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In case anybody’s wondering, an American Airlines commercial jet collided with a US military Blackhawk helicopter in mid air near Washington National Airport on Wednesday evening. Both landed in the nearby Potomac River, with multiple fatalities reported. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/worl...eagan-airport/
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Pretty crazy situation. Isn't it supposed to be pretty rare for a mid-air collision to take place?
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Originally Posted by The_AK Pretty crazy situation. Isn't it supposed to be pretty rare for a mid-air collision to take place? | I dont know shit about aviation but the idea that there is pretty much infinite 3 dimensions of travel makes it really difficult to collide directly in mid air.
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I don't see how this could have happened without MASSIVE error from the heli pilot. I'm sure the blame will be flying around from trump today about what group is responsible.
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Trump with a spot-on, well controlled, thoughtful response to the disaster expressing his concern for the people who died and their families: 
Nah.
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Originally Posted by sonick I dont know shit about aviation but the idea that there is pretty much infinite 3 dimensions of travel makes it really difficult to collide directly in mid air. | Airspace in densely populated areas do generally have controlled corridors, you generally can't just fly wherever you want in those areas. The simple answer will be that someone flew outside their lane or through the "intersection" so to speak.
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Two separate conversations about this so I'm putting it here as well.
Read somewhere that the Blackhawk military helicopter was on a military training flight ??!! ... near Ronald Reagan airport?
Oh boy ... Trump, Pete Hegsmith & JD Vance actually putting a spin on this as part of the problem of DEI. "When we don't have the best and the brightest who are the most competent doing these jobs ... " Blaming Obama, Biden, DEI hiring program.
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No empathy from the heartless Cheeto for the families of the people who were killed in this aviation accident. The Grinch of the White House.
What happened to a competent leader who actually asks the FAA (federal aviation administration) to launch an immediate investigation into the accident?
Do fact finding to find out how this accident happened?
There needs to be answers for the families who are affected by this tragedy.
Of course, Dumbass 47 just quickly plays the blame game instead of showing some competency as a real leader.
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Looks like Trump and Republicans are wasting no time in placing blame
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Originally Posted by westopher I don't see how this could have happened without MASSIVE error from the heli pilot. I'm sure the blame will be flying around from trump today about what group is responsible. | I see what you did there......................
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Far too early to be assessing any blame, other than potentially on the controllers. In fixed wing aviation the pilot in command sits in the left seat, in a helicopter they sit on the right. Low at night over water can create optical illusions with reflections and lack of depth perception, add difficulty if the helicopter pilots were on goggles. They were both in each others blind spots, last radio call I've seen is the controller asking the Blackhawk if they see the CRJ and to pass behind it. Should have been far more separation created by the controllers, even if they hadn't hit the wake turbulence should have been a consideration.
Traffic Collision Avoidance System's (TCAS) which alert pilots to other aircraft based on their transponders typically do not operate below 1000ft. This goes to show why pilots can NOT always trust ATC nor trust that their directions are being properly followed by other aircraft. You have to keep your scan going in busy airspace. I've had what would have been a fatal NMAC myself in the past.
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