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The Pan Am building in NYC used to have a helipad, but there was a crash [1] and it was removed. Today most western cities have helipads tucked out the way - o
by leoedin 7y ago
The Pan Am building in NYC used to have a helipad, but there was a crash [1] and it was removed.
Today most western cities have helipads tucked out the way - on the river in London and NYC for instance - for safety. Every time a helicopter falls out the sky and lands on an unfortunate pedestrian, the rules tighten. That's not going to change with drones.
[1]: https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/may-16-1977-helicopter-accident-on-top-of-pan-am-building-kills-five/ https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/may-16-1977-he...