Originally Posted by
Wide Mouth Frog
Do I sound like I'm laughing?
No, at this point foaming at the mouth might be a better descriptive.
Originally Posted by GF
Maneuvering to a different is generally very acceptable, putting a helicopter on final is way too much risk. The system failed to see it for what it was.
While the intent was for them to "pass behind" (and thus not be on/under final when the RWY 33 traffic is on final) there was a missed opportunity to get the spacing (in time) needed.
When the NTSB has more to share it will be interesting (to me) to see what a balanced mitigation strategy is.