AA5342: Seems like It Wasn't DEI, Biden, Obama or even Trump

It looks like there is a discrepancy in the altitude of the Blackhawk helicopter and AA5342's which likely at least played a part in the horrible accident that occurred the other night. Recording from the air traffic controller and the pilots involved showed the people in the control tower did their jobs admirably. So much for both DEI and under-staffing theories. 

sources https://nomadiceveryman.blogspot.com/2025/02/analyzing-mid-air-collision-over.html

altitude discrepancy https://nomadiceveryman.blogspot.com/2025/02/data-from-deadliest-us-air-accident-in.html

Direct Support 

Analyzing the Mid-Air Collision Over the Potomac: A Detailed Examination of ATC Communications

360deg view inside cockpit of a Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter  https://www.klapty.com/p/genesys-aerosystems/t/uh-60-blackhawk-cockpit-tour-100911

Blackhawk pilots typically sit in right-hand seat https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=does+blackhawk+helicopter+pilot+sit+in+right+or+left+chair

why did data from blackbox on plane show the chopper was at 200ft? https://nomadiceveryman.blogspot.com/2025/02/data-from-deadliest-us-air-accident-in.html

from Captain Steeeve

 

Data from the deadliest U.S. air accident in a generation show conflicting altitude readings

from the AP

Preliminary data from the deadliest U.S. aviation accident in nearly 25 years showed conflicting readings about the altitudes of an airliner and Army helicopter when they collided near Reagan National Airport in Washington, killing everyone aboard both aircraft, investigators said Saturday.

Investigators also said that about a second before impact, the jet’s flight recorder showed a change in its pitch. But they did not say whether that change in angle meant that pilots were trying to perform an evasive maneuver to avoid the crash.

Data from the jet’s flight recorder showed its altitude as 325 feet (99 meters), plus or minus 25 feet (7.6 meters), when the crash happened Wednesday night, National Transportation Safety Board officials told reporters. Data in the control tower, though, showed the Black Hawk helicopter at 200 feet (61 meters) at the time...

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