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Details about the deadly collision between a passenger jet and Army helicopterapnews.com/article/ronald-reagan-national-airport-aircraft-crash-9d79051a9e535bd855df5a4e5553b2e9
146 sats \ 5 comments \ @ch0k1 30 Jan news
A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., sending the two aircraft plummeting into the Potomac River and killing everyone on board.
The collision occurred at around 9 p.m. Wednesday in one of the world’s most tightly controlled airspaces, just over 3 miles (5 kilometers) south of the White House and U.S. Capitol. A search-and-rescue effort launched overnight turned into a recovery operation by mid-Thursday morning.
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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 30 Jan
I think we are going to have to wait to find out more about this disaster. Why was that military helicopter in the flight path of a landing civilian aircraft? Where TF was the air traffic controller? Didn’t they notice the flight paths of both of the aircraft? After all that is their job. Was someone not paying attention? All the planes have lights on them during flight (red and green) that are flashing. Who didn’t see?
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21 sats \ 2 replies \ @Cje95 31 Jan
Helicopters consistently use the river in DC its more common to see helicopters than planes there. This isnt some new or out of the ordinary thing. Its actually Helicopter Route 4. The route though has a maximum flight roof of 200 ft and this one was flying at roughly 300. Was it to high yes but the route is still common hell they fly the President and VP on the same route.
Video shows air traffic trying to get PAT25's attention but it was to late. DEI doesn't have anything to do with the sad truth that we do not have anywhere near enough air traffic control personal. The US only has 2 schools and so unless they air traffic people are coming from the military it takes almost a decade for them to be fully certified. It is going to come out how this person was either A watching multiple aircraft and trying to coordinate it all or B was working hella overtime and was well rested. Honestly it could be both.
There is no conspiracy this isnt DEI's fault this is a tragic reminder of a huge issue the US has. We need more people and we do not have them.
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 31 Jan
It is the state’s fault that there are only 2 certified schools. You want more people, train them! Permit more ATC schools.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Cje95 31 Jan
The US has long relied on the military to train and field these people. That's where most of the air traffic controllers have come from. Even with the two schools they have to offer high 6 figures for people to want to be them because the job isn't glamorous
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Signal312 30 Jan
There's a lot of commentary on ZeroHedge about the whole DEI aspect of it.
For instance: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-targets-dei-hiring-practices-after-deadly-crash-near-reagan-national-airport
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