Seems unusual not to identify all of those lost in the helicopter crash.
“Comments are turned off.”
Comments turned off means questions are turned off. This is a big part of the problem we have in this culture.
Video above- from comments:
“USMC Marine Aviator, here is what I see so far
CRJ had clearance was on short final exactly as announced and planned. They were just short of the runway on correct glide slope in full compliance with ATC and flight rules.
The Blackhawk was:
1. Above approved and regulated ceiling for that airspace by at least 100 feet. Not where they were supposed to be
2. ATC challenged them twice about the CRJ, Blackhawk stated they saw CRJ and were aware of it, they request visual flight separation (authorization to visually control their our separation from other aircraft). ATC allowed them visual flight separation control as they requested.
3. They had no ADS-B, TCAS or ACAS X collision avoidance equipment active (makes them stealthy and not responsive to collision avoidance systems)
4. They were using a call sign that suggested they had a VIP aboard, they did not.
5. They were using NVG’s which complicated the entire situation, they narrow your vision and cause all kinds of light sensitivity and problems with depth perception.
6. They were supposedly doing training and check flight for the pilots in one of the busiest airports in the nation with crazy noise abatement flight rules at night!
It is not hard to see where the responsibility for this lies…….. unlikely that the Blackhawk pilots did this intentionally so for whatever reason they were not situationally aware, were not ahead of the aircraft, made a series of serious mistakes, and caused a tragedy. The culture in that cockpit was fatal, what was the relationship between the pilots because as a team they failed and killed of people. That is the unfortunate truth.”
In the news:
FOX News Jan 31, 2025
Air traffic controller left early from work before crash: report
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