American Airlines collision with Blackhawk helicopter. Crashes into Potomac River

[facthunter]

An accident that was inevitable Under the rules? in place. Why couldn't it be done in a simulator? Nev

[spacesailor]

It should have been ! .

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[Marty_d]

There's an awful lot of empty desert in Nevada where they can practice.

[Garfly]

 

 

[facthunter]

He's got the right to be cheesed off.  Nev

[IBob]

Well, there you have it: once upon a time the army didn't fly that sector if there was inbound/outbound airfield traffic. Then somehow they began doing that...........

[BurnieM]

Worse thing was the military had got into a habit of asking for, and getting, visual separation and then lying (correct word) that they had the other aircraft in sight.

 

[facthunter]

Identify and following other Planes has difficulties even in broad daylight.  The most reliable separation at close quarters is vertical .  Nev

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[skippydiesel]

Its not just the US military who appear to be a "law unto themselves".

 

Quite a few years back , when I was returning to The Oaks, from a flight inland, I was on my last "leg" Katoomba/The Oaks,  just over Warragamba Dam/Lake,  when I heard some radio transmission between ATC (Area frequency) and a military flight. Details are a little fuzzy now, the gist was the female pilot on the radio (in Command?) refused to give any sort of precise information as to location in space.

Moments later,  two Hercules in close formation, passed under me - gave me the fright of my life.

Although they seemed very close, scale/distance can be difficult assess , especially when frightened, there may have been no danger (would I have been "seen", in my little composite Zephyr,  by them?) 😈