AV Web

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

At a press briefing on Saturday, NTSB member Todd Inman said the flight data recorder and ADS-B data put the regional jet at 325 feet AGL at the point of impact, plus or minus 25 feet while the controller’s console showed the helicopter at 200 feet, the ceiling of the flight corridor it was flying at the time.

AGL 134

AGL Pilot in Command Flight Deck Ceiling 134

Pilot Institute

APRIL 24, 2024

The fast jets and faster-talking controllers can be intimidating. These simpler classes cannot handle major international airports’ constant high-speed jet traffic. Keeping jet traffic safe alongside slower general aviation aircraft is harder still. The PIC holds a sport pilot certificate with 14 CFR § 61.325 endorsements.

Clearance 52

Clearance Ceiling Airspace Classes Transponder 52

Professional Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

According to the GOM, either pilot could call for a go-around, yet neither did despite the published stabilized approach criteria being violated. The second in command (SIC) suggested S-turns to lose altitude and speed, but the pilot in command (PIC) responded, “Nah, we got it.”

Approach 105

Approach Descent Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) Runway 105