The notice suspends the practice of allowing helicopter pilots to rely on visual separation to avoid striking other aircraft, as happened during last year’s deadly midair collision in Washington.
The notice suspends the practice of allowing helicopter pilots to rely on visual separation to avoid striking other aircraft, as happened during last year’s deadly midair collision in Washington.
The use of visual separation was a key factor in last year’s midair collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines commercial jet near Ronald Reagan National Airport.
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