Military chopper crashes into airliner....terrorism or crazy accident?
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Pilot of American Airlines jet that crashed near Washington DC had Georgia ties
A family with Georgia ties is grieving after learning their loved one was one of the pilots killed in the crash between a small American Airlines plane and a military helicopter crash near Reagan National Airport.
The father of one of the airline pilots killed was a military helicopter pilot for years and flew in the same area. He seems to think the night vision equipment may have led to this like a lot of people think.
Am I hearing that right the helicopter pilot was told to pass behind the jet? Makes you think they thought he was fully aware the plane was there. Not sure what their protocol is about ordering an aircraft to make a sudden turn. They kept their cool pretty good after seeing what happened.
Baymeadows didn’t exist when I was growing up at all and St. John’s Bluff was a dirt road.I didn't grow up here. Didn't move here until 1984. The southside of Baymeadows Road was still cow pasture then though.It was so long ago, Seinfeld was doing the comedy clubs on that road.
It's easy to second guess things but I still don't understand why you would let a pilot wear that night vision stuff (if they did) at a busy airport with many flights coming in. I am very curious if this had been allowed for years or if their commander just made a crazy decision here allowing that.
This guy does a breakdown of the crash based on available info:
On average there are 6 million traffic accidents just on the ground with 90% of those crashes being human error. Also those crashes yearly take the lives of 38,000 Americans. With population growth and people flying more I’m amazed it’s been more than 15 years since the Buffalo crash that killed 49. Overall it’s still the safest way to travel and hopefully the FAA can minimize any close calls in the future.
That's because every time there is an air accident, they study the hell out of it and make necessary changes.
How the heck else do you think I can afford the plane?I guess you, me, and Gray are members of the Ex-Club.
Here is another breakdown. Hoover has some decent graphics to help you visualize what happened.
