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Old 9th Mar 2018, 23:16
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Among the other failings mentioned, the report notes there was no established UNICOM or uniform procedure for a helicopter on approach. Incoming aircraft were apparently detected only by hearing them, which nobody on the tarmac apparently did prior to this incident due to the bird running on the ground.

To their credit, the report states that after the fact, PFD did add monitored UNICOM and approach procedures to their toolbox. I Googled PFD air support section to see how/if they replaced these two ships, but the only reference I could find was one dated 2010 which still mentioned the OH-58s lost in the 2012 prang. Does anyone know the current state of affairs there?
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