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(Live) Washington DC Mayor Bowser Twit Livestream
Mayor Bowser X Livestream account ^ | Jan 30 2025 | Mayor Bowser

Posted on 01/30/2025 4:26:43 AM PST by texas booster

Here is the link directly to Mayor Bowser's X account.

Livestream starts soon.


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: aviation; bowser; crash
A US Figure Skating championship ended in Wichita KS and several participants and their families were on this flight.
1 posted on 01/30/2025 4:26:43 AM PST by texas booster
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To: texas booster
FOX News Flight Info on YT
2 posted on 01/30/2025 4:34:50 AM PST by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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Well, either Mayor Muriel Bowser is late, big timing everyone, or her staff doesn’t know how to set up a video feed on X.

Or both.


3 posted on 01/30/2025 4:45:29 AM PST by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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Here is an alternate video from the press conference.

BREAKING NEWS: Officials provide update on collision of passenger plane, military helicopter

Posted for historical purposes only.

4 posted on 01/30/2025 6:52:56 AM PST by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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Breaking:

It is now being reported/confirmed that the helo crew were using night vision systems and that it was annual training. This could mean that the level of currency in using night vision systems was low (annual/yearly/infrequent/rusty/etc.) contributing to the likely possibility that the helo crew never saw the jet until it was too late, or not at all until impact.

[[[ Here’s a thought, how about not using night vision systems in a congested metropolitan area, where large jets cross your path, especially if it has been up to a year since the same kind of training was last conducted. ]]]

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(Bringing the below post over from another thread.)

Aviation maps require helos to fly no higher than 200’ AGL, on a path due south, following the east bank of the Potomac River, in or near the south approach to Reagan Airport.

Once south, and past the Wilson Bridge, helos may ascend to no more than 300’ AGL.

The collision is reported to have taken place at 350’ - 400’ AGL.

Initial conclusion drawn, would be that the helo was out of it’s permitted altitude parameters.

I know, I know. Stating the obvious. <> freepersup <>


5 posted on 01/30/2025 7:10:38 AM PST by freepersup (“Those who conceal crimes are preparing to commit new ones.” ~Vuk Draskovic~)
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Insane doing night vision training in that airspace. If true that’s as stupid as it gets.


6 posted on 01/30/2025 8:18:17 AM PST by VTenigma (Conspiracy theory is the new "spoiler alert")
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What’s the over/under for time before she blames Trump?


7 posted on 01/30/2025 8:34:00 AM PST by FrankRizzo890
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