Posted on 05/04/2025 10:12:26 AM PDT by ransomnote
Federal transportation safety officials were investigating on Friday after two commercial flights aborted landings because an Army helicopter had entered the airspace around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, where helicopter traffic has been restricted since a fatal collision in January.
Air traffic controllers instructed Delta Air Lines Flight 1671 and Republic Airways Flight 5825 to abort their landings around 2:30 p.m. Thursday because of the helicopter’s presence, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, which has begun an investigation along with the National Transportation Safety Board.
The helicopter was a Black Hawk headed to the nearby Pentagon, the safety board said.
Both planes later landed safely, but the episode prompted outrage among officials in Washington.
“Our helicopter restrictions around DCA are crystal clear,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a social media post, using the airport’s code. He said he would speak to the Defense Department about “why the hell our rules were disregarded.”
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Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.
Sounds like they’re training the replacement helicopter pilots for the two they recently lost.
Another woman driver?
Court martial the unit commander and strip him of rank and pension.
Make an example of him and you’ll see how fast those DEI pilots lose their wings.
Fire the CO, XO and whoever else you have to eliminate in order to assemble a staff that understands the sacred principle of air corridors, especially next commercial airports.
Where is Pete Hegseth on this?
It is day VFR, 200’ max altitude threatens nobody. If you can’t maintain 200’ or less in DAYTIME, you shouldn’t be flying.
This would be an opportunity for him to drill down through the chain of command starting with the JCS and demand some traditional accountability. Maybe he could get everyone in the same room at the same time, and ask them, “What the hell is going on”.
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