3 Responses to LIVE COVERAGE: Passenger jet collides with helicopter while landing at Reagan National Airport

1. Lucille says:

   January 30, 2025 at 4:51 pm

   BREAKING: Initial FAA Report Indicates Staffing at DCA Air Traffic Control Tower Was “Not Normal” at Time of Chopper-Plane Collision

   By Cristina Laila Jan. 30, 2025 3:00 pm

   A preliminary FAA report indicated that staffing at the DCA Air Traffic Control tower was “not normal” at the time of the helicopter-plane collision.

   According to NBC News, at the time of the collision, one controller was overseeing both helicopter and airplane traffic.

   Typically, one controller focuses on helicopter activity.

   https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/01/breaking-initial-faa-report-indicates-staffing-air-traffic/?

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   • Reflection says:

     January 30, 2025 at 5:49 pm

     There was reporting in November that the shortage of air traffic controllers would be affecting flights during the Thanksgiving holiday this past year. The airlines were complaining.

     https://abc7ny.com/post/faa-warns-shortage-air-traffic-controllers-may-disrupt-thanksgiving-travel-northeast/15592709/

     Reducing flight numbers has helped to help deal with it in the past.

     It’s a difficult high-stress position. Not many can do it.

     I did find the over-all instructions from air traffic control for both the flight and the helicopter to be a bit unusual, but I don’t know the airspace in that area save that it is very tight and highly used.

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2. Lucille says:

   January 30, 2025 at 6:05 pm

   This is a very interesting vid presenting many questions on how this “accident” could possibly have happened. I’ve never watched this fellow before, but he sure seems to have some important queries.

   The Urgent Call to “Return to Base” & The Chopper Strange Movements Make No Sense

   https://rumble.com/v6f3n5y-the-urgent-call-to-return-to-base-this-crash-makes-no-sense.html

   The last 20 minutes include a discussion of how RFK did in his hearing. Plus a short clip from Riley Gaines re the immigration status of her husband who is in the U.S. legally but is getting the runaround re his citizenship because HE DOESN’T HAVE THE COVID SHOTS!!!!! Very worthwhile viewing.

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