landing

I’m a pilot who’s flown into DC’s Reagan Airport for decades. Taking off and landing there can be extremely tough — here’s what I think went wrong.

A passenger jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Airport on Wednesday, January 29.The collision may have occurred due to limited visibility and night vision goggle use, says former pilot Mark Stephens.He reminds nervous passengers that flying in an airplane is still safer statistically than a car.This as-told-to…