▁ ▁Fif teen ▁members ▁of ▁Congress , ▁led ▁by ▁Represent ative ▁Jer ro ld ▁Nad ler ▁( D - New ▁York ), ▁sent ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁F AA ▁administrator ▁J . ▁Rand olph ▁B abb itt ▁calling ▁for ▁" im mediate ▁action ▁to ▁provide ▁greater ▁o vers ight ▁of ▁small ▁aircraft ▁operations ". ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁press ▁conference ▁on ▁August ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Mayor ▁Michael ▁Blo om berg ▁( an ▁air plane ▁and ▁hel ic opter ▁pilot ▁himself ) ▁stated ▁that ▁" U ntil ▁the ▁National ▁Transport ation ▁Saf ety ▁Board ▁makes ▁a ▁determ ination , ▁nothing ▁is ▁a ▁fact ", ▁and ▁str essed ▁that ▁the ▁investigation ▁will ▁take ▁weeks ▁or ▁months ▁before ▁those ▁facts ▁are ▁known . ▁Representatives ▁from ▁the ▁A ircraft ▁O wn ers ▁and ▁Pil ots ▁Association ▁( A OP A ), ▁including ▁A OP A ▁President ▁Craig ▁Full er , ▁have ▁appeared ▁on ▁numerous ▁news ▁programs ▁and ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁news ▁sources ▁to ▁explain ▁the ▁work ings ▁of ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River ▁V FR ▁cor rid or ▁and ▁the ▁safety ▁record ▁of ▁fl ights ▁in ▁that ▁area . ▁ ▁N T SB ▁recommend ations ▁The ▁N T SB ▁issued ▁a ▁" S af ety ▁Re comm end ation " ▁to ▁the ▁F AA ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁accident ▁air plane ' s ▁intended ▁flight ▁path , ▁the ▁N T SB ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁the ▁pilot ▁may ▁have ▁wanted ▁to ▁clim