I know Koziole. He’s a company man who will say whatever to stay in the good graces of the Army head-shed.
Regardless, that flight hour total of that crew wasn’t “highly” experienced. They were experienced enough to not have this accident occur.
For reference, I’m a retired Army AH-64D/E Aviator with 2800 flight hours.
I had 1000 flight hours after my first aviation deployment and I still wasn’t a pilot-in-command. Five-hundred hours is really just getting started.
The Biden regime caused Army Aviation to be in a bad way concerning experience Aviators getting out. The Army has refused to acknowledge this and we’re pumping out lower quality Aviators from Fort Rucker...erm...Novosel than we ever have.
I now teach and supervise AH-64 simulations so I don’t fly anymore, but I see the quality downgrade from my desk.
Hopefully, this changes with the new administration.
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Seeing your name brought back a thought of an uncle I had
many years ago named Nathan. Take care, have a good’en.
Thanks for your input, Nathan.
(I can’t remember how many hours as a flight crew member in various Navy aircraft I racked up. Us enlisted pukes just flew regardless of hours.
Any word on how many of those 500 hours were in a ‘simulator’?
Considering your knowledge and experience, from the radar video available, it seems that the two aircraft were flying almost directly toward each other, with the commercial aircraft making a slight left turn before impact. How could the helicopter pilot not see the airplane? I’ve heard people talk about night vision and limited peripheral vision but I have a hard time with that considering the radar and the distances involved.
Considering this, along with the fact that this was so close to an airport/runway, I have a hard time believing this was not deliberate...
I would pay cash money to test that simulator out…….
RLTW