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When you have two NFL head coaches reach out and tell me that this guy is going to be a successful coordinator in the NFL, that's impactful.

Two things come to mind after reading this:

• I feel much better about this hire now.
• I hope he's training a replacement for us, for when he heads back to the NFL.

If I had to guess its a historic flight training pattern that hasn't been adjusted for decades despite increased civilian air traffic into DCA. The military and government move slow and are often reactionary. I'm sure they'll decide to change something now.

many of whom operate without transponders by design

I guarantee you that UH60 had a ADS-B (or equiv.) transponder onboard. Yes they can turn them off, but in the midst of DC airspace, No - it was on - that is assuredly a requirement.

but why? -- there is so much Potomac river that's not the DCA air space. Why not train downstream and stay south of Anacostia river?

Not really directed at you, but at the FAA and military.

Again,

Its insanely stupid to have military aircraft, many of whom operate without transponders by design, operating in and around the flight corridors of commercial aircraft. I don't care that its something that has always happened, putting anything in the landing pattern of a major commercial airport starts a timer on when a disaster happens. At that moment its not a matter of if, its a matter of when.

Reminds me a lot of the PSA 182 in 1979. 727 crashed into a Cessna on final approach in San Diego, where the final conclusion is that VFR at modern airline speeds is all but impossible to maintain. Aircraft approach each other too fast in the sky to the point where if you think you're on a collision course its already too late.

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Most airbases are quiet close to commercial airfields as well. Andrews is just on the other side of the river from DCA. I'm not an aviation expert but I know that the military does a lot of their training over waterways for nav and terrain purposes. That puts training exercises regularly around DCA.

they weren't allowing him to work anonymously

Love the autocorrect/typo- assuming this was supposed to be 'autonomously'...though I bet Marve may have wished he could work anonymously,,,,

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