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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The new head of the Army already admitted, in Congressional testimony following this crash, that they should re-evaluate whether it makes sense to have training flights go through that corridor.

This is separate from the FAA's decision to restrict helicopter traffic in that area.

Some of you don't seem to understand that even if the pilots made horrible errors in judgment, they didn't choose to be there at that time. They didn't say "hey you know what would be cool -- let's do my annual night recertification next to a commercial airport at its busiest time! That will be awesome!" They were told, and they are in jobs where you do what you are told. And they died.[/quote]

They were also told, in writing in class, verbal and in a laminated map instruction card to be at 200 ft altitude and on the east bank of the river.z

See how “following orders works” in a $6,000,000 large helicopter over an urban river area? [/quote]

And we still don't know why they broke the 200 ft ceiling. There's no way to if the crew was following orders or breaking protocol in that moment. What if the $6m helicopter was improperly serviced and the altimeter reading was incorrect? What if their radar detected an obstacle they had to elevate to go over? What if a member of the crew had an epileptic seizure or a stroke? What if the last minute maneuvers of the plane were taken specifically to avoid the collision but due approved use of night vision goggles, they misjudged the location of the plane?
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See how drawing conclusions about what happened based on partial information opens you up to being very wrong? Why not just wait until the investigation is complete and trust the experts to identify the cause of the crash?[/size][/b][/quote]

Stop making assumptions. 
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