When you’re in the cockpit, ATC can offer guidance, but at the end of the day, it’s your hands on the controls—and your judgment that keeps you alive. #headline #AviationSafety #PilotResponsibility #ATC #BlackHawk #FlightSafety #AviationIncident #MilitaryAviation
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The recent mid-air collision incident has ignited debate over who shoulders the blame—Air Traffic Control (ATC) or the pilots involved. After reviewing the ATC transcripts and video footage, it’s clear: this was a case of pilot error. Specifically, the Army Black Hawk crew failed to maintain proper separation while requesting visual separation as the passenger plan was on short final, ultimately leading to the tragic event.
ATCexiststoassist,buttheydonotflytheaircraft.ThefinalresponsibilityforflightsafetyalwayslieswiththePilotinCommand(PIC).Thisprinciplehasbeenunderscoredtimeandagaininaviationhistory.Take,forinstance,theTenerifeAirportdisasterin1977,whenaKLM747initiatedtakeoffwithoutclearance,collidingwithaPanAmjet,killing583people.Orthe2006mid-aircollisionoverBrazil,wheretwoaircraftwereassignedthesame
