It doesn't even make sense. Unless information has surfaced that I'm unaware of, the helicopter had its transponder off and wasn't responding to radio calls, and the net was on final approach having just come out of its base turn. This puts the jet in a precarious position for a go around because they are low and slow coming out of a turn. Beyond that, the helicopter doesn't have the right of way not only because the jet is cleared for landing, but also because the jet is less maneuverable in this situation.
Couple all of that with the helicopter operating in radio darkness at the approach end of an active runway within the set glide path in busy commercial airspace, literally everything that I've seen points to the helicopter operators being at fault here.
Again, my information may be outdated, but if it's not there is nothing pointing towards ATC or even the pilots on the jet being at fault. It's like riding your bike directly across an interstate and the president blaming the cop that you were ignoring.
And yet, ATC managed to repeatedly press for confirmation of visual from the Blackhawk and instruct them to go behind the CRJ in spite of the added stress.
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u/AbbreviationsOk178 Jan 31 '25
Think this is in reference to Trump suggesting the recent airline disaster was caused by DEI hiring practices