Paging Left Seater to the white courtesy phone…

[dan's college room mate]

Would like to hear your thoughts on the jet/helo crash.

I’ve seen video that makes it look like the army chopper pilot was on a Kamikaze mission.

He’s cruising along at a pretty good clip with very good visibility.

He has to know he’s flying right through the final approach to DCA.


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[Left Seater]

I have seen the same video and it is disturbing. I have also heard the ATC audio and that clearly tells the Army pilot to pass behind the American jet. The cause of the crash doesn’t seem to be in question, but much is still to be investigated. I am sure the NTSB will focus on the chopper pilots and ATC.

The talking heads are also already showing they know nothing about aviation. I heard one blame the Trump Admin for not having an FAA chief installed. Others were discussing the “overcrowding” at DCA. Another was focused on the switch from landing on runway 1 to runway 33 as if this was so dangerous.

Bottom line, the NTSB has talented people who will get to the bottom of this tragedy. Reporters and anchors should stick to facts as they really don’t know much about aviation.

[dan's college room mate]

I’ve already seen something connecting the firing of TSA boss.

This might result in contraband bottles of water getting through, but it has fuck all to do with air traffic.

Was talking to a pilot buddy this morning who said there’s been pressure to close that airport for this very reason. There’s always a lot of helo traffic in the area and it’s a fukking mess.


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[Left Seater]

People have wanted to close DCA for decades. It won’t happen because Congress and the Government including the military are some of the most frequent users. Most private raffia is restricted from using it anyway.

Hands will wring and there will be all manner of dumb suggestions until the NTSB final report is released in 2026.

[Carson]

The talking heads are also already showing they know nothing about aviation. I heard one blame the Trump Admin for not having an FAA chief installed.

Looks like Diego only has the second-worst case of TDS.

[Left Seater]

Here are a few pieces if info:



ATC Audio
https://x.com/NOVAScanner/status/188480 ... we-know%2F

https://x.com/DoctorTyMD/status/1884806 ... we-know%2F

It sounds to me like the helicopter pilots saw the departing flight and not AA5342 which they then ran into.

AA5342 was below 500 feet and were moving from runway 1 to runway 33 and would have had their heads out of the cockpit and focused on the runway. The Blackhawk did say they had AA5342 in sight and they would have been responsible to stay clear. That said, having AA5342 in sight may not have meant they yet knew where it was moving. It takes a bit at night to understand the flight path of an aircraft based only on its navigation lights.

Only the right seater would have really had a shot at seeing the helicopter approaching from his right at about 30 degrees. It would be even harder to see if the helicopter was climbing at the time.

[Screw_Michigan]

Wednesday in MAGA governance

January 20: FAA director fired
January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years

Making America Great Again!

[HighPlainsGrifter]

Thank goodness Screwy finally downloaded the latest DNC word salad so he can participate again. Tell about the price of eggs next, shithead.

[Softball Bat]

Wednesday in MAGA governance

January 20: FAA director fired
January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years

If you can show that one (or more) of the first 4 have anything to do with #5, you'll have something.

[Carson]

C'mon Donald, this is not the time to rail against the previous regimes.

[Screw_Michigan]

C'mon Donald, this is not the time to rail against the previous regimes.

Lololol, this is what you voted for, asshole.

[Screw_Michigan]

Thank goodness Screwy finally downloaded the latest DNC word salad so he can participate again. Tell about the price of eggs next, shithead.

Yeah, I thought Dump was gonna fix that? All the MAGAts said eggs were too expensive!

[Sudden Sam]

C'mon Donald, this is not the time to rail against the previous regimes.

I shut it down when he started that shit. Unbelievable.

However, there is apparently a class action lawsuit by over 1000 ATC applicants regarding DEI bullshit keeping them from being hired. You would think even the idiots promoting DEI would recognize that in areas of public safety, only the best should be employed. Damn race, religion, etc. Merit should be the ONLY consideration.

[Left Seater]

I thought you covered aviation? Clearly you know nothing about it, or are just playing politics and trying to profit off of 67 deaths. Says a ton about you and it isn't good.

January 20: FAA director fired

The FAA has struggled for years. Here is a quote:

Among its biggest challenges, the FAA has a constant need to install new equipment while keeping the old stuff going. That task falls to members of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, or PASS. The union represents FAA employees who deal with aging technology and sometimes a shortage of spare parts. PASS told a Senate committee that the FAA is too slow to develop its technical workforce and is not moving fast enough to stay ahead of aging infrastructure. Our planes follow a point to point flight path between the orgin and destination. This doesn't have to be the way, as Canada and Europe have direct flight paths. But our tech is so outdated we can't do this. All of this sure sounds like a leadership issue along with funding.

January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen

Let's take a look at Center N90 in the NYC area. They have had almost no trainees being certified to work there. These trainees are then certified in other locations. Current controllers in N90 are the ones signing off on the trainees being certified. Strangely, they have mandatory overtime due to understaffing. It isn't because they haven't had trainees, they just haven't had nearly as many certified. Keeping staffing low, means overtime continues. There are also concerns along DEI and the college training programs. Some controllers that didn't go to college resent the "college controllers" and are reportedly far harder on them. DEI isn't leading to unsafe situations as those selected still have to pass thru the program, but it is reducing the pool of those allowed to enter the program. Freezing hiring until this is worked out seems to make sense.

January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded

What exactly is this committee doing? Do you even know? Some of the things they are worried about is no smoking signs on planes being able to be turned on and off. Meanwhile there isn't a single US airline that allows smoking on board, but the FAA still says no smoking signs need to be able to be turned on and off. They delayed United putting some planes into the fleet because the no smoking signs weren't able to be turned off. Absolutely zero safety concern here.

There is a ton more, but Screwy is either playing games or completely uninformed.

[Left Seater]

If you can show that one (or more) of the first 4 have anything to do with #5, you'll have something.

He will certainly try, but like some of the talking heads, they don't require proof. A+B+C=D doesn't need to be proven, when it fits their narrative.

[Screw_Michigan]

Dump appointed a reality TV cast member to be in charge of airline safety and this is the result.

[dan's college room mate]

Do all commercial jets have CAS?

That collision avoidance system for those who don’t know.

Seems like there should have been an alarm blaring in the cockpit.


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[Screw_Michigan]

However, there is apparently a class action lawsuit by over 1000 ATC applicants regarding DEI bullshit keeping them from being hired. You would think even the idiots promoting DEI would recognize that in areas of public safety, only the best should be employed. Damn race, religion, etc. Merit should be the ONLY consideration.

So what? #1 a lawsuit is just an allegation. #2, air traffic controllers are 70% white and 75% male.

https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/he ... anag_direc

Think harder

[The Seer]

I thought you covered aviation? Clearly you know nothing about it, or are just playing politics and trying to profit off of 67 deaths. Says a ton about you and it isn't good.


There is a ton more, but Screwy is either playing games or completely uninformed.

Known to all, etched into eternity.

[Screw_Michigan]

Hegseth and Vance use the crash to make anti-diversity, equity and inclusion points, suggesting it was to blame for the collision.

Vance didn't even open his remarks by referencing the victims or families - just straight into anti-DEI points.

The Dump Administration is DEI for unqualified white guys.

[Innocent Bystander]

However, there is apparently a class action lawsuit by over 1000 ATC applicants regarding DEI bullshit keeping them from being hired. You would think even the idiots promoting DEI would recognize that in areas of public safety, only the best should be employed. Damn race, religion, etc. Merit should be the ONLY consideration.

So what? #1 a lawsuit is just an allegation. #2, air traffic controllers are 70% white and 75% male.

https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/he ... anag_direc

Think harder

The scuttlebutt on black twitter is that many black men don't care about DEI because they don't think black men have benefited from it in the first place, so its loss makes no difference in their world.

Sam should not have made the comment he made, given the numbers you posted.

Trump has had a lot of death to navigate in his first month.
At least he'll meet the families instead of pulling a Kamala.

[Innocent Bystander]

Hegseth and Vance use the crash to make anti-diversity, equity and inclusion points, suggesting it was to blame for the collision.

Vance didn't even open his remarks by referencing the victims or families - just straight into anti-DEI points.

The Dump Administration is DEI for unqualified white guys.

You have a source?

[Mikey]

Wednesday in MAGA governance

January 20: FAA director fired
January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years

If you can show that one (or more) of the first 4 have anything to do with #5, you'll have something.

None of these actions had any bearing on the collision. But it would be nice to have a legitimate investigation into it. How is that going to go if you fire all of the experienced experts and put some guy in charge whose only “relevant” experience is likely to be on the level of running a used car dealership in Omaha? At least whoever it is will be willing to echo whatever it is that Dear Leader wants him to say. So be prepared for the official cause to be DEI programs and woke liberals infiltrating the FAA.

[Mikey]

Hegseth and Vance use the crash to make anti-diversity, equity and inclusion points, suggesting it was to blame for the collision.

Vance didn't even open his remarks by referencing the victims or families - just straight into anti-DEI points.

The Dump Administration is DEI for unqualified white guys.

You have a source?

Dear Leader has also made that claim.

When asked how he could have determined diversity hiring practices were to blame for the crash without evidence, Trump said, “because I have common sense. And, unfortunately, a lot of people don’t.”

https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityar ... -to-blame/

[Left Seater]

However, there is apparently a class action lawsuit by over 1000 ATC applicants regarding DEI bullshit keeping them from being hired. You would think even the idiots promoting DEI would recognize that in areas of public safety, only the best should be employed. Damn race, religion, etc. Merit should be the ONLY consideration.

So what? #1 a lawsuit is just an allegation. #2, air traffic controllers are 70% white and 75% male.

https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/he ... anag_direc

Thanks for the link there Screwy. From right at the top of the page.

MD-715 contains policy guidelines and standards for establishing and maintaining effective affirmative employment programs.

You just made Sam's point. The FAA is worried about affirmative action, another reason to remove the leader.

[Left Seater]

be prepared for the official cause to be DEI programs and woke liberals infiltrating the FAA.

More politics crap. The NTSB will get to the actual factors that led to the cause. We all know the cause, it is controlled aircraft flight into another controlled aircraft flight. There are generally many factors that all come together at the wrong time that lead to the accident. I assume this will be no different.

Just because Trump said something stupid (which he does often), doesn't mean you have to follow it up and double down. We expect this from Screwy, not from you.

[Mikey]

be prepared for the official cause to be DEI programs and woke liberals infiltrating the FAA.

More politics crap. The NTSB will get to the actual factors that led to the cause. We all know the cause, it is controlled aircraft flight into another controlled aircraft flight. There are generally many factors that all come together at the wrong time that lead to the accident. I assume this will be no different.

Just because Trump said something stupid (which he does often), doesn't mean you have to follow it up and double down. We expect this from Screwy, not from you.

Says something stupid and does something stupid are two different things. Open your eyes.

[Screw_Michigan]

You have a source?

My source is not having my head shoved up my ass

[Left Seater]

be prepared for the official cause to be DEI programs and woke liberals infiltrating the FAA.

More politics crap. The NTSB will get to the actual factors that led to the cause. We all know the cause, it is controlled aircraft flight into another controlled aircraft flight. There are generally many factors that all come together at the wrong time that lead to the accident. I assume this will be no different.

Just because Trump said something stupid (which he does often), doesn't mean you have to follow it up and double down. We expect this from Screwy, not from you.

Says something stupid and does something stupid are two different things. Open your eyes.

At least you admit you said something stupid.

[HighPlainsGrifter]

You have a source?

My source is not having my head shoved up my ass

Objection. Assuming facts not in evidence.

[Mikey]

More politics crap. The NTSB will get to the actual factors that led to the cause. We all know the cause, it is controlled aircraft flight into another controlled aircraft flight. There are generally many factors that all come together at the wrong time that lead to the accident. I assume this will be no different.

Just because Trump said something stupid (which he does often), doesn't mean you have to follow it up and double down. We expect this from Screwy, not from you.

Says something stupid and does something stupid are two different things. Open your eyes.

At least you admit you said something stupid.

Your reading comprehension isn’t too good.

That was equivalent to about a 20 yard punt, shanked out of bounds.

[HighPlainsGrifter]

Mikey really likes the reading comprehension smack. Like, a lot. He's been tossing it around like he got a Groupon.

[Diego in Seattle]

Mikey really likes the reading comprehension smack. Like, a lot. He's been tossing it around like he got a Groupon.

Says the guy who bleets "Muh Trump!" every other post....

[HighPlainsGrifter]

*bleats

Fuck's sake, Diego.

[Sudden Sam]

Dump appointed a reality TV cast member to be in charge of airline safety and this is the result.

Good god. You couldn’t post anything more stupid. But we know you’ll give it your best shot.


IB, it doesn’t matter at all what color, sex, religion, etc ATCs are. They should be hired with only ONE consideration: ability.

[Mikey]

Mikey really likes the reading comprehension smack. Like, a lot. He's been tossing it around like he got a Groupon.

Another staggeringly substantial retort. RACK you. You guys are on a roll. Please keep it up.

[FiatLux]

Mikey really likes the reading comprehension smack. Like, a lot. He's been tossing it around like he got a Groupon.

Another staggeringly substantial retort. RACK you. You guys are on a roll. Please keep it up.

It's all they've got.

[HighPlainsGrifter]

Remind me about egg prices again. Always a crowd pleaser.

[Left Seater]

So be prepared for the official cause to be DEI programs and woke liberals infiltrating the FAA.

Says something stupid

My reading comprehension is just fine.

[Mikey]

Stick to the subject