busiest airspace.

[@vertigoalopolus]

Look at it this way. Everything was being done by the book. The only mistake was being on a different frequency. He thought the airport he was flying around WAS JFK. Yea, charts could have confirmed to him what was wrong, and probably that is what happened in the end. Mistakes can and do happen.

[@frankfurter7260]

Entering Class B airspace without a clearance is by the book?

[@AnthonyTheaviationenthusiast]

Everyday I hear 84BL coming into jfk (I live by it) but it’s def a diff pilot lol

[@eros5556]

You heard about that AA plane leaving Hawaii that almost smashed into a mountain? ATC saved everyone on board bro

[@kevinfairclough4619]

Stayed respectful. Must have been hard for NY controllers. But well handled.

[@FallLineJP]

I’m sure the pax were blissfully unaware and were also charged a pretty penny

[@mediocreman2]

Any chance you can put the date and time in the description or in the video itself? I can kind of make out 7 pm-ish in the top left corner of the video.

[@VASAviation]

November 3

[@briancooney9952]

November 3rd around 2pm.

[@avrohomz4582]

How was it that LGA had his callsign but not JFK? And what's with the multiple calls between him and JFK that go nowhere until they finally start actually completing meaningful exchanges (is it possible that not everything was picked up)?

[@lloydfeng5716]

JFK was probably not aware of the situation because they hadn't violated JFK airspace. So they thought it was just a normal aircraft outside of the class B airspace trying to request something.

@@lloydfeng5716 Well, he wasn't really outside of Class B. JFK ATC likely thought he was simply getting an aircraft handed off form LGA controller. This is what happens when helicopters come from Manhattan; they talk to LGA, until (s)he hands them off to JFK.

[@Marklar0]

They probably had the callsign from ADSB. JFK did not spot them at first glance because their position report was inaccurate; they said 5 miles north but were more like 7 miles northwest. And also because the location they actually were was not a place where the controller would expect a VFR to cold call from, and there were 2 other targets there.

[@avrohomz4582]

@@Marklar0 I don't know a lot about the differences between ADSB, transponder data, etc, so maybe that's what's causing the question. But I noticed that the JFK controller told them at the end that they were squawking the wrong transponder code, yet LGA which never spoke to them had the correct tail number (even if they did last have the police helicopter confirm that) and knew where they were.

[@alextgordon]

I didn't know Piper made helicopters

[@GWNorth-db8vn]

Or BMW.

[@AtomicTankGirl]

Departed three hours later with a new pilot.

[@HikingBob]

I was thinking the same thing....his first call was to the tower, the second to his boss asking him to send another pilot.

[@tedthomas3436]

This was weird. Kenndy Tower had him, but LaGuardia didn't. 🤔

[@ZaPilot]

Did that happen this morning? I remember seeing a helicopter getting chased over the NYC skyline this morning and I thought it was odd.

[@VASAviation]

Not today

[@Steve-cg8ek]

The one simple trick to lose your license.

[@roeyil]

I wonder if he drives the same way...

[@mariano_buitrago]

Did no one think to try to raise him on guard?

[@JedCPDunlap]

With all the rapid frequency changes in that area, it's not really practical to monitor guard.

[@777Avee8tor]

I was listening and watching this unfold whilst landing on 4R and holding short 4L JFK. Even when he got to JFK he was about to fly over the departure runway but turned away and landed. Clueless.

[@cyrus_the_pilot]

Monitor 121.5 all the time super pilots…

[@JedCPDunlap]

Not practical with all the rapid frequency changes in the Metro area.

[@cyrus_the_pilot]

@ Monitoring means using your radio number two and listen to it, changing frequencies has nothing to do with this also it is recommended to monitor guard if capable. You are clearly seeing the result of not monitoring it in this video.

[@katies5704]

I always wondered how the helicopters are managed by ATC over NYC. The police helicopters follow the squiggliest paths around my neighborhood. Guess it's not a problem if they know to stay at the right altitude and within certain confines.

[@The_Noticer_of_Things]

Heyyy whatya want I am walkin' here but the helecopter version

[@novamyth9]

Imagine if you could watch that chase with binoculars somehow and listen to it. 😂

[@HyenaEmpyema]

I guess Launchpad McQuack is giving NYC sightseeing tours now. 2020's keep getting weirder

[@epapa737]

The fact that this happened again JFC

[@pomerau]

Finest 91. Not being a native this is a great callsign I hadn't heard before. Honestly. I've heard these violations by GA before. I'm sure New York wants aerial and VIP flyovers, but any minor entry into another airspace. or not making and sticking to a route should be hammered home to the operator that it's a very heavy pilot and operator infringement with posssible termination applicable. Do ATC always think they can handle a rogue aircaft like this, not knowing here they will turn next? It's a stressor for them they don't need at the very least. They have to rely purely on watching his altitude number on a small screen. What I learned about helicopters is they can go up and down vertically, quite quickly. ... and why did he have a different squawk code? Was that given to him earlier?

[@Drmcclung]

Must be a pilot from Houston where it's OK to fly completely unaware of wtf you're doing

[@commietube4273]

🚨 pull over pull over

[@billlyl3725]

This was ATC Twilight Zone. Everyone and everything seemed off

[@dylanhuculak8458]

Sounds like the pilot will have to use their one phone call pretty quick.

[@Keestral]

Nah. There is no prison sentence for violating a Bravo airspace, but you can definitely get your licence yanked if the FAA doesn't like what you have to say in your defense when they call you to investigate.

[@Antonio-lt1sp]

Brownian motion flight.

[@areareare9953]

underrated, this.

[@JSFGuy]

Got the notice. It's a gold star for screw tube.

[@BOMBON187]

Bro got a 5 star wanted level.

[@donwald3436]

At least he had his transponder on lol.

[@allantotti]

Say bye bye to your license...

[@johndeever]

It’s a new era in 🇺🇸. Rich people, do whatever tf you want to. Don’t mind any dangers befalling us plebes.

[@TheGwurman]

"Hey cap, what's with that red flashing light? Says CAREER DISSIPATION WARNING on it?"

[@keisisqrl]

You done goofed

[@5iFTYHFaviation_addict]

How do you not see you're being tailed by a PD chopper?

[@wcolby]

I don’t know about your Helicopter, but my Helicopter doesn’t have a rearview mirror or a rear window.

[@5iFTYHFaviation_addict]

@wcolby he did multiple 360 turns, he must have been able to see the other traffic being persistent with him. Which also shows he's not aware of what's going on around him.

[@vertigoalopolus]

@@5iFTYHFaviation_addict Hes on a different frequency and probably wondering why the PD helo isnt talking to him, and what he wants with him.

[@5iFTYHFaviation_addict]

@vertigoalopolus i know that, the vid has both sides of the communication, he was on JFK's freq. No where in the clip did he radio to them to enquire why he's being tailed.

[@igorluiz9551]

What the pilot should have done to avoid this mess? Tune in LaGuardia's Approach? If so when?

[@NoewerrATall]

I wish we could hear that phone call. . . This is New York, you need to be on at least your A game.

[@johnvender]

I hope VASA can get the incident yesterday at Sydney's Kingsford Smith Airport where a Qantas flight bound for Brisbane had a problem with an engine on take off and had to do an emergency landing.

[@kaasmeester5903]

Nice callsign “finest”.

[@TEMPLE7D]

@@kaasmeester5903 that’s why NYPD stopped using the “CPR” motto. Wasn’t true. 🤣

FDNY helicopter callsigns are "bravest".

[@ro-86alkonost78]

NYPD is the New York's finest after all.

[@llaughridge]

ACAB