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AI6YR BenTCAS alerts at DCA were "Secret Service and U.S. Navy activity" and "the two agencies “improperly” testing counter-drone technology near the airport on March 1." per US Senator. <a href="https://www.flyingmag.com/false-alerts-dca-cause/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.flyingmag.com/false-alerts-dca-cause/</a><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/tcas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tcas</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/dca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dca</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aviation</a>

AI6YR BenCBS News: Transportation Flights to Reagan National Airport in D.C. receive false collision alerts while landing <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dc-airport-false-collision-alerts/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dc-airport-false-collision-alerts/</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/tcas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tcas</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aviation</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/falsealarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#falsealarm</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/DCA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DCA</a>

Doug GrinbergsWhy Didn't Technology Prevent The Deadly Air Collision Over Washington? 31 January 2025 Chrystal Zhang, The Conversation "TCAS is an aircraft safety system that monitors the airspace around a plane for other aircraft equipped with transponders. These are devices that listen for and respond to incoming electronic signals… <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TCAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TCAS</a> has limitations… inhibited at altitudes below roughly 300 metres." <a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/why-didnt-technology-prevent-the-deadly-air-collision-over-washington" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.sciencealert.com/why-didnt-technology-prevent-the-deadly-air-collision-over-washington</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Flight5342" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Flight5342</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AA5342" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AA5342</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Potomac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Potomac</a>

Sebastian Lasse<a href="https://journa.host/@w7voa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@w7voa</a> - Was the Blackhawk „visible“ ? meaning- Did it trigger a <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/TCAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TCAS</a> advisory when it was approaching the plane fast from behind ???- if not, why not ?<a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/washington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#washington</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/DC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DC</a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/AA5342" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AA5342</a>

nullagentNews tonight of a government BlackHawk helicopter on a VIP transport training mission causing a midair collisions with a commercial airliner landing in DC.Unconfirmed reports of four survivors so far, developing situation.This is the most serious domestic US commercial air disaster since 2009.<a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/DC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DC</a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/PlaneCrash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PlaneCrash</a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#military</a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/AA5342" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AA5342</a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/TCAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TCAS</a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Aviation</a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/AmericanAirlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmericanAirlines</a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/blackhawk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blackhawk</a>

IFR (she/her)Why do <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/planes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#planes</a> have headlights? I was just driving home from work and an <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/aircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aircraft</a> caught my attention. It’s a beautifully clear night <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/tonight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tonight</a>, and I could see the blackness of the sky lit up by the beam of this plane’s headlight. They’re at about 7000ft when they pass over me en route to <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/MAN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MAN</a>, but I have to wonder what’s the point? If they see another aircraft then <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/TCAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TCAS</a> has failed spectacularly, so what exactly is the reason?<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/GenuineQuestion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GenuineQuestion</a> for any <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aviation</a> people reading.

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