he also said that the crossing by Helos from that base was SOP...however, the standing order is for them to cross BEHIND the incoming jets. In this case, it was at night and coming from 'Abeam', the Helo wouldn't be seeing the bright landing lights and the multitude of other lights nearby (including other non-involved aircraft) could have confused a "Trainee" pilot.
We won't know for sure until the NTSB completes its investigation...assuming Trump hasn't furloughed that part of government.
The podcast I linked noted that the Army Helo was alerted by ATC to the incoming AA/PSA jet...
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- A preliminary assessment. Certainly not final. [NT]
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- Hensou - 3:34pm 1/30/25
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- Duh. The Army helo was on notice and had the duty to clear. - conorlarkin - 3:43pm 1/30/25
- The podcast I linked noted that the Army Helo was alerted by ATC to the incoming AA/PSA jet... - TyroneIrish - 4:17pm 1/30/25
- Trump fired the helo pilot posthumously. - iairishcheeks - 4:20pm 1/30/25
- Incompetence has consequences. [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 4:15pm 1/30/25
- DOGE has consequences. [NT]
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- conorlarkin - 4:56pm 1/30/25
- You people and your D.E.I. nonsense caused this. [NT] - jakers - 8:55pm 1/30/25
- Indeed. Efficiency as a metric naturally lags action. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 5:03pm 1/30/25
- DOGE has consequences. [NT]
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- conorlarkin - 4:56pm 1/30/25
- The podcast I linked noted that the Army Helo was alerted by ATC to the incoming AA/PSA jet... - TyroneIrish - 4:17pm 1/30/25
- Duh. The Army helo was on notice and had the duty to clear. - conorlarkin - 3:43pm 1/30/25