Originally Posted by
DIBO
If people (and even 'reliable Youtubers') would stick to the available facts, instead of complicating things
No crossing of 'Route 4' prior to ...
Still, if the helo crew misidentified the
A319 as the CRJ, and they assumed the A319 will start turning right soon to circle for 33, turning right as well would have increased horizontal separation. And the extended centerline for 01, which the A319 was aligning with, does actually intersect with Route 4 a bit after the Wilson Bridge. And, looking at the radar replay, the A319 did actually turn right for a bit, to align to 01. At around the same time, the helo starts turning right.
I agree that these are just guesses, but the alternative seems to be that the helo just drifted to the right randomly, for no specific reason, which seems unlikely.