Black Hawk helicopter’s altimeter may have been inaccurate, pilots may have missed some calls from control tower
A preliminary analysis of the flight data and voice recorder on board a Black Hawk helicopter leading up to the collision ...
3D analysis shows how helicopter pilots could have mixed up jets in DCA crash
From the perspective of the helicopter cockpit, the lights of the incoming American Airlines jet could have also been ...
Black Hawk crew might not have heard crucial tower instruction, NTSB says
The National Transportation Safety Board said the helicopter’s cockpit voice recorder didn’t capture key directions from ...
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RCMP's Black Hawk helicopter is now patrolling B.C.-U.S. border
On Friday, the media was given an opportunity to view the RCMP’s new helicopter that is in action and has been patrolling the ...
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Helicopter crew in collision with plane may not have heard key instruction from tower, NTSB says
Investigators said the crew onboard the Black Hawk involved in a midair crash with an American Airlines jet last month may ...
Black Hawk pilots may have missed important air traffic control directive before DC plane crash
Seventeen seconds before the deadly Jan. 29 crash, which killed all 67 people aboard both flights, the Black Hawk was ...
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Black Hawk helicopter’s altimeter may have been inaccurate, pilots may have missed some calls from control tower
The radio altimeter on board the Black Hawk at the time of the deadly midair collision was 278 feet, Homendy said. That altimeter uses a radio beam to show the helicopter’s altitude above ground ...