Army helicopter was alerted to plane’s presence two minutes before collision
Air traffic controllers twice alerted the crew of a U.S. Army helicopter to the presence of an inbound American Airlines jet, ...
Pilots got 100 collision warnings for helicopters near National in past decade
Cockpit warnings logged by air traffic controllers show a record of persistent collision risks near Reagan National Airport ...
See inside Marine One, the soundproof presidential helicopter that can seat 14 people and deploy anti-missile defenses
With a landing zone on the White House lawn, Marine One is often the most convenient way for presidents to get from place to ...
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DC plane crash updates: Helicopter had advanced tracking system turned off, lawmaker says
The system includes a display showing pilots where other aircraft are in the sky or on a runway. The helicopter was on a routine training mission when it collided with the airliner, which was ...
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What to know about the military helicopter involved in crash near DC
A deadly collision on Wednesday night between an American Airlines plane with 60 passengers and four crew members and an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with three soldiers remains under ...
Crowded Skies, Thin Margins for Error: The Minutes Before the D.C. Air Disaster
Using radio traffic, flight data and leaked footage of an air traffic control radar screen, we examine what was happening in the moments before the midair collision near Reagan National Airport that ...
What to Know About the Passenger Jet, Army Helicopter Collision Near Washington, D.C.
Air traffic controller audio TIME retrieved from LiveATC.net revealed what happened moments before the collision. The tower ...
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What the Black Hawk Pilots Could See, Just Before the Crash
Black Hawk helicopters often fly these routes as a pair, doubling the number of eyes scanning the sky for a safe passage. But that night, there was only one. Its two pilots worked together to ...
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Fighting LA’s fires from the sky
For more than a week, the skies above Los Angeles have buzzed with helicopters, aeroplanes, and drones battling the most devastating fires in southern California history. Helicopters in particular ...
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Flight-time experience can vary widely between military, commercial helicopter pilots
REALLY SO IMPORTANT. YEAH. CAPTAIN ROY SAYS FLIGHT TIME EXPERIENCE CAN VARY WIDELY BETWEEN HELICOPTER PILOTS IN THE MILITARY AND IN THE COMMERCIAL SECTOR. AND HE SAYS THAT CAN PLAY A BIG FACTOR IN ...
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All major pieces of plane and helicopter in mid-air collision in Washington DC have been recovered, say crash investigators
All major pieces have now been recovered of the passenger plane and US army helicopter which collided in mid-air in Washington DC last week, say safety officials. Sixty-seven people were killed in ...
DC plane crash updates: Helicopter had advanced tracking system turned off, lawmaker says
The system includes a display showing pilots where other aircraft are in the sky or on a runway. The helicopter was on a routine training mission when it collided with the airliner, which was inbound ...