Helicopters of DC

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Washington D.C.'s community based flight tracking platform copterspotter.com

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An event notice for expecting elevated helicopter activity from federal operators for the state of the union address
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Instead of waiting for the FAA to issue or revise regulations within a ycar, the Iogislation would upon cnactment prohibit the Army from turning off a location-transmitting technology on various helicopter flights. The equipment, known as Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Out, or ADS-B Out, gives air traffic controllers insight into an aircraft's speed, altitude and location. The legislation would also expand the scope of this restriction from applying to proficiency and training missions near busy airports to all such flights, regardless of airport proximity, and to foderal officials "below the rank" of Cabinet members. ADS-B Out wasn't engaged on the Black Hawk that collided with a PSA. Airlines regional jet in January, killing 67 people. The bill would also mandate that aircraft that are already roquired to have ADS-B Out installed also have a related technology, ADS-B In, equipped no later than Doc. 31, 203i. Initially, Cruz's legislation didn't have an explicit date for this roquirement to take effoct. The bill would mandate that the FAA establish an office for coordinating airspace issucs with the Defense Department and would require the aviation agency to conduct safety reviews related to helicopter opcrations around busy airports.
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A black and white photo of a Vietnam era Huey helicopter on the White House lawn