Originally Posted by
Clinton McKenzie
A video I saw included one of the pax repeatedly tapping the pilot on the arm/shoulder, apparently to alert the pilot of the proximity of the other helicopter. Did I misinterpret what I saw?
(The reason the avionics fit will be very interesting is if one or both of the helicopters had ASD-B IN with traffic alerting capability and, if it/they were, whether it was operational and, if not, why not. Remember: ADS-B IN is being advertised as something to assist VFR aircraft to avoid collisions.)
Showing traffic and alerting conflicts are two different things. The pilot in the helicopter was in the aproach phase so traffic was probably low on the spectrum of threats. ADSB In would only have saved them if it was also fitted with ACAS linked to it.