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Jerome V's avatar

Feb 7: New insights at this video timestamp: https://tllc.com/go/C9mZZ4fRtsRrj

Feb 17: I watched the NTSB briefing last night. Apparently it was done on the 14th. The story is already being memory-holed. The spokeswoman said a few things of value:

1. There was a Cockpit voice Recorder in the Blackhawk, and it evidently worked.

2. The flight was an annual check (certification?) for both her piloting and piloting with night vision goggles.

3. The Flight Data Recorder does not store altimeter readings as seen by the crew.

4. At point, the (female) pilot tells ATC that they are at 300 feet, while the pilot instructor tells ATC they are at 400 feet.

5. They have a lot of "radio altimeter" data points that they consider reliable. One shows the Blackhawk at 276 feet immediately before the collision.

6. The CVR contained no evidence that any of the helicopter crew saw the impending collision.

7. Key seconds of the ATC transmission to the BH were "stepped on" by the BH crew "keying their mike". The part where ATC said the jet was maneuvering to approach the alternate runway (?)

8. The jet's traffic alert system alarm did go off, and the jet increased flaps and went to 6 degrees nose up during the final seconds.

Phil Davis's avatar

The fact that her online history was scrubbed is evidence alone that something is very wrong. That history should be revealed, and a complete investigation should be conducted by unbiased investigators.

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