Colleague: Copter pilot loved sharing Manhattan view
Photo credit: AP Photo/ | This undated family photo provided by Liberty Helicopters shows Jeremy Clarke of Lanoka Harbor, N.J., who was piloting a helicopter carrying five Italian tourists when it collided with a small plane over the Hudson River Saturday, Aug 8, 2009, killing all nine people aboard both aircraft. The NTSB said Clarke, originally from New Zealand, was born in 1976 and came to work for Liberty last year. He had about 2,700 hours of flight time. (AP Photo/family photo via Liberty Helicopters)
Mid-air Collision Over NYC; 9 Believed Dead
Helicopter, plane collide over Hudson
The pilot of the helicopter in Saturday's collision loved sharing panoramic views of Manhattan with passengers, said Jeffrey Smith, chairman of the Eastern Region Helicopter Council.
Smith said Jeremy Clarke, 32, a New Zealand national who lived in Lanoka Harbor, N.J., was "a phenomenal person and a professional" whom he regarded as a friend.
"I had dinner with him on Thursday," Smith...
