The pilot who was killed when his helicopter crashed on the roof of a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper was known as a skilled flier who fought fires in his spare time. Timothy McCormack, 58 years old, was issued a commercial pilot’s license in 2004 and had been certified as a flight instructor since June 2018, according to Federal Aviation Administration records.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 11, 2019 00:22 UTC