Cessna on downtown Montreal street

[mikea]

Small plane makes spectacular landing in downtown Montreal

MONTREAL — One of Montreal's major thoroughfares was turned into an impromptu runway Sunday afternoon when a small plane was force to land minutes from the downtown core.

A Cessna was spotted flying close to the ground as it crossed over the east side of Mount Royal, where hundreds of Montrealers traditionally gather on Sundays to play bongos or simply lounge on the grass.

The plane then lined up with Parc Avenue, one of the city's major north-south arteries, and promptly touched down in front of scores of baffled onlookers.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060910.wmontreal10/BNStory/National/home

Imagine if this happened in Chicago on September 11.

You know we'd hear how the permanent Chicago prohibited (not TFR) space is needed.

 

[alaskaflyer]

A Cessna was spotted flying close to the ground as it crossed over the east side of Mount Royal, where hundreds of Montrealers traditionally gather on Sundays to play bongos

Too bad it wasn't on a strafing run