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> Now Amazon employees can just drive down to their office and negoatiate campaign money directly. Well, at least the gridlock around 395 should keep them at b
by mtberatwork 7y ago
> Now Amazon employees can just drive down to their office and negoatiate campaign money directly.
Well, at least the gridlock around 395 should keep them at bay for a little while until Bezos figures out how to bore a private tunnel under the Potomac.
- chrshawkes 7y agoGridlock all the way from Frederick MD south to DC. DC south to Fredericksburg VA or any other direction out of the city. Gridlock all over DC, our traffic is the absolute worst.
- ihuman 7y agoAt some point there was talk of allowing Amazon to build a helipad. I'd image that's easier than building a tunnel, due to how close HQ2 is to the Pentagon.
- tssva 7y agoApproval of a helipad, which would not normally be a given because of the close distance to a major airport, was part of the deal.
- ihuman 7y agoNot only is it a no-fly zone because of the airport, its also in the special no-fly zone around DC.
- sokoloff 7y agoAirports don't have no-fly zones, they have controlled airspace. It's common to have helicopter operations near airports. You talk to the tower and fly fairly normally. Similarly, the DC Flight Restriction Zone (FRZ) is not a no-fly zone, but an area where flight operations are much more tightly managed. I (and many other pilots) have authorization to fly into the FRZ and land at the DC-3 airports for non-scheduled operations (in addition to the many air carriers who fly scheduled operations in/out of the area).