“Not only was the Black Hawk flying too high”
Other pilots who fly Blackhawks on that route have said the altimeter wasn’t set properly by the pilots and was showing a lower altitude than their actual altitude.
That should come out when the final NTSB report is released.
And hopefully we'll get an accurate NTSB report.
“...the altimeter wasn’t set properly by the pilots...”
Has to be set to current barometric pressure EVERYTIME before takeoff!
Anyone flying off their bar alt @ night on a ceiling restricted route is an idiot