Re: How did the DC plane crash happen? Experts tell The Post what may have caused the accident

Uwe <[email protected]> Sun, 2 Feb 2025 00:27:51 +0100 (CET)
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On 01 Feb 2025, "Jim Wilkins" <[email protected]> posted some
news:[email protected]: 

> "Leroy N. Soetoro"  wrote in message 
> news:[email protected]...
> 
> https://nypost.com/2025/01/30/us-news/how-did-the-dc-crash-happen-exper
> ts- reveal-what-may-have-caused-deadly-collision/
> 
> WASHINGTON — A short runway and intersecting flight paths with
> precariously close altitude requirements may have played a role in
> Wednesday night’s deadly collision of an American Airlines plane and
> a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport,
> experts told The Post.
> ----------------------------------
> 
> The helicopter flight path reconstruction shows it closer to the
> runway than the Route 4 track along the Potomac's east bank. That
> reconstruction may be uncertain as the helo reportedly didn't have
> ADS-B accurately reporting its position and the path was determined
> from less accurate older methods similar to those for the lost
> Malaysian flight. 
> 
> https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3851p.ct004873/?r=0.734,0.29,0.153,0.061,
> 0 

Biden refused to entertain upgrades for Army aviation, look that happened.