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Comment by VirusNewbie

7 months ago

Why didn't the ATC talk to the airline pilots? Isn't that an egregious error?

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cosmicgadget  7 months ago

Some combination of:

Trying to make sure the 'squeeze play' didn't go awry.

Being told twice the helicopter could see the CRJ and would maintain visual separation.

The built-in vertical separation rules.

A jet in landing configuration isn't in a great position to see and avoid something below it.

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