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>UPDATE Police say ‘no threat’ at US Capitol after evacuation. Evacuation at the U.S. Capitol caused by U.S. Army team skydiving into stadium for the Washington
by incomingpain 5y ago
>UPDATE Police say ‘no threat’ at US Capitol after evacuation. Evacuation at the U.S. Capitol caused by U.S. Army team skydiving into stadium for the Washington Nationals.
Major evacuation because of adsb emitting plane?
No I doubt this.
- bison3 5y agohttps://apnews.com/article/mlb-sports-baseball-washington-nationals-cb01d8233837b28cc82c60d0d63a0b6e?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP https://apnews.com/article/mlb-sports-baseball-washington-na...
- krallja 5y agoArmy didn’t think to inform ATC of what they were up to?
- notreallyserio 5y agoAccording to the article they did.
- nomel 5y agoSo, the US Capitol didn't think to ask the ATC why there was a plane there, considering that's the purpose of the ATC? That seems even less likely. My naive assumption is that one of the main purposes of these organizations, that we spend an incredible amount of money on, is to create, ready, and follow clear processes. What the heck are they doing with all that money/time? Does all this get reset with every election, or something?
- atkailash 5y ago
- incomingpain 5y ago>Army didn’t think to inform ATC of what they were up to? Not only was ATC informed... you could go on public websites like adsb exchange and see exactly who the plane is.
- krallja 5y agoYep. Now I see that the House Speaker is criticizing the FAA for not informing the Capitol Police.
- ledauphin 5y agoone way or another this is pretty weird. I don't suppose we'll get a full explanation, but it would certainly be interesting.
- incomingpain 5y ago>one way or another this is pretty weird. I don't suppose we'll get a full explanation, but it would certainly be interesting. Lets say this parachute team is the true story. How jumpy are they to be calling for evacuation over something you can go on a website and check on? That in of itself is a story.
- not2b 5y agoThe 9/11 hijacked planes were also emitting tracking signals. A military plane entering the Capitol exclusion zone unexpectedly might trigger an alert if they can't immediately figure out why it is there, in case it's being piloted by someone who has gone rogue.
- Alupis 5y agoAccording to the AP, at no time did this aircraft enter prohibited airspace[1]. Radar tracking data shows the plane, a De Havilland Twin Otter, remained clear of the prohibited airspace over the Capitol Building and other government complexes at all times. [1] https://apnews.com/article/mlb-sports-baseball-washington-nationals-cb01d8233837b28cc82c60d0d63a0b6e https://apnews.com/article/mlb-sports-baseball-washington-na...
- incomingpain 5y agoThat can't be true. https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_1_1155.html https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_1_1155.html The prohibted space is surface to 18,000 feet and stretched well beyond washington dc. I saw the circling, the plane absolutely would have entered prohibited airspace if not been inside of it the entire time. Mind you... you just need to get approval from ATC and you can fly into that space. They without a doubt had that permission.
- Alupis 5y agoI think you're misunderstanding the NOTAM. It's a Flight Restricted area that's 30NM around DC, but it's not prohibited. Prohibited is only right around the actual capitol, and can be seen clearly marked as "Prohibited" on the charts[1]. Inside the Restricted area, VFR aircraft flying up to FL180 are restricted to 180Kts indicated airspeed, and from 30-60NM restricted to 230Kts indicated. You are also required to be in contact with ATC before entering this airspace. So... no, the aircraft violated no rules/regulations at any time. Seems to be an overly jumpy US Capitol detail that didn't think to contact the relevant authorities before evacuating everyone... which is strange to say the least. [1] https://aeronav.faa.gov/visual/03-24-2022/PDFs/Washington.pdf https://aeronav.faa.gov/visual/03-24-2022/PDFs/Washington.pd...