Another Police Helicopter

[whoatown]

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/black-hawk-helicopter-triggers-two-more-near-misses/

Two more near misses with black hawks

[whoatown]

https://nypost.com/2025/04/27/us-news/army-blackhawk-pilot-in-dc-crash-failed-to-heed-flight-instructors-command-15-seconds-before-deadly-collision-report/

Blackhawk pilot in DC crash failed to heed flight instructors command to evade commercial jet.

[patric]

Name change?

TULSA, OKLA. (KTUL) — An 18-year-old motorcyclist was arrested early Friday morning after speeding around Tulsa.
The Tulsa Police Helicopter, known as SkySnitch, was patrolling the city when its crew spotted the motorcycle reaching speeds between 120 and 150 mph .  https://ktul.com/news/local/teen-motorcyclist-arrested-after-speeding-in-tulsa-police-department-skysnitch-helicopter-crew-quiktrip-guel-gas-pursuit-other-agencies-outside-city-limits-vehicle-impounded-expired-tag-license-plate-aggravated-speeding

by Alexandra Sharfman Fri, May 30th 2025 at 10:30 AM

[dbacksfan 2.0]

Name change?

TULSA, OKLA. (KTUL) — An 18-year-old motorcyclist was arrested early Friday morning after speeding around Tulsa.
The Tulsa Police Helicopter, known as SkySnitch, was patrolling the city when its crew spotted the motorcycle reaching speeds between 120 and 150 mph .  https://ktul.com/news/local/teen-motorcyclist-arrested-after-speeding-in-tulsa-police-department-skysnitch-helicopter-crew-quiktrip-guel-gas-pursuit-other-agencies-outside-city-limits-vehicle-impounded-expired-tag-license-plate-aggravated-speeding

by Alexandra Sharfman Fri, May 30th 2025 at 10:30 AM

Cool nickname. Sounds like it was used well by TPD without a ground pursuit by them, probably assisted the other agencies as well. Rider was an idiot to double back and then decided "Hey, I need gas before I go home"  pulled into a QT less than a mile from TPD Central and was arrested.

[whoatown]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79AVq1Z2_QU

Considering digital flight authorization for drone flights. 

[patric]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79AVq1Z2_QU

Considering digital flight authorization for drone flights. 

Because a helicopter flying without ADS-B has already killed an airliner full of people, but we should really be afraid of a hobbyists drone?  https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?4762991-Homeland-Security-Committee-urges-requiring-Digital-Flight-Authorizations

[whoatown]

Because a helicopter flying without ADS-B has already killed an airliner full of people, but we should really be afraid of a hobbyists drone?  https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?4762991-Homeland-Security-Committee-urges-requiring-Digital-Flight-Authorizations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N4Xoa6RzTQ

The drone that the military helicopter collided with surveying Hill Country Texas floods was a Search and Rescue involved drone. That was one of the examples used in the Committee.  Can't use that now. 

[patric]

The Senate moved quickly Wednesday afternoon to close a loophole that could allow military aircraft to fly without broadcasting their locations just like an Army helicopter was doing last January before it collided with an airliner over Washington, D.C., killing 67 people.

Just hours after passing a massive defense bill that included the worrisome provisions about military flights, the Senate approved a bipartisan bill that will require all aircraft use ADS-B technology — or Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast technology — to broadcast their locations.

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz said that "tragedy could have been avoided" if the Army Black Hawk had been using its ADS-B system to broadcast its location before the crash.

The bill also requires a review of safety at airports across the country to ensure they don't face the same hazards that contributed to the crash at Reagan Airport. And the military and FAA will have to share safety data more freely.

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/senate-approves-bill-inspired-dc-plane-crash-ensure-128495872

[patric]

Nearly one year after the midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet near Washington, DC, the National Transportation Safety Board sharply criticized the Federal Aviation Administration for designing dangerous helicopter routes and failing to analyze years of near-collision data in the area.
Key points of discussion included the Army's reluctance to use anti-collision technology known as Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast, or ADS-B, and why the FAA allowed military helicopter pilots to fly without the technology.

"ADS-B Out" transmits radio signals with GPS location, altitude, ground speed and other data once per second, independent of air traffic control. However, on January 29, the Black Hawk was flying following an FAA memorandum that allowed it to be turned off.

CNN asked Homendy whether ADS-B would have been a factor in preventing the crash.

"They would have (seen the helicopter) with ADS-B In (and) gotten an alert at 59 seconds before the collision and been able to take measures to avert it. For the helicopter crew, they had 48 seconds. They didn't even know — it is clear from the (cockpit voice recorder) they didn't even know it was on the left," Homendy said.

All aircraft, not just commercial airlines, should be equipped with this technology, she said. ADS-B In receives information about aircraft that are in the airspace. However, there is no FAA mandate for aircraft to have ADS-B In, and Homendy said the jet wasn't equipped with it.

ADS-B is also a focus of the ROTOR Act, which was cosponsored by a bipartisan group of senators, including Ted Cruz of Texas and Maria Cantwell of Washington, the highest-ranking members of the Senate's Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. The legislation passed the Senate in December and is awaiting approval in the House.
MORE: https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/us/ntsb-plane-crash-dc-potomac