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Originally Posted by greglepore
NTSB brief today was interesting...data on fdr from barometric altimeter invalid, and they don't yet know what that means. Radar altimeter for helo 271 at impact. Last transmission from atc to pass to rear stepped on.
Not sure why the primary flight instrument is baro altimeter rather than radar as NTSB claims.
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Here is a picture of a UH-60L Blackhawk cockpit...I am NOT sure if it tracks with the cockpit on the Blackhawk that was involved, but the picture is probably close. There may have been VIP upgrades.
I have over 500 hours in the 60L because I was the head of flight ops for the government at the Sikorsky factory. Also, the SH-60B I flew in the Navy was very similar in terms of presentation of flight data to the pilots.
I am also not sure which model of NVG they were flying but typically you look under the googles for flight references.
In the picture you can see the master caution panel with amber lights. Next to the MCP on the right are the Vertical Instrumentation Displays (VIDS) for the various dynamic components...when running, they are color coded green, yellow and red. I love me some VIDS.
To the left of the MCP is the, at least in the Navy, co-pilots VIDs for power, NR and other secret stuff that makes helicopters fly. Bothpilots have the same information displayed, also color coded.
Then, in front of each pilot are the aircraft nav, baro, radar and other instruments for flight orientation.
The instrument "scan" in a 60L is very easy and basic, even on NVGs.
If anyone knows the exact model of 60L, I'd love to know.