[4Runner]

Another thread this morning discusses the Blackhawk’s ability to be controlled autonomously from 300 miles away, with commands that are independent of the onboard crew. The military could have been “testing” the autonomy function when something went wrong, perhaps the Blackhawk glommed onto the commercial jetliner and the pilots on board were (apparently by design) unable to disengage or countermand the function. Or someone who was unauthorized obtained control of the autonomous function.

[Political Junkie Too]

In the other thread, did anyone ask why they needed to test this near an active runway at the nation's capital? Couldn't this test be done far away from cities, like at Edwards AFB in the desert?

Couldn't they even have simulated air traffic with their own planes to ensure that if something did go wrong, it could be controlled?

-PJ