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27th Jan 2019, 08:57

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Originally Posted by A681001

On this site it says helicopter was taking off and unaware the airplane was landing.
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/7-ki...-italy-1983742

could nor find the reference you mention on this link but if this is the case is is a carbon copy of previous accident in Austria a few years back with a rescue helicopter. If you take off on an heli from unmarked areas the visibility on top and back is NIL and an aircraft flying low AGL , taking off or landing close by has no visibility below . .
The cost-effective solution to mitigate ( but not eliminate @ 100%) those is called FLARM . already self-mandated for all gliders in the Alps, all helicopters in Switzerland ,and starting to come on line with all powered VFR..
At the moment not accepted by EASA because the frequency they used in not protected, but I think a solution will be found especially if we see more of those preventable fatal accidents continuing to happen. .

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