DC aircraft crash: Trump says army helicopter was flying too excessive; ‘That is probably not too sophisticated’ – The Occasions of India
After blaming DEI (variety, fairness and inclusion) insurance policies for the mid-air collision between an American Airways aircraft and a army helicopter Wednesday, President Donald Trump Friday blamed the army helicopter for flying too excessive. “The Blackhawk helicopter was flying too excessive, by rather a lot. It was far above the 200 foot restrict. That’s probably not too sophisticated to grasp, is it???” Trump posted.
The publish got here after a New York Occasions report raised the query as as to whether the army helicopter was flying too excessive, going exterior its authorised flight path. It mentioned the helicopter was at the next altitude than it was imagined to be and a minimum of half a mile off the authorised route.
Quoting 4 individuals within the know of the matter, the NYT report claimed that the Military Black Hawk helicopter was imagined to be flying in a unique location and decrease to the bottom because it traversed the busy Reagan Nationwide airspace.
So how did it crash on the American Airways aircraft?
“Earlier than a helicopter can enter any busy industrial airspace, it should get the approval of an air visitors controller. On this case, the pilot of the helicopter requested the air visitors controller for permission to make use of a selected, predetermined route that lets helicopters fly no increased than 200 ft and that hugs the financial institution on the east aspect of the Potomac River, a location that will have let it keep away from the American Airways aircraft,” the report mentioned.
Helicopter pilot confirmed visible sight of the American Airways aircraft
The report mentioned that the requested route — known as Route 4 at Reagan — adopted a particularly carved-out path already identified to the air visitors controller and helicopter pilot. The helicopter pilot confirmed visible sight of the American Airways aircraft, and the air visitors controller instructed the helicopter pilot to observe the route and go behind the aircraft. However the helicopter pilot didn’t observe the supposed route, the individuals briefed on the matter advised NYT.
“Quite, the helicopter was above 300 ft, not beneath 200 ft, and was a minimum of a half-mile off the authorised route when it collided with the jet,” the report mentioned.
