Mary Schiavo: Airline Pilots Had ‘One Second to Try to Pull Up’ Before Potomac Air Collision

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Dean Mary ░░░░░░░░ want to start first ░░░░░░░░ you Um you sat ░░░░░░░░ and listened to all ░░░░░░░░ that Brian noting the ░░░░░░░░ about that slight increase ░░░░░░░░ pitch what that might ░░░░░░░░ meant Walk us through ░░░░░░░░ you heard Right SCHIAVO ░░░░░░░░ that Slight indication in ░░░░░░░░ is that the pilots ░░░░░░░░ back They pulled the ░░░░░░░░ to an increase and ░░░░░░░░ increase in pitch means ░░░░░░░░ re putting the nose ░░░░░░░░ towards the sky and ░░░░░░░░ to climb But it ░░░░░░░░ literally within you know ░░░░░░░░ second at the time ░░░░░░░░ the impact So that ░░░░░░░░ us that they did ░░░░░░░░ see the helicopter until ░░░░░░░░ you know a second ░░░░░░░░ impact But they had ░░░░░░░░ one second to try ░░░░░░░░ pull up which is ░░░░░░░░ I mean a CRJ ░░░░░░░░ t climb out of ░░░░░░░░ Dean It s that ░░░░░░░░ SCHIAVO Right I mean ░░░░░░░░ military fighter jet couldn ░░░░░░░░ climb that fast And ░░░░░░░░ other thing I mean ░░░░░░░░ were a lot of ░░░░░░░░ about the discrepancy in ░░░░░░░░ altitude but I heard ░░░░░░░░ to say that they ░░░░░░░░ firm that they were ░░░░░░░░ they believe is correct ░░░░░░░░ the aircraft the CRJ ░░░░░░░░ American Airlines flight was ░░░░░░░░ 325ft plus or 25ft ░░░░░░░░ he said that I ░░░░░░░░ very affirmatively And then ░░░░░░░░ discrepancy in the air ░░░░░░░░ control screens saying that ░░░░░░░░ helicopter was at 200ft ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ source of a lot ░░░░░░░░ investigation was all the ░░░░░░░░ was the equipment calibrated ░░░░░░░░ was the helicopter equipment ░░░░░░░░ When was the last ░░░░░░░░ that people looked at ░░░░░░░░ air traffic control equipment ░░░░░░░░ the tower to have ░░░░░░░░ calibrated So the equipment ░░░░░░░░ who took care of ░░░░░░░░ and what they did ░░░░░░░░ what it saw and ░░░░░░░░ that will now become ░░░░░░░░ big issue However you ░░░░░░░░ the one thing we ░░░░░░░░ t hear is what ░░░░░░░░ displayed and we will ░░░░░░░░ that what was displayed ░░░░░░░░ the helicopter that s ░░░░░░░░ to be very important ░░░░░░░░ still it comes down ░░░░░░░░ they also reiterated that ░░░░░░░░ before the collision they ░░░░░░░░ told about the traffic ░░░░░░░░ to make sure they ░░░░░░░░ it and that they ░░░░░░░░ behind it And that ░░░░░░░░ highly significant because that ░░░░░░░░ that they were responsible ░░░░░░░░ that will be a ░░░░░░░░ debate is this a ░░░░░░░░ way to run air ░░░░░░░░ control at the nation ░░░░░░░░ busiest runway not the ░░░░░░░░ s busiest airport by ░░░░░░░░ hey look for this ░░░░░░░░ and follow this plane ░░░░░░░░ those instructions were given ░░░░░░░░ from the way they ░░░░░░░░ in great detail on ░░░░░░░░ time of the plane ░░░░░░░░ descent it was a ░░░░░░░░ and stable descent by ░░░░░░░░ aircraft I did not ░░░░░░░░ anything that suggested that ░░░░░░░░ were trying to make ░░░░░░░░ minute maneuvers until they ░░░░░░░░ this helicopter and tried ░░░░░░░░ pull up It was ░░░░░░░░ controlled and stable approach.”