KOXC and the 6 Choppers

[Mrbun]

I overheard this recently.

A group of 6 helicopters cross the Class D airspace of Waterbury-Oxford (CT) through the final approach course, 3 miles south of the airport, without contacting the tower. There was an aircraft inbound at the time.

I edited out some of the larger silent gaps.

My first audio clip post.

--Mike--

[moto400ex]

Iron Horse helicopters?

[Mrbun]

Yeah, Iron Horse 2-0. They were pretty far out by the time they came back to tower so the signal was poor.

I assumed they were military. Could be wrong.

[moto400ex]

Thats what I thought too but then again you would think that a fleet of 6 US miltary helicopters would have some idea of where they were and what airspace they were crossing through.

[rpd]

Thats what I thought too but then again you would think that a fleet of 6 US miltary helicopters would have some idea of where they were and what airspace they were crossing through.

I would not count on that being true.   They screw up as much or more than anyone else.

[moto400ex]

Yea but there were 6 helicopters im guessing 2 pilots in each, thats 12 pilots that had no clue where they were?

[digger]

No, that's up to 11 pilots that knew where they were, but were afraid to tell the commander he was wrong.   

[moto400ex]

That could be the case too.

[Mrbun]

Either way I would love to see a group of 6 helicopters flying by.  It would look like a Godzilla movie, and sound like the end of the world.

We see Sikorsky test flights around here but never in groups that large.