03-24-2003, 04:33 AM
Rhydderch Hael,Mar 23 2003, 10:42 PM Wrote:I'll lay you odds that the amount of air traffic and helicopter flights being conducted in the war zone are akin to the road traffic of rush hour on an American freeway. The question isn't whether or not accidents are going to happen with that tempo; but rather to question the level of perfection somenone is demanding when they point these out as anomalies.Nah. I mean, how hard can it be to make sure the other choppers flying alongside you are at least far enough away that both your rotors are spinning safely away from each other? Besides which, with all the so-called technology the US has, you'd think they'd be able to install proximity detectors(my dad's car has one. It makes a beep when something is close, like about 1.5m, behind while reversing) to help guide the pilots in case of sleep deprivation.
Interesting note, from what I heard, one of the choppers was downed by a Patriot. Sounds like what happened in Afghanistan(Canadians got shot down) Is it just me or are the US missile guys a little TOO trigger happy when it comes to shooting down their allies?