Th guy with 1,000 hours would be the instructor on the check ride. The less experienced pilot, with 500 hoirs, would be the one being “checked” and would be the one actually flying the aircraft. But the instructor would be the pilot in command. Regardless, all three of them are at fault
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/30/nx-s1-5281246/pentagon-jet-military-helicopter-collisionEdited by *M* at 17:36:54 on 01/31/25