- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Coaching Changes
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Plane collides with helicopter over Reagan International Airport; Looking in Potomac
Posted on 1/30/25 at 9:59 am to The Boat
Posted on 1/30/25 at 9:59 am to The Boat
Where are you getting that the shift to R33 was due to traffic on R1 rather than winds? I cant get the full audio to play. So, just trying to avoid disseminating bad data if the reddit transcription I posted above is erroneous. If so, I want to delete ASAP.
This post was edited on 1/30/25 at 10:01 am
2
Posted on 1/30/25 at 10:01 am to The Boat
The runway switch was also not necessarily because the departing plane didn’t get off Rwy 01 quickly enough. There is a line of airplanes holding short of Rwy 01 waiting to takeoff. Moving the RJs to 33 creates a hole so the tower controller can position an airplane on 01 waiting to blast off. One of many tricks the outstanding controllers there have at their disposal to try to facilitate the huge number of operations they handle
Posted on 1/30/25 at 10:02 am to flyingtexastiger
Also of note, the very next inbound American flight - unaware of what had just happened - requested a circle to 33 as well.
Posted on 1/30/25 at 10:03 am to Tuscaloosa
You are dropping all of tKnowledge on twitter 
Posted on 1/30/25 at 10:04 am to Tuscaloosa
quote:
Here’s another. Of course, these takes get thousands of views. This guy flies a single engine seaplane, & based on his profile and other posts - likely never even landed at a Class B airport, but here he is… dishing out bad info as “expert opinion.”
I once played Microsoft Flight Simulator and crashed the plane before ever getting off the ground. Here’s my take:
Posted on 1/30/25 at 10:06 am to Tuscaloosa
quote:
It’s partially accurate. 33 often allows for a much quicker taxi to the gate, without having to stop & wait for clearance to cross another runway
That might be true, but AA5342 did not ask to move to R33, they were asked to move and took them about 20-30 secs to confirm
Posted on 1/30/25 at 10:06 am to S
quote:
You are dropping all of tKnowledge on twitter
Get a load of this guy:
Loading Twitter/X Embed...
If tweet fails to load, click here.
Posted on 1/30/25 at 10:07 am to Tuscaloosa
Trump about to give a briefing about the crash.
Posted on 1/30/25 at 10:08 am to IT_Dawg
quote:
That might be true, but AA5342 did not ask to move to R33, they were asked to move and took them about 20-30 secs to confirm
Oh I see.
Posted on 1/30/25 at 10:09 am to flyingtexastiger
AA3130 was going to land on R1
Posted on 1/30/25 at 10:11 am to Roll Tide Ravens
I've been watching a lot of this guy's channel, Pilot Debrief. I think he's an ex fighter pilot and he breaks down aviation disasters to explain what went wrong and what should have been done. I don't know if it was confirmed that the helicopter never responded to requests to watch for the plane, but there are a lot of instances where someone switches to another channel, forgets they did, and will call back to ATC requests but nothing gets heard.
Pilot Debrief
He goes over the RFK Jr crash and the one that kill Carley McCord. Both of those were due to not enough experience flying IFR (Instrument Flight Rules).
Pilot Debrief
He goes over the RFK Jr crash and the one that kill Carley McCord. Both of those were due to not enough experience flying IFR (Instrument Flight Rules).
Posted on 1/30/25 at 10:11 am to TorchtheFlyingTiger
quote:
Where are you getting that the shift to R33 was due to traffic on R1 rather than winds
Agree, I thought the ATC mentioned the wind when asking the pilot if he wanted to switch runways.
Posted on 1/30/25 at 10:11 am to bigpapamac
It’s a helicopter chart. The bar over the 200 means mandatory 200’ restriction or below
Posted on 1/30/25 at 10:11 am to IT_Dawg
VASAviation
You are correct. Shortly after the crash you hear another JIA check in for RWY 1 and request a circle to 33. Thats what I was thinking of.
You are correct. Shortly after the crash you hear another JIA check in for RWY 1 and request a circle to 33. Thats what I was thinking of.
Posted on 1/30/25 at 10:12 am to OMLandshark
I wonder when we might get any more statements or a briefing from the NTSB.
Posted on 1/30/25 at 10:13 am to Roll Tide Ravens
quote:
I wonder when we might get any more statements or a briefing from the NTSB.
I heard NTSB will speak this afternoon.
Posted on 1/30/25 at 10:14 am to m57
The very next plane behind aa5342 was aa3130 and they were going to land on R1. Y’all are talking about aa5347 who was way behind asking for R33.
This post was edited on 1/30/25 at 10:23 am
Posted on 1/30/25 at 10:15 am to morganwadefan
I can't imagine the crosswinds varying too much between 1 and 33. Or dies a 40 degree angle difference matter that much to a pilot?
Posted on 1/30/25 at 10:16 am to Tuscaloosa
quote:
I'm more shocked the same police who were orchestrating this plan were also the ones who agreed to be shot.
mind you American Airlines has gates to the north side of the airport (close to where you would exit Runway 33).
From south to north its Southwest, Delta, Alaska, others, American. I'm only familiar with Southwest and Delta gates there but I know that American is situated with the north side of the airport.
Posted on 1/30/25 at 10:17 am to WylieTiger
What are you quoting?
Page 32 of 73
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News