from the flight recording, one of the pilots said he could see the plane, and that they had taken 'visual separation' which means responsibility for avoiding it. It has been speculated that at night, the pilot was in fact looking at the plane behind the one involved in the collision. Human error, people over worked at a job that is under attack caused a tragedy.
What really pisses me off is that the gun humpers always scream' too soon' when people try to propose gun law changes, and 'politicising tragedy', but I guess a plane crash is different?
“DEI and any similar programs do not apply to air traffic control hiring, though -- no one is given preferential treatment for race, sex, ethnicity or sexual orientation, a former FAA official told ABC News.
Applicants must pass a medical exam, an aptitude test and a psychological test that is more stringent than that required of a pilot, said Chris Wilbanks, FAA deputy vice president of safety and technical training.
In 2022, 57,000 people applied for an ATC position, Wilbanks said, and 2,400 qualified to attend the academy. Of that 2,400, only 1,000 made it to the first day of training.
Wilbanks said 72% make it through the academy and roughly 60% of those will finish training.
According to the FAA, the training process lasts about three to four years from the hire date. Applicants must be younger than 31 and must retire by age 55.
“ Trump skipped that nuance and lied in the news conference that the FAA routinely hires people with intellectual disabilities and psychiatric disorders to work as air traffic controllers”
Well, it’s good enough to work in the Oval Office, so…
Democrats need to be loud about the truths. They need to hit republicans every time. Look at how Pete did it. Does any other Democrat have any socials they can post on?
I knew helicopters could go up but I did not know helicopters could go down. Thank you, Sir, for another fascinating look into your sexy, sexy sex life!
I just heard tfg's press secretary saying that China will get a 10% tariff because they're responsible for tens of millions of fentanyl deaths in USAmerica.
Trump's war on competence will lead to more misery and deaths. Unless he is stopped by competent members of our government, he is going to trash every public good we have.
I understand the desire to point out the fact that there is a staffing problem in play here but I would urge caution in speculating that the crash had anything to do with that. There is PRECISELY zero evidence that the traffic controller did anything that led to the crash nor is there any evidence that they could have done anything to prevent it. There is also no evidence to suggest that having two or even four people on the job at that time would have made any difference. Please wait until the investigations are complete before focusing on an individual who may have done everything exactly as it should have been done.
Sorry. Chump and his minions are flooding the zone with bullshit. If we don't push back with a narrative that our problems are caused be his incompetence, the only story out there when the investigation is complete is that DEI hires brought the plane down, and the actual cause will be memory-holed because it won't paint Chump in a good light.
By all means we should point out that TFG is an idiot and an asshole who wants to exploit this tragedy for his own profit. That is about the only thing we can be sure of at this point.
Agreed - what little real info I've heard makes it sound like it may have been pilot error, which can happen even to the absolute best pilots. That said, that's still just a VERY maybe situation.
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from the flight recording, one of the pilots said he could see the plane, and that they had taken 'visual separation' which means responsibility for avoiding it. It has been speculated that at night, the pilot was in fact looking at the plane behind the one involved in the collision. Human error, people over worked at a job that is under attack caused a tragedy.
What really pisses me off is that the gun humpers always scream' too soon' when people try to propose gun law changes, and 'politicising tragedy', but I guess a plane crash is different?
Whose mouth even works like that?
Yup!
CROOKED DONNY IS 100% to blame for that crash. It’s on HIS watch! No more “ Biden blaming” this is all on SLEEPY DONNY
Why has no one said anything about this ?
“DEI and any similar programs do not apply to air traffic control hiring, though -- no one is given preferential treatment for race, sex, ethnicity or sexual orientation, a former FAA official told ABC News.
Applicants must pass a medical exam, an aptitude test and a psychological test that is more stringent than that required of a pilot, said Chris Wilbanks, FAA deputy vice president of safety and technical training.
In 2022, 57,000 people applied for an ATC position, Wilbanks said, and 2,400 qualified to attend the academy. Of that 2,400, only 1,000 made it to the first day of training.
Wilbanks said 72% make it through the academy and roughly 60% of those will finish training.
According to the FAA, the training process lasts about three to four years from the hire date. Applicants must be younger than 31 and must retire by age 55.
https://open.substack.com/pub/jasonegenberg/p/the-politics-of-tragedy-how-trump?r=3nm35j&utm_medium=ios
“ Trump skipped that nuance and lied in the news conference that the FAA routinely hires people with intellectual disabilities and psychiatric disorders to work as air traffic controllers”
Well, it’s good enough to work in the Oval Office, so…
So where is Hegseth? A military helicopter crashed two nights ago and he’s no where to be seen. Is he drunk already?
On it...hic..where's my other shoe...hic..
Blind guy was flying the helicopter. *eyeroll*
Worse, the copilot was a woman
My God. That man doesn't even have the substandard abilities of a mediocre white man.
Democrats need to be loud about the truths. They need to hit republicans every time. Look at how Pete did it. Does any other Democrat have any socials they can post on?
I knew helicopters could go up but I did not know helicopters could go down. Thank you, Sir, for another fascinating look into your sexy, sexy sex life!
I just heard tfg's press secretary saying that China will get a 10% tariff because they're responsible for tens of millions of fentanyl deaths in USAmerica.
Really? Sounds like a lot!
https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/fentanyl-driving-overdoses
What? You were expecting facts? We’re talking Trump Press Secretary here!
Trump's war on competence will lead to more misery and deaths. Unless he is stopped by competent members of our government, he is going to trash every public good we have.
I understand the desire to point out the fact that there is a staffing problem in play here but I would urge caution in speculating that the crash had anything to do with that. There is PRECISELY zero evidence that the traffic controller did anything that led to the crash nor is there any evidence that they could have done anything to prevent it. There is also no evidence to suggest that having two or even four people on the job at that time would have made any difference. Please wait until the investigations are complete before focusing on an individual who may have done everything exactly as it should have been done.
Sorry. Chump and his minions are flooding the zone with bullshit. If we don't push back with a narrative that our problems are caused be his incompetence, the only story out there when the investigation is complete is that DEI hires brought the plane down, and the actual cause will be memory-holed because it won't paint Chump in a good light.
By all means we should point out that TFG is an idiot and an asshole who wants to exploit this tragedy for his own profit. That is about the only thing we can be sure of at this point.
Agreed - what little real info I've heard makes it sound like it may have been pilot error, which can happen even to the absolute best pilots. That said, that's still just a VERY maybe situation.