I consider this trip to be the most spectacular from the piloting point of view. Narrow corridor, just 100 feet margin in the prescribed altitude, frequent position reporting, dozens of helicopters, communication with big airports of the area, high rise structures of Manhattan etc. All this packed into a flight over the river Hudson and East river. I studied the rules the night before and then we did it. It was extremely exciting and I hope to have a chance to repeat it... more