Tiny bird found using fake ‘hawk’ calls to scare away threats
A tiny bird in Australia has been spotted using fake hawk alarm calls to scare threats away from their nests to protect their ...
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Black Hawk helicopter’s altimeter may have been inaccurate, pilots may have missed some calls from control tower
The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, based at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, was flying a training mission in a dedicated helicopter route where it was not allowed to fly above 200 feet, according to a published ...
NTSB ‘concerned’ over 15,000 near-misses between helicopters and planes a DC airport in just 3 years before crash that killed 67
The National Transportation Safety Board uncovered more than 15,000 “near-miss events” between helicopters and jets at Reagan ...
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Route Used by Army Black Hawk During Deadly Collision Was Far Too Risky, Safety Officials Say
Federal crash investigators have said a helicopter route used by an Army Black Hawk for training when it crashed midair with a passenger aircraft over Washington, D.C., in late January, killing all ...
Hours-long closure on US-64 near Apex clears after crash causes downed internet lines
According to troopers, a commercial vehicle traveling on the highway along the Wake County-Chatham County line struck ...
Permanent Restrictions Ordered for Helicopters Flying Near Reagan Airport
The transportation secretary’s decision came after the National Transportation Safety Board cited a long history of near ...
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Why Black Hawks will be flying over Hays, Arkansas City
Some Kansans will see Black Hawk helicopters flying over their towns starting this week. The Kansas Army National Guard will ...
D.C. plane crash investigators say Black Hawk crew may not have heard order to go behind plane
The National Transportation Safety Board gave an update on its investigation into the deadly midair collision between an ...
After plane collides with Black Hawk, NTSB urges helicopter ban near Washington airport
The agency says the approved helicopter route is too close to the approach to the runway where an American Eagle plane was ...
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Black Hawk pilots may have missed important air traffic control directive before DC plane crash
At the time of the fiery crash, the Black Hawk was flying at 278 feet, Homedy said, adding, “That doesn’t mean that’s what the Black Hawk crew was seeing on the barometric altimeters in the ...