Saturday, February 1, 2025

"NEW: What the Latest, Shocking Video of the DCA Mid-Air Collision Appears to Show –" RedState

https://redstate.com/bonchie/2025/01/31/new-what-the-latest-shocking-video-of-dca-mid-air-collision-appears-to-show-n2185036 

Experience pilot says it would be very difficult for a helicopter to intentionally crash into a commercial plane such as this 

"Again, the helicopter never changes its flight path in the videos. The idea that they somehow calculated the exact angle needed without maneuvering at all to nail a jet that had just made a left turn toward the runway and was descending is not believable in the least. You could try to do that a thousand times and probably never get it right..."

"NEW: Former Federal Reserve Adviser Indicted on Espionage Charges –" RedState

https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2025/01/31/new-former-federal-reserve-adviser-indicted-on-espionage-charges-n2185061 


"Sixty-three-year-old John Harold Rogers of Virginia was arrested Friday and charged with conspiracy to commit economic espionage and with making false statements. Rogers allegedly conspired to steal FRB trade secrets in order to aid China. .."

"BREAKING: FAA Takes Drastic Action After Deadly Mid-Air Collision –" RedState

https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2025/01/31/faa-shuts-down-helo-corridor-near-dca-n2185056 


"The reason this move by the FAA could be considered "drastic" is down to just how much this airspace is used every day by media, medical and military helicopters, not to mention the president's Marine One often seen flying that way. Local residents are so used to seeing at least a dozen helicopters per day fly past their windows that it's a part of the daily hum of the DMV .."

"Helicopter in DC plane crash was flying twice as high as it should have, lacked new altitude tech "

https://www.aol.com/helicopter-dc-plane-crash-flying-223530282.html 



"The collision may have been avoided if the Army had outfitted the Black Hawk with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast ADSB, a that allows air traffic control to see an aircraft's ALTITUDE, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said on Friday.."

"Experts ask why Black Hawk helicopter may have been flying above allowed altitude before crash -" CBS News

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/experts-ask-why-black-hawk-helicopter-may-have-been-flying-above-allowed-altitude/ 


"CBS News' review of the NASA safety data identified at least nine near midair collisions at the airport since 2005, including three involving helicopters.


"They're military pilots; they're familiar with the routes," Feith said. "Why is it on this day, on that flight, they were [as much as] 150 to 200 feet higher than they knew they should be?"

"What Black Hawk's radio traffic reveals before one of deadliest mid-air collisions in US history"