[Scan-DC] DCA tower is interesting listening

[Thomas P. Clouse]

Dulles had a report of a CRJ-200 on descent (according to the pilot report)
"turbulence moderate to severe. very bumpy on descent. pretty much every
one on the plane threw up. Pilots were on the verge of throwing up." That
was around 9.  I saw the PIREP second hand via twitter, so take it fwiw.

out of BWI a pilot reported it was smooth above 5,000 feet. When the
controller asked if it was bumpy below that altitude, he replied with an
emphatic "OH YEAH!"

earlier this morning, around 8 or so, Jetblue 144 from Charlotte SC to DCA
shot one or two missed approaches at National, diverted to BWI and shot
another missed approached, then finally landed.  Controller and pilot
sounded unconcerned but definitely relieved.  The plane then did a 18
minute hop from BWI to DCA around 10:15.  Don't know whether there were
passengers on board or not.

On Fri, Mar 2, 2018 at 7:44 AM, Andrew Clegg <andrew_w_clegg at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Several go-arounds due to wind shear  and missed approaches (on Runway 1
> no less!). Several departing planes hanging out on taxi ways waiting for
> wind speed/direction combination to be within acceptable limits.
>
> 119.1 MHz
>
> 73,
> Andy
>
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