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Old 30th January 2025 | 06:54
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From: 3rd Rock, #29B
Originally Posted by Someone Somewhere
I was talking about visual separation; I should have been clearer.

Might have helped the CRJ see the helicopter (except a military helicopter probably won't be illuminated anyway). But if the helicopter crew has CRJ landing lights pointing at them, are they going to see anything? It seems like another poor-quality band-aid on top of the fundamental problem of trusting see-and-avoid and voice comms.
The video shows the lights of the helicopter quite clearly, approaching the CRJ from about 2 o'clock to the CRJ.
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