Originally Posted by DYKWIA

There’s a longer version of the video that shows the Coast Guard plane entering the runway and lining up around a minute before the crash. It was stationary for around 45 seconds.

From what I’ve read, the newer LED runway lights are very bright, which means that the Head Up Displays need to also be cranked up in the cockpit. This would have made it more difficult to see a relatively small plane already on the runway.