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re: Black Hawk was flying at 400 feet—twice the legal height limit of 200 feet
Posted on 1/31/25 at 2:03 pm to nealnan8
Posted on 1/31/25 at 2:03 pm to nealnan8
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And I hesitant to post such a far reaching and outlandish theory here, but the pilot could have just made a terrible mistake.
Use your eyes and common sense. The helicopter flew straight into the damn plane. If someone told you the sky was red, would you believe them? NVG or no NVG, it doesn't make any sense.
Also, the late turn to make a collision defies all reason.
This post was edited on 1/31/25 at 2:05 pm
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Posted on 1/31/25 at 2:03 pm to JimEverett
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I know absolutely nothing about flying, just going by some of the pilots I have heard/read talking about this.
Wouldn't it have to be a spur of the moment decision by the helicopter pilot if it was intentional? And even then I am persuaded by people who say it would be difficult for a moving helicopter to intentionally hit a moving airplane like that.
Both aircraft were only doing about 125kt not going wide open and the CRJ was on basically a fixed glide path, so it is not out of the realm of possibility.
Also, IF it was intentional, it wouldn't mean it was the first attempt. Anyone who wanted to do it could have tried before or could have been just waiting for their best opportunity.
Posted on 1/31/25 at 2:04 pm to Smeg
500 hours of flight time…
Mistake??
Mistake??
Posted on 1/31/25 at 2:53 pm to SouthEasternKaiju
Maybe she’s was close to the other trans pilot that will likely be kicked out soon per the recent Trump EO on banning trannies from military service LINK and she committed a terrorist attack in protest / solidarity.
Posted on 1/31/25 at 4:31 pm to Hodag
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What would cause them to go up 200 ft, especially knowing there was a 200 ft ceiling.
That's the first thing the NTSB is looking into.
-were there wind issues at 200 feet that could have hampered the pilots ability to hold the helicopter at that altitude?
-did the altimeters in the helicopter malfunction?
In 2013 & 2015 there were near misses on the same runway 33, because the helicopters were at 400 feet.
CBS News
quote:
"As we continued our approach; Tower instructed the helicopter to 'make a right 360 for a jet on a 2 mile final for Runway 33; and to report him in sight," the pilot wrote.
"The Tower then asked the helicopter if he had us in sight. He replied 'yes'; and the Tower told him to maintain visual separation," the report said. "As we began our turn from base to final; the helicopter made what looked like a right turn directly into our flight path."
The pilot reported having to execute a hard right turn and abort the approach to avoid a collision. "I'm not sure how close we came to the helicopter since it was on the left side of the aircraft; but I would guess it was only a few hundred feet," the report said.
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