▁the ▁area ; ▁and ▁that ▁hel ic op ters ▁be ▁required ▁to ▁operate ▁at ▁lower ▁alt itudes ▁than ▁air plan es ▁in ▁the ▁cor rid or ▁to ▁minim ize ▁the ▁speed ▁differences . ▁ ▁F AA ▁changes ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁F AA ▁announced ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁improve ▁safety ▁of ▁fl ights ▁in ▁the ▁cor rid or . ▁The ▁proposed ▁changes ▁include ▁standard izing ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁V FR ▁cor rid or ▁to ▁. ▁In ▁addition , ▁many ▁existing ▁procedures ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁treated ▁as ▁" S ugg ested " ▁items ▁for ▁flying ▁the ▁cor rid or ▁will ▁now ▁be ▁mand atory , ▁including ▁operating ▁landing ▁lights ; ▁maintain ing ▁a ▁speed ▁of ▁ ▁or ▁less ▁while ▁flying ▁in ▁the ▁cor rid or ; ▁monitoring ▁and ▁announ cing ▁on ▁the ▁area ▁Common ▁Tra ffic ▁Ad vis ory ▁Fre quency ; ▁and ▁trav elling ▁along ▁the ▁west ▁shore ▁when ▁south bound ▁and ▁along ▁the ▁east ▁shore ▁when ▁north bound . ▁Pil ots ▁will ▁be ▁required ▁to ▁have ▁appropriate ▁charts ▁available , ▁and ▁to ▁familiar ize ▁themselves ▁with ▁the ▁applicable ▁rules ▁before ▁flying ▁in ▁the ▁cor rid or . ▁Additionally , ▁pilot ▁training ▁courses ▁for ▁both ▁trans ient ▁pil ots ▁and ▁char ter ▁hel ic opter ▁pil ots ▁will ▁be ▁developed . ▁An ▁implementation ▁tim eline ▁was ▁not ▁initially ▁announced . ▁ ▁The ▁F AA ▁instit uted ▁new ▁rules ▁for ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River ▁cor rid or ▁beginning ▁November ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0