Matthew 'Whiz' Buckley

Mission objective number one.

Mission objective number one.

was what were you gonna say you know well no there wasn't any last minute call you know hey an emergency out of the helo or any issues i think the final calls were like a traffic insight type of thing but john brings up a good point we have no idea what happened in the helo cockpit somebody dropped something hey you take your goggles were they having a split goggle cockpit hey put the goggles on to see how bright the city is and how these things are worthless

was what were you gonna say you know well no there wasn't any last minute call you know hey an emergency out of the helo or any issues i think the final calls were like a traffic insight type of thing but john brings up a good point we have no idea what happened in the helo cockpit somebody dropped something hey you take your goggles were they having a split goggle cockpit hey put the goggles on to see how bright the city is and how these things are worthless

was what were you gonna say you know well no there wasn't any last minute call you know hey an emergency out of the helo or any issues i think the final calls were like a traffic insight type of thing but john brings up a good point we have no idea what happened in the helo cockpit somebody dropped something hey you take your goggles were they having a split goggle cockpit hey put the goggles on to see how bright the city is and how these things are worthless

You have no idea what was going on. Did the crew chief come up and say something? So it is, you know, with three people in the helo, there's potentially a lot going on or a last-minute issue with the aircraft.

You have no idea what was going on. Did the crew chief come up and say something? So it is, you know, with three people in the helo, there's potentially a lot going on or a last-minute issue with the aircraft.

You have no idea what was going on. Did the crew chief come up and say something? So it is, you know, with three people in the helo, there's potentially a lot going on or a last-minute issue with the aircraft.

They potentially should, right? Yeah. Not on the Hilo side, but mishap investigators usually start at the top with everything, right? Was it weather? They kind of step through a checklist of, was it this? And it'll be left with just, it's kind of an inverse funnel of what it most likely was. But there's always potential human factors. Last night,

They potentially should, right? Yeah. Not on the Hilo side, but mishap investigators usually start at the top with everything, right? Was it weather? They kind of step through a checklist of, was it this? And it'll be left with just, it's kind of an inverse funnel of what it most likely was. But there's always potential human factors. Last night,

They potentially should, right? Yeah. Not on the Hilo side, but mishap investigators usually start at the top with everything, right? Was it weather? They kind of step through a checklist of, was it this? And it'll be left with just, it's kind of an inverse funnel of what it most likely was. But there's always potential human factors. Last night,

You know what, Megan, real quick, the control tower folks, I'm equally as devastated because the folks in the tower, I guarantee you, are second guessing. I think on one of the tapes, you can hear an audible gasp. I've never been to air traffic control school, but I can probably speak with some authority that on day one, they teach you, Let's not have two airplanes hit on your watch.

You know what, Megan, real quick, the control tower folks, I'm equally as devastated because the folks in the tower, I guarantee you, are second guessing. I think on one of the tapes, you can hear an audible gasp. I've never been to air traffic control school, but I can probably speak with some authority that on day one, they teach you, Let's not have two airplanes hit on your watch.

You know what, Megan, real quick, the control tower folks, I'm equally as devastated because the folks in the tower, I guarantee you, are second guessing. I think on one of the tapes, you can hear an audible gasp. I've never been to air traffic control school, but I can probably speak with some authority that on day one, they teach you, Let's not have two airplanes hit on your watch.

So all those folks who are on duty, I'm feeling for them too and the families. Just absolutely devastating.

So all those folks who are on duty, I'm feeling for them too and the families. Just absolutely devastating.

So all those folks who are on duty, I'm feeling for them too and the families. Just absolutely devastating.

Yeah, it's sad. Megan, in 15 years of flying Hornets, I lost 16 buddies and not one of them was a combat loss. So my heart definitely goes out to obviously all the civilians, too. But three Army folks woke up yesterday, threw on their flight suits and did not expect that this happened. And they passed serving their country. So God bless. God bless them as well, too.

Yeah, it's sad. Megan, in 15 years of flying Hornets, I lost 16 buddies and not one of them was a combat loss. So my heart definitely goes out to obviously all the civilians, too. But three Army folks woke up yesterday, threw on their flight suits and did not expect that this happened. And they passed serving their country. So God bless. God bless them as well, too.

Yeah, it's sad. Megan, in 15 years of flying Hornets, I lost 16 buddies and not one of them was a combat loss. So my heart definitely goes out to obviously all the civilians, too. But three Army folks woke up yesterday, threw on their flight suits and did not expect that this happened. And they passed serving their country. So God bless. God bless them as well, too.