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How long until people stop booking flights because they've lost confidence in the FAA's ability to manage its air traffic? There are already plenty who wouldn't fly on a Boeing
This one doesn't look like it's on the FAA or the controller.
The controller was aware of the possible conflict, informed the helicopter pilot - twice. And twice, the helicopter pilot informed the ATC that they had the conflicting traffic in sight, and requested permission to maintain their own, visual separation from that conflicting traffic.
What seems to have happened is that the helicopter pilots saw a second jet in the distance, landing on another runway. They probably thought that second jet was the conflicting traffic, and they never actually saw the first.
Additionally, the helicopter pilots were supposed to be in an established track on the east side of the river, no higher than 200 feet. Aircraft on final approach descend from east to west as they cross the river; there is more vertical clearance on the east side, but the helicopter was closer to the west side of the river. Further, the helicopter was flying at 300 feet, rather than 200.
I don't want to disparage the helicopter pilot(s), but from what I see right now, this seems to be primarily on them. They requested permission to (and responsibility for) maintaining separation - twice. This collision is primarily their responsibility.
This guy controls lol
VASAviation. They put out youtube videos of all kinds of interesting ATC comms and flight tracks.
Technically, I'm a pilot as well, but balloon pilots don't typically talk to ATC very often.