Fatal Alaskan mid-air collision illustrates see-and-avoid inadequacy: inquiry
By David Kaminski-Morrow2021-04-23T11:51:00+01:00 US investigators have found that two sightseeing aircraft were effectively invisible to their pilots before they fatally collided over an Alaskan lake, highlighting the inadequacy of conventional see-and-avoid strategies. The inquiry believes cockpit structures on a descending De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter obscured the pilot’s view of a DHC-2 Beaver as the two aircraft converged over Mahoney Lake. About 11s before the collision, the National Transportation Safety Board says, analysis indicates the Beaver would have been hidden behind the...
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