Helicopters flying along Potomac frequently pose dangers to passenger jets (2 other aborted flights since 1/23)

Washington Post ^ | 1/30/25

[CaptainK]

On Tuesday night, just 24 hours before a deadly collision between a military helicopter and a regional jet at Reagan National Airport, a different passenger jet coming in for a landing at the airport alerted the tower it had to abort. The reason: risk of possible collision with a helicopter.

A similar situation played out less than a week earlier, on Jan. 23, when a flight from Charlotte suddenly pulled out of its approach at National. The captain informed passengers that he was tracking a helicopter and needed to abort the landing.

[CaptainK]

Coincidence upon coincidence upon coincidence. Some terrible helicopter pilot was very busy this past week at Reagan airport.

[Telepathic Intruder]

You have to wonder what kind of military training exercise involves flying around near an airport where airplanes are landing.

[CaptainK]

In this case the problem is the military pilot.

[mad_as_he$$]

GMTA> I want to see the helo pilot(s) Flight Logs for a month back as a start.

[CaptainK]

Exactly.

[dennisw]

https://archive.is/0GTQt — full version

[exnavy]

To many aircraft in a small space.

[Gay State Conservative]

Good to hear! I’m flying to DC next Tuesday. Gotta let my executor know how to find my will.

[iontheball]

You have to wonder what kind of military training exercise involves flying around near an airport where airplanes are landing.
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It’s worse than that, the military craft fly up and down the river across the landing and take off flight paths of the commercial airlines, in effect military and commerical craft are essential flying in the same air space. It’s insane when you consider that a commercial fight comes and goes approximately every 90 seconds across the river. And then we learn the military is doing this crazy activity after dark.

[linMcHlp]

ATC requests HH heading and altitude.

HH reports heading and altitude.

ATC to HH: Do you see airliner at your 10 o’clock and . . . ?

ATC to HH: Hover and hold your present position.

[Jolla]

The copilot had been busy recently, he was having trans surgery.

“I recently underwent facial feminization surgery and was non-deployable for 6 weeks.”

[CaptainK]

That’s the pilot not the co pilot

[airdalechief]

Military helicopter was reportedly flying higher than approved

[4Runner]

GMTA> I want to see the helo pilot(s) Flight Logs for a month back as a start.

I would also want to see what he'd been doing/saying on online social media platforms since his deployment in the military. His face does look feminized in the pic I saw of him in a news report, don't recall which one that was. If he recently underwent surgery for that purpose, it raises serious questions related to Biden Administration DEI policy in the military. Remember all of the talk about the military being unable to meet recruitment goals for some time now, though that has reputedly changed since Trump's election.