Controllers Warned Marine One Pilots About Communication Issues Week Before Dual Takeoff, NTSB Says
Investigators said White House construction shifted Marine One’s takeoff point and left controllers unable to hear the required three-minute warning.
- On August 4, Marine One and a commercial jet took off simultaneously from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, violating safety procedures established after a previous fatal collision.
- A hotline connecting the Pentagon to the tower at Reagan had been broken for more than three years, a failure the FAA did not identify until a recent congressional hearing.
- Air traffic controllers in Washington and pilots of President Donald Trump's helicopter met one week before the incident to discuss communication issues but failed to reach a solution.
- Citing a 2013 agreement requiring a three-minute warning, the Marine One pilot delayed the helicopter during the Aug 4 incident while the jet climbed to safety.
- The FAA acknowledged the aircraft briefly neared each other, violating protocols implemented after a midair collision last year that killed 67 people, though officials stressed the president was never endangered.
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New Marine One Audio Reveals Tense Moments President’s Chopper Lost Contact With Tower
New air traffic control audio reveals the tense moments when Reagan National Airport controllers lost contact with Marine One, the presidential helicopter ferrying President Donald Trump on his way to Texas. “The controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport were having some serious trouble communicating with Marine One yesterday, so they had to rely on other helicopters in the area to relay messages to the presidential chopper,” said…
Marine One started off from the Ellipse for construction work at the White House. Radio contact to the tower broke down – a NTSB report reveals the breakdown. An analysis.
With a lot of effort, US President Trump is redesigning the White House. However, the construction work seems to cause problems in air traffic over Washington. A report now shows how far-reaching the consequences were.
After the U.S. presidential helicopter found itself too close to an American Airlines aircraft in the sky in early August, investigators linked to Donald Trump's work at the White House. The location from which the helicopter was to take off temporarily...
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White House construction may have contributed to close call with Trump’s helicopter
WASHINGTON — Construction at the White House might have contributed to an incident this month in which the president’s helicopter came dangerously close to a commercial jet over Washington, according to a new report from the National Transportation Safety Board. The post White House construction may have contributed to close call with Trump’s helicopter appeared first on West Hawaii Today.
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