US Military helicopter hits American Airlines jet near Washington National Airport

[Rams]

Of course the accident will have nothing to do with decades of cost cutting in the FAA.

 

[Eric_the_Red99]

I’m watching Trump live now and they blame Democrats and DEI

Another four years of this shite. Fecking hell

 

[Redplane]

Between all the other bile coming from Donnie's mouth it's once again very obvious people have already gotten in his ear who are looking to profit from it. Watch a certain company or companies with direct or indirect ties to him get a contract to "upgrade" or replace ATC systems.

 

[Scarlett Dracarys]

Trump saying he signed a bill to hire people of "superior intelligence" to work as Air Traffic Controllers.

Median annual wage for air traffic controllers is $137k.

Sorry, I think I will take my "superior intelligence" and work elsewhere.

Too bad they don't have the same requirements for POTUS.

 

[Carolina Red]

I mean… were guys in the Blackhawk just looking at the wrong plane?

 

[Red in STL]

I mean… were guys in the Blackhawk just looking at the wrong plane?

That has to be a distinct possibility, most landings and takeoffs at DCA are on runway 1/19, this one was on 33 which is a shorter cross runway, it's normally used a lot less and is typically used by CRJ-200/700s and Dash-8 props

 

[VorZakone]

 

[Redplane]

But hey Donnie lets offer them all buy outs. That will improve things.

 

[Red in STL]

The blame game has started

 

[pauldyson1uk]

This is not true is it?

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/worl...1&cvid=8b828a29f9d7426f9563d1c904677c4c&ei=17

 

[gaffs]

This is not true is it?

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/worl...1&cvid=8b828a29f9d7426f9563d1c904677c4c&ei=17

Yup. He was talking about DEI hired dwarfs.

 

[gaffs]

So according to Trump, unless you’re a white male you’re unfit to be working in ground control.

And when he finds out they were already all white, along with the Helicopter pilot, he will blame the fact they were registered Dems.

 

[The Firestarter]

Yup. He was talking about DEI hired dwarfs.

That's because you need to communicate with hand signals with the aircraft. If you are not tall enough you can't be seen properly. Especially at night.

 

[4bars]

Trump is right, should be one or the other, you can't be both at the same time. Good that they are scrapping the DEI

 

[Redplane]

Trump is right, should be one or the other, you can't be both at the same time. Good that they are scrapping the DEI

I at least agree with you airplanes shouldn't identify as helicopters and vice versa

 

[4bars]

I at least agree with you airplanes shouldn't identify as helicopters and vice versa

Wow....just wow.

 

[Simbo]

Psychotic from Trump, that might be the lowest he's ever gone.

 

[Red in STL]

Trump is right, should be one or the other, you can't be both at the same time. Good that they are scrapping the DEI

Nope, it says typically, not always, it's not unusual, es[pecially at break times and/or shift change over