Originally Posted by Sitka deer
Originally Posted by ironbender
TV news reporting they were climbing/climbed to 2400 prior to ‘plummeting ‘ @184 mph ( last reported speed).

This doesn’t fit the the description by the witness on the ground (by a church?) who described low and slow prior to impact.

If the helicopter was flying directly toward or away from witnesses at a low angle it would look very slow, obviously.

I get that, but the witness I saw interviewed heard the helo making a low slow left turn 30 or so seconds prior to impact. He did not make a visual. He said he was an audio engineer IIRC so should understand sound propagation.

The other radar video showing the flight following seemed to indicate they were low also.


Last edited by ironbender; 01/28/20.

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