Not doing a briefing on this approach would be an argument if the briefing included out-of-position traffic crossing the flight path. I suppose that admonition is a constant, but the physical arrangement of the windows in the jet and the near constant bearing camouflaging the helicopter against the city lights may have rendered that an impossible task. The same admonition applied to the helicopter crew who would have had a view of the landing lights and the navigation lights well above the horizon, but had purposely been equipped for this flight with view-limiting goggles.
The benefit of suing the airline may be to allow the airline to use that as leverage against the FAA and the Army over their losses and maybe pressure both to take steps to eliminate the possibility of happening again.
Have I just missed it or has the US Army been very quiet about this event and what changes in procedures and equipment they might make?
Last edited by MechEngr; 29th September 2025 at 22:23.