01-30-2025, 11:54 AM
Correct.
The traffic collision and avoidance system should have given the rj crew an indication of where the helicopter was if the helo's transponder was on and in a mode that was civilian decypherable.
The TCAS would not give a conflict action warning less than 1000 above the ground.
Not that this is a total pass, but a night visual approach to a short runway can be quite difficult and the crew has better things to do than look 90 degrees out the window for possible traffic when you are 350' above the ground.
There are probably many reasons not to do this by local rules and procedures, but one of the safest places to route that helicopter would be directly over the airport rather than across the final approach path.
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