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re: Plane collides with helicopter over Reagan International Airport; Looking in Potomac
Posted on 1/30/25 at 6:40 am to Pedro
Posted on 1/30/25 at 6:40 am to Pedro
quote:
yea those dangerous figure skaters flying out of Wichita in a plane following protocol to a t (by all current accounts) were such a massive threat that we had to send a Blackhawk on a suicide mission to take it out
Cease your mockery.
Russian spies are known to pose as figure skating instructors.
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Posted on 1/30/25 at 6:43 am to IT_Dawg
Is it possible if the collision had happened a bit earlier before the plane turned towards the runway and had more height that this somehow could have resulted in collision with some of the capital buildings? I’ve never been to DC so I’ve never seen the approach or anything but it seems like from the coverage that the White House/National Monument/etc. aren’t that far away from the runways.
This post was edited on 1/30/25 at 6:46 am
Posted on 1/30/25 at 6:43 am to Norbert
With the ATC audio, why would ATC not have warned the army pilot more times? There was a collision alert very visible. I get they are busy, but I’d assume when he asked if there a visual and the collision alert didn’t change he should have reached back out?
Posted on 1/30/25 at 6:43 am to RobbBobb
Sounds like quite a lot of the passengers on the CRJ were teens and youths and 2030 Olympic hopefuls in figure skating returning from Development Camp 
Posted on 1/30/25 at 6:46 am to IT_Dawg
Posted on 1/30/25 at 6:47 am to baldona
27 bodies recovered so far
Posted on 1/30/25 at 6:48 am to Pedro
Just found it yeah that is definitely on the Blackhawk Pilot.
This post was edited on 1/30/25 at 6:59 am
Posted on 1/30/25 at 6:49 am to Tigerbait357
Jesus
Posted on 1/30/25 at 6:51 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:
Its so difficult to believe that this is possible in 2025. My boat (not fancy at all) can give me collision alerts with very high accuracy with about $2000 of equipment.
Maybe in that area the helicopter pilots get so many of these alerts, they become numb to them?
Posted on 1/30/25 at 6:52 am to Tigerbait357
God......
Posted on 1/30/25 at 6:52 am to East Coast Band
They probably turn it off. I know I have mine off once I get in congested areas. That's not really what it's meant for and it will go apeshit in harbor.
But, you know what I mean. ATC radar had to be going ballistic prior to the crash.
But, you know what I mean. ATC radar had to be going ballistic prior to the crash.
This post was edited on 1/30/25 at 6:54 am
Posted on 1/30/25 at 6:52 am to baldona
quote:
I’d assume when he asked if there a visual and the collision alert didn’t change he should have reached back out?
Guessing once pilot confirms visual and will fly behind the aircraft then atc is done with that communication. Thsmese planes fly scarily close to each other enough that it triggers an alert but that probably happens all the time.
Almost like there is no way this system could work but it does.
Posted on 1/30/25 at 6:55 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
I read on another site that the TCAS on the CRJ is disabled below 1000 feet due to limited maneuverability. Not sure if that’s accurate or not.
Posted on 1/30/25 at 6:55 am to Thib-a-doe Tiger
The press ask the dumbest questions
Posted on 1/30/25 at 6:56 am to Thib-a-doe Tiger
Sadly, this thread has brought out the tards and/or complete nutjobs.
Hell, even the OP is probably banned after the shite he said ITT last night
Hell, even the OP is probably banned after the shite he said ITT last night
This post was edited on 1/30/25 at 6:57 am
Posted on 1/30/25 at 6:58 am to IT_Dawg
quote:
Sounds like quite a lot of the passengers on the CRJ were teens and youths and 2030 Olympic hopefuls in figure skating returning from Development Camp
Damn that is tough. My brother works at the major rink in the area. I wonder if he knew anybody on the flight. That’s a tight knit community.
Posted on 1/30/25 at 6:59 am to SteelerBravesDawg
Posted on 1/30/25 at 7:03 am to Tigerbait357
We’ve dodged so many near misses in the last few years. It was only a matter of time before our luck ran out. Freaking tragic…
Posted on 1/30/25 at 7:04 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Your boat operates in a much simpler 2 dimension environment.
Posted on 1/30/25 at 7:05 am to Tigerbait357
Jesus
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