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She's very concerned. She's been texting me the whole time,
I'm flying out, it's pretty tragic,
Abhi, a 25-year-old flier, told The U.S. Sun I was so proud when Sam became a pilot. Now it hurts so bad I can’t even cry myself to sleep,
This is our rink. I’ve been skating here since I was 3. I’m just trying not to cry.”
The emotional teen, who fought back tears, told The U.S. Sun The Black Hawk helicopter was flying too high, by a lot,
Today's decision will immediately help secure the airspace near Reagan Airport, ensuring the safety of airplane and helicopter traffic, ... The American people deserve full confidence in our aviation system and today's action is a significant step towards restoring that trust."
Duffy said in a post on X This one was transitioning from track one to four as part of their normal procedure,
It was probably out in the middle of the river. Um, I just saw a fireball and then it was just gone. I haven't seen anything since they hit the river."
Because I have common sense, OK, and unfortunately, a lot of people don’t."
It just could have been".
When asked why he thought the crash We’re cooperating fully with the National Transportation Safety Board and its investigation and will continue to provide all the information we can,
It boggles my mind as to why any aircraft (in this case the helicopter) are permitted to be anywhere near the paths of airport runways unless they're taking off or landing there."
Why are military helicopters constantly flying next to civilian planes,
a different horrified user said Yeah, we were on short final and we saw flares from the opposite side of the Potomac.
The pilot who witnessed the devastating collision said Apparently both aircraft involved are in the river, a search and rescue will be ongoing.
An approach controller later said I don't know if you caught earlier what happened, but there was a collision on the approach end 3-3
There was communication between the air traffic control tower and the helicopter pilot about whether they can see the CRJ [the American Eagle Bombardier jet] – did the controller give too much authority to the helicopter crew, or did the helicopter crew mistake what they saw?”
The military tend to have a bit of a law-unto-themselves approach,
Given that these are everyday training flights over known congested areas,
he said, referring to a nearby antenna On 3/29/2024 at 1503 hours I observed two US army UH-60s nearly collide over 1-495 near Annandale,
he wrote in one complaint to the FAA from last March, noting they passed each other above the highway only “about 50-100 meters apart”.
