The tourist helicopter that buzzed our complex this morning landed on the beach near Old Harbour.

On May 30, 1989, a tourist helicopter much like the ones that collided today crash-landed on a nearby golf course without injuring any passengers.

It was still unknown whether the group's top leaders had decided whether to carry out any specific plot against the financial companies or tourist helicopters.

"We should not have tourist helicopters flying all over New York," he said, "but New York needs flights for commerce."

She managed to cling to a rock while David Banks, who flies a tourist helicopter, maneuvered his craft close enough for the woman to grab the landing skids.

He said La Guardia's air space is more compressed because it handles more low-altitude traffic, such as tourist helicopters.

The Federal Government has agreed to keep tourist helicopters at least 500 feet from Liberty and Ellis Islands.

I tried to imagine managing without a windbreaker to ward off the early September chill, or the transportation convenience of a fjord-hopping tourist helicopter.

He knew from observation that neither the tourist helicopter nor the police version ever passed over this area.

"We knew some groups were initially absolutely opposed because of noise problems from tourist helicopters," Mr. Schneider said.