Welcome Guest

a pilot familiar with reagan traffic said ...

Posted on: January 30, 2025 at 14:09:35 CT
tmcats KSU
Posts:
39968
Member For:
25.64 yrs
Level:
User
M.O.B. Votes:
0
the helicopter pilot likely focused on the wrong inbound plane and never saw the american flight but rather the one either in front or beyond it. that corridor is crazy busy.
Report Message

Please explain why this message is being reported.

REPLY

Handle:
Password:
Subject:

MESSAGE THREAD

Trump asks crazy question!! - Spanky KU - 1/30 13:39:27
     Yeah, incredibly crazy to wonder why the hell - Outsider MU - 1/30 15:06:44
     a pilot familiar with reagan traffic said ... - tmcats KSU - 1/30 14:09:35
          Instead of asking the chopper if he saw "the plane" ATC - alstl MU - 1/30 14:27:14
               There are choppers all over DC - meatiger MU - 1/30 14:36:05
                    That doesn't mean they should be flying in the flight path - JeffB MU - 1/30 15:02:11
                         RE: That doesn't mean they should be flying in the flight path - Miner94 MU - 1/30 15:14:42
          I believe this was the issue. The helo pilot acknowledged - sprintcar STL - 1/30 14:22:42
          You have to wonder why a highly used helicopter corridor - KC rules MU - 1/30 14:21:00
               RE: You have to wonder why a highly used helicopter corridor - Miner94 MU - 1/30 15:16:25
               The corridors are narrow - DC Jayhawk KU - 1/30 14:59:32
               Probably related to the air corridors in DC. There are - DHighlander NWMSU - 1/30 14:22:57
     I saw over lunch hour - meatiger MU - 1/30 13:41:41
          The recording is out there, heli pilot completely ignored - AWOLTiger KC - 1/30 14:02:44
               reports are the chopper was on a different frequency - Spanky KU - 1/30 14:08:45
                    Still sounds like the heli f'd up not the ATC(nm) - AWOLTiger KC - 1/30 14:22:29
                         That's my first impression. It is nearly always - Spanky KU - 1/30 14:36:52
                              ATC sounded concerned when they asked the helo if - sprintcar STL - 1/30 14:48:27
                                   "I see airplanes everywhere!!!"(nm) - Spanky KU - 1/30 15:49:58
          Flight space around major airports is under the authority of - BH O'bonga MU - 1/30 13:53:49
          I heard a recording telling the chopper they needed to get - TheWildcat MU - 1/30 13:43:44




©2025 Fanboards L.L.C. — Our Privacy Policy   About Tigerboard