“Israel is gunning down children with Apache helicopters: They just keep unleashing new horrors...”
by Ricky Hale and Council Estate Media on Substack
“Last night in Gaza, we operated on a 15 year old girl who was riding her bike when she was shredded by an #Apache #helicopter. She will be lucky if she keeps 2 of her limbs after 12 hours of collective surgery” - Dr Mark #Perlmutter
Someone is LIDAR scanning my town, so I went and set up a giant question mark made out of 5 gallon buckets on my hill 
A #news #reporter from #Britain 's #ITV News (ITN) uses a #Coles4104 #microphone whilst reporting from a #RoyalNavy #helicopter observing a convoy of #Russian #ships in the #EnglishChannel - this looks more like a scene from a 1940s documentary than the 21st century #UK #military #defence #WW3warning
Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Eaves, had 1,000 hours of flight time, which is considered experienced. The co-pilot, whose name is being withheld, had 500 hours, which is considered normal.
Officials also tell NPR that the #BlackHawk was supposed to be flying at a maximum of 200 feet, though sources say it was flying at least 100 feet higher. All requested anonymity given the sensitivity of the investigation.
Horrible:
#Disinformation on #socialmedia falsely claims she was a #transgender pilot from the Virginia National Guard named Jo Ellis. Ellis has posted a "proof of life" video on Facebook, denouncing the rumors & offering condolences to those killed in the crash.
Army IDs 2 names of the #BlackHawk #helicopter crew in DC #crash withholds 1
The Govs of GA & MS have identified 2 of the BlackHawk helicopter crew killed in a collision w/ #AA5342 at #ReaganNationalAirport on Wed night. They are Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Eaves, & Staff Sgt Ryan O'Hara.
At the request of the family the #Army is not going to release the name of the female member of the 3-person helicopter crew.
[probably because #Trump would attack her as a DEI hire]
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/30/nx-s1-5281246/pentagon-jet-military-helicopter-collision
Just 24 hours before the collision of American Eagle Flight #AA5342 & an Army #BlackHawk #helicopter near #ReaganNationalAirport on Wednesday, another jet trying to land there had to make a second approach after a helicopter appeared near its flight path, according to an audio recording from #ATC.
That plane, Republic Airways Flight 4514, eventually landed safely, flight tracker maps show.
Audio captures air traffic control @ moment of DC crash https://www.valleycentral.com/news/national-news/listen-audio-captures-air-traffic-control-at-moment-of-dc-crash/ #helicopter #crash with #jet #nationalairport #DCA #military #FAA Less than 30 sec before crash air traffic controller asked helicopter crew if they had the arriving plane in sight. Controller made another radio call to helicopter moments latersaying “PAT 25 pass behind the CRJ” apparently telling the helicopter to wait for Bombardier CRJ-701 twin-engine jet to pass. No reply. Seconds after that aircraft collided.
DC #aircraft #collision becomes Worst #Aviation #Disaster in 24 years. What is a #continuity of #government mission, the plan that the #army #helicopter was practicing when it crashed into American Airlines flight 5342? #DefenseSecretary #PeteHegseth said the #MilitaryHelicopter that crashed into flight 5342 was retraining a continuity of government mission. Here's what that means. #DCA #planecrash https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/special-reports/dc-plane-crash/continuity-of-government-mission-army-helicopter-american-airlines-flight-5342/65-2e61bc43-4aab-439a-bb47-6d15234f897e
#Trump suggested that the US #Army #helicopter was at fault in the crash, saying that while the pilots of the plane were “doing everything right,” the helicopter that struck it was “going at an angle that was unbelievably bad.”
“We had a situation where we had a helicopter that had an ability to stop,” he said, somewhat mysteriously. “You could have slowed down the helicopter, you could have stopped the helicopter,”or gone up or down he said. “For some reason, it just kept going.”
No Survivors After #PassengerPlane & #Helicopter #Crash Near Washington
An #AmericanAirlines jet carrying 64 people plunged into the #Potomac River after colliding in midair with an #Army helicopter on Wednesday night. Recovery teams pulled more than two dozen bodies from the icy water, officials said.
The #Army said in a statement that the #helicopter, a UH-60 #BlackHawk, was operating out of #FortBelvoir in #Virginia. It was unclear if the helicopter was departing or returning to Fort Belvoir.
Sara Nelson, the president of the Association of #FlightAttendants union, said 2 union flight attendants were working the #AmericanAirlines flight that crashed.
The #helicopter involved in the collision was a U.S. Army #BlackHawk, according to an #Army official.
The official also said there were no senior Army officials onboard the helicopter. At least three US #soldiers were on the helicopter at the time of the collision.
Passenger #jet collides with #helicopter near Washington's #ReaganAirport
The US #FAA said on Wednesday night that a PSA Airlines regional jet collided midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Reagan Washington National Airport.
PSA was operating #Flight5342 for #AmericanAirlines, which had departed from #Wichita, #Kansas, according to the FAA. According to American Airlines' website, the jet has a capacity for up to 65 passengers.
King Charles uses helicopter to visit foodbank https://www.inbella.com/860411/king-charles-uses-helicopter-to-visit-foodbank/ #Charles #Events&Appearances #foodbank #Gossip #Helicopter #king #News #Royal #RoyalFamilies #RoyalGossip #Royals #RoyalsGossip #visit
Took a tour of the fire/search and rescue copter hangar. These copters are HUGE. Bigger than a large bus!!! You don't realize how big they are when they are flying... #helicopter #aviation
Interesting fact: The record of the longest autorotation (still standing I believe) was accidentally performed by French pilot Jean Boulet in 1972 on the Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama. His #helicopter reached a record altitude of 40,814 ft. The engine caught fire. He ended up landing safely after a 20-min-long autorotation. The Lama was a high-altitude version of the Alouette. It combined features of both the Alouette II and Alouette III. 
Aérospatiale
Flight tracking shows the repeated passes the helicopter made over about 45 minutes this afternoon. #Rescue #helicopter #BrisbaneRiver #Meanjin
