Military chopper crashes into airliner....terrorism or crazy accident?

[GhostOfMatchesMalone]

We don't know the details of what happened and Trump is blaming DEI already.

We don't know, but Trump does.

 

[GhostOfMatchesMalone]

And you never fail to pass up an opportunity to trash Trump so you're just as guilty of your criticism of Trump. And your statement that "Any decent human being would have at least waited for a full understanding of what happened here" is hilarious. Do you mean like Biden immediately going before the cameras to tell the world that those border agents will "pay" for "whipping" those Haitians coming across, an absolute flat out lie that screwed those agents for which they never even got an apology. So save your sanctimony.

You're about one more post like this away from being put on Fake Ignore.

 

[Orangeclad]

You're about one more post like this away from being put on Fake Ignore.

A badge of honor.

 

[Gator Fever]

Do the black boxes of these military copters record their conversations even with all that noise? Curious if the crew chief or other pilot hollered at this pilot before the crash.

 

[Gator Fever]

 

[GhostOfMatchesMalone]

Why are planes suddenly crashing? @Hotlanta_Bill @Illegal-shift any ideas?

 

[Illegal-shift]

The idea that the helo pilot saw a different aircraft seems to be the most plausible theory at this point. It is easy to do, particularly in a crowded sky.

I did that once, fortunately ATC bailed me out:
ATC: Look for traffic turning base to final, they are No 2
Gray: Traffic in sight
ATC: Follow that traffic, No 3 cleared to land
Gray makes turn, except I had the one ahead of it in sight. Just as I saw the second plane, and before I could react...
ATC: Are you sure you are looking at No 2?
Gray: Just realized that and corrected my turn
ATC: Thought so, follow NUMBER TWO

Even though I said I had traffic in sight, ATC didn't take his eyes off the radar and picked up on it quickly. I would have been on a collision course with that plane.

Good info Gray. Do you think pilots using visual sighting is the best way to handle this with all the lights in the sky around busy airports?

Obviously we haven't had many mid air issues, so maybe this is just the best method and occasionally an event will occur?