A former helicopter pilot familiar with the incident area says city lights, crowded airspace and the use of night vision ...
Capt. G A Fernando [email protected] Former President, Aircraft Owners and Operators Association, Sri Lanka The HS 125 was designed and built in 1962 as the de Havilland 125 (DH 125) and later by the ...
Two planes aborted landings at Reagan National Airport in the past week due to military helicopters in their flight path, according to the Washington Post.
Most everyone in the D.C. area is still in shock over the midair collection between a military Black Hawk helicopter and ...
Pilots say landing a plane at a major airport is challenging and requires undivided attention and focus. Those who fly planes know about the challenges of navigating the skies when other aircraft are ...
And it can be hard to pick out, you know, just two little aircraft lights,” Ottaviano said ... recalling Wednesday night’s crash near Reagan National Airport. Investigators are still piecing ...
Thursday afternoon, two Army helicopters took off from Rochester’s airport, observed by Chief Investigative Reporter Berkeley ...
At night in an urban environment like Washington, D.C., or northern Virginia, pilots may not be able to see other aircraft and instead may rely on seeing anti-collision or landing lights ...
Adjekum said the night-vision goggles may have been ... and motion as possible contributing factors – ground lights, stars, moving aircraft, and cars moving on the ground.
Aircraft cabin lighting today is grounded in science, with decades of research resulting in systems that are designed to ...
A small plane carrying a child patient crashed into Northeast Philadelphia Friday evening, sparking an explosion that set ...
Both aircraft crashed into the Potomac River ... their red and blue flashing lights illuminating the night sky. Search helicopters with powerful floodlights are flying as far south as Old Town ...