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Black Hawk & American Eagle Crash: Shocking Investigation Details Revealed

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 27, 2025

Its clear that something wasnt right in the flight deck of that helicopter, between the Captain and Warrant Officer seemingly having different altitude readings without addressing that (despite the importance of exact altitude in this airspace), and the Warrant Officer suggesting a left turn, but the Captain just proceeding on course.

Air Traffic Control

Air Traffic Control Runway Jet Transponder

Round Dials or Glass Cockpits?

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

ADFs, marker beacons, and VOR receivers, each relying on a constantly shrinking population of land-based navaids, fill these dated flight decks. Or maybe I just like the round dial airspeed indicator, conveniently located at the top left of the panel, right in my field of view, as I make a left turn to base or final approach.

Cockpit

Cockpit Instrument Landing System Approach Pilot

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Black Hawk & American Eagle Crash: Shocking Investigation Details Revealed

Round Dials or Glass Cockpits?

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