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Controller faulted in Hudson midair collision
WASHINGTON — Errors by an air traffic controller distracted by a personal phone call set the stage for a midair collision last year over the Hudson River between a tour helicopter and a small plane that claimed nine lives, a federal safety panel said Tuesday. (www.msnbc.msn.com) Ещё...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
FAA is a Joke.. Case closed
If you're not looking you're not seeing and if you're not seeing you're not avoiding.
The controller is being scapegoated.
The pilot wasn't looking although it appeared in one video that the chopper climbed up into his path, the chopper pilot wasn't paying attention nor listening to the radio as his buddy at the helipad warned him of the traffic alert with no response.
Commercial sightseeing flights need 2 crew, one to fly and radios, the other as the tour guide. Giving it all to one person is asking for things to get missed.
The controller is being scapegoated.
The pilot wasn't looking although it appeared in one video that the chopper climbed up into his path, the chopper pilot wasn't paying attention nor listening to the radio as his buddy at the helipad warned him of the traffic alert with no response.
Commercial sightseeing flights need 2 crew, one to fly and radios, the other as the tour guide. Giving it all to one person is asking for things to get missed.
VFR is VFR. See and be seen. Not much a controller could do to make pilots look where they are going. The cell phone in the controllers work area is right at stupid. Where was the supervisor and why did s/he allow the cell phone in the room in the first place??
Jim, I was commenting on the article, not on you comments.
John the only comment I have is your comment "the controller was doing something he wasn't supposed to". End of the conversation. I was not implying the controller was at fault only that it could have been prevented. Not just on the controller's part. You have to shut off your cell phone before the door closes on commercial for "interference reasons". Why should ATC be allowed to have a phone on during their watch. Thanks for your comment. However you are very wrong about my knowledge. BLOG BLOG BLOG
This is typical, someone writing & giving their opinion on something they know nothing about. This was a misadventure and nothing more. How many times have you pulled out of parking space & didn't see another car, pedestrian, or light post. Sometimes you catch it, sometimes you don't. Sure, the controller was doing something he wasn't supposed to & that can't be allowed, but that is not what caused the accident. The both pilots chose to fly VFR (most in this country do) & therefore the controller has no obligation to advise of traffic. They do so as a courtesy. The helicopter was not even talking to a controller nor in radar contact (there's nothing wrong with that) & both aircraft were not in this controller's airspace.
1 collision in 49 years, as unfortunate as it maybe, is a very good safety record if you ask me. Like I said, A MISADVENTURE.
1 collision in 49 years, as unfortunate as it maybe, is a very good safety record if you ask me. Like I said, A MISADVENTURE.