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Committee presses FAA to preserve post‑collision restrictions, questions NDAA military exemptions and ADS‑B rules
Summary
Lawmakers pressed the FAA to keep the post‑collision mitigations in place around Reagan National, expressed concern about NDAA language that could permit military operations without ADS‑B broadcasts, and asked whether the FAA will seek to require helicopters near DCA to broadcast position via ADS‑B out.
Members of the Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee demanded assurances that mitigations put in place after the Jan. 29 collision near Reagan National will remain in effect and questioned language in pending legislation that some members said could create operational exemptions.
Representative Norton and others opposed a provision described in the hearing as section 373 in the National Defense Authorization Act, which they said could allow helicopters to operate without transponders in certain airspace. Norton…
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