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The FAA announced today that all helo operations around DCA are suspended indefinitely.
by ls612 2y ago
The FAA announced today that all helo operations around DCA are suspended indefinitely.
- cryptonector 2y agoThat's definitely a great improvement.
- nradov 2y agoThe FAA only has direct authority over civilian flights. They can't unilaterally suspend military flight operations anywhere (like the military helicopter flight involved in the recent mishap), although in this case I assume the military will voluntarily go along with a request.
- gortok 2y agoThey do have authority over certain airspaces and this is one of them. They can tell the military not to fly over certain airspace.
- ryandrake 2y agoSeems like a bit of an overcorrection. They might want to re-think their criteria for allowing visual separation inside of class B. ATC already has discretion over when visual separation is applicable, and they could raise the visibility threshold for when it's allowed.
- RachelF 2y agoSounds like a political decision - closing the gate after the horse has bolted.
- toast0 2y ago> Seems like a bit of an overcorrection. Permanent suspension would likely be an overcorrection. Indefinite suspension while reviewing the routes and options seems reasonable. Take a few days or weeks to figure out what the new rule should be, and then move to that.