Originally Posted by
Stagformation
If ATC have taken the trouble to issue a traffic advisory to a helo, why does the helo pilot think it’s reasonable to assume the traffic (which they haven’t seen!) will be no factor. Surely the Controller has called out that particular traffic to the helo for a reason he knows, like the traffic’s intended flight path will shortly become a collision risk.
Because, due to the proximity of Route 4 to runway 1 traffic, 12th AB pilots much more frequently received traffic calls for runway 1 traffic coupled with visual separation, traffic for which there would never be a collision threat. And if there was 33 landing traffic, ATC would just issue a hold. I’m still reading through the interviews, but have yet to find an example of a 12th AB pilot that, while on Route 4 with visual separation for 33 landing traffic, actually had to track the aircraft and maneuver to avoid.