Amateur stupid LE cop pilots lining up straight to an F’ing runway. Don’t you idiots know what avoid the flow of fixed traffic means let alone what it means to be a helicopter pilot? Even as an airplane pilot, lining up straight in to take advantage of pattern entry is extremely rude, stupid, and arguably against the FARs. 

It means you don’t belong where airplanes like to linger. 

It means when you come into any airport, you always approach at angles and curves, tactically, avoiding altitudes and airways runways and taxi ways where airplanes belong.

It means that whenever you find yourself on the centerline of any runway, the hair should stand up on your neck.

Yet these idiot cops didn’t get the memo, who knows where they got training? 

Helicopters should consider their time spent over the pavement of a taxiway or a runway as a rare EXCEPTION to your operations, and when you are there, spend minimal time there!!

Learn what it means to be a helicopter pilot!!!!

to avoid where airplanes linger like the grass next to the runway

30 years in and I regularly join the airplane pattern. Why? Everyone knows the pattern,  tower controllers usually appreciate me not messing with the flow. Most helicopters are as fast as the light airplanes and often small airports have noise routes so why not? Because the FAR/AIM say SHOULD avoid the flow of fixed wing? Ya maybe when I was chugging around in a B-47.

Yes, do what the tower asks you. At an uncontrolled field, GTF out of the way moron and avoid the flow of fixed wing traffic just like the FARs tell you. 

Use the actual airport layout here too.   You want to work in the grassy area off the ramp.   How would YOU have done it differently that 99.9% of the rest of your fellow helicopter pilots would typically have done it?

Show us your superior helicopter pilot brain process here.

He's Right

Stay out of the way of the numerous fixed wing idiots calling every single leg of a traffic pattern to hear their radio voice but not listening to any incoming radio calls for your own freaking safety!!

Uncle Sam

America!!

FAR/AIM.... Is the regulatory?????

From the FAR/AIM

NWA said it best

Another EMS junkie with nothing better to do with his sad pathetic career than to start some stupid bs on JH with nothing but complete obvious bs information. Go drink yourself to death. 

That airplane was nowhere near a stabilized approach. It wasn't lined up with the runway, and it wasn't on a good descent angle that would allow a reasonable landing. And yes, that information is very apparent from the video circulating around. 

Alex, I believe I'll take "Whats a single pilot without much flight experience failing to maintain control of the aircraft" for $2,000,000

What a baffoon. 

One???

I am in no way assigning blame, helicopter pilots are responsible for their rotor wash. The helicopter was hovering within a few feet of the active runway. The CFI giving instruction in the helicopter, has only held the rating for less than two year, the student in the helicopter was an ATP fixed wing, adding on his rotor rating. The Cessna pilot was a flight instructor, he should have been aware of the danger of helicopter rotor wash. I personally believe there is not enough emphasis in training, both in helicopter and fixed wing. I hope this tragic accident brings about additional awareness training.