Originally Posted by
PuraVidaTransport
If the Army pilots mistook another aircraft for the CRJ they were warned of at least three times, can someone look at the radar and explain which aircraft they thought was the CRJ? I see none they could have possible been watching instead. Considering the distance from one warning to the next and the Army pilot's assurance of seeing the CRJ both times, I don't see how any light on the ground could have been their focus either.
OK, let's go down that route, as dumb as it is. How many times was the CRJ warned of traffic? I don't recall hearing them being alerted at all, though on short final, low and configured for landing there wasn't much they could do at that point. It is ATC's job to ensure separation for controlled aircraft. If ATC relied solely on the helo to keep from hitting the CRJ, that is a big effing problem.