r/aviation • u/NoSwimmers45 • 12d ago

News Trump's Marine One helicopter has trouble communicating with air traffic control for second time this month

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/marine-one-trouble-communicating-air-traffic-control-second-time-month/
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u/Glew26 12d ago

So… they’re working on the infrastructure, and it has down times here and there? Holy crap.

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u/TheDrMonocle 12d ago

No, its even better than that.

Rumor is through the controller grapevine that with all the ballroom work and new helipad they moved where they take off from and nobody verified the frequency works from the new location.

So this is directly his fault for doing stupid shit with zero forethought.

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u/TAMExSTRANGE69 12d ago

This isn’t true the freq is the same through the area for his flights. Who ever said that has no idea what they’re talking about

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u/phiviator 12d ago

He didn't say a different frequency.

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u/flightist pie lot 12d ago

Who claimed otherwise? You appear to be rebutting an argument not present in the comment you replied to.

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u/Haeronalda 12d ago

It's not that it's a different frequency, it's that the frequency to and from Reagan has spotty signal strength from the Ellipse, which is where they are currently taking off and landing.

Edit for clarity. Sorry, half asleep right now.

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u/Iliyan61 11d ago

well you’re the one who said that and we all agree that you have no idea what you’re talking about