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Shrek

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15. Saw some speculation on Twitter

Reply to LiberalArkie (Reply #12)

Thu Jan 30, 2025, 08:38 AM

Jan 2025

Apparently there was another aircraft departing and the helicopter pilot may have thought that's the one ATC was warning him about.

He may have had that one in sight and didn't know there was another one on approach that was danger close.

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