Passenger plane from Wichita collides with DC police helicopter minutes ago arriving to Dulles

[whlinder]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1884860852051882023

The Throbber simply reports.

Butt how does it being a flight from EISENHOWER airport to REAGAN airport factor in?!??!?!?!

 

[EverettChris]

Jesus Ern
Did you go to bed last night?

It appears he hasn’t slept in days. Meth bender?

 

[CallMeBigErn]

Jesus Ern
Did you go to bed last night?

 

[CallMeBigErn]

 

[Swaye]

Video of the crash is crazy to watch. Awful awful tragedy. Evidently a few? members of the US Skating Team and coaches were on the flight. I don't follow skating closely but hate to see athletes who represent their country die in a senseless and avoidable way.

 

[whlinder]

@whlinder
Quite honestly I don't disagree especially since you are a deep state puppet master in DC. I kid
Look you get about 60 seconds to come into office and actually change anything and the entire status quo doesn't want a goddamn thing changed
He tried it the nice and easy way the first time. But Trump on longer does anything nice and easy.
ATC is a legit government function. I want the best same as you, not people that check a box which appears to be the main thing for anyone under Biden. But 81% of government today is bullshit and we probably agree on that
We are at the separating the wheat from the chaff phase. The alternative is to do nothing because that is what the opposition is asking for
Now we have judges involved again
From what I can tell he wanted to do the sweeping freeze to have a chance to get rid of the losers. 81% of fed workers still work from home? Come on man
The offer of 8 months severance is fair and a good start. This did not cause the crash nor did Bootyjuice's DEI. It was an accident
Let the remodel of the government play out and we may all make the playoffs

I'm with you, and am pleasantly surprised at Trump's libertarian turn. But with that I want there to be a realization that certain aspects of government are good, and that if you want to shrink the thing then alternatives have to be planned, not just have the plug pulled overnight. Privatizing ATC would be great but there has to be a plan.

 

[CallMeBigErn]

Video of the crash is crazy to watch. Awful awful tragedy. Evidently a few? members of the US Skating Team and coaches were on the flight. I don't follow skating closely but hate to see athletes who represent their country die in a senseless and avoidable way.

And Russians

 

[CallMeBigErn]

My girl Hallie is on the MSNBC talking about plane crashes. I can now rest.

 

[HuskyJW]

NOT GOOD!!

 

[thechatch]

have they figured out why that black hawk was running training exercises in commercial airspace?

 

[Fire_Marshall_Bill]

90% sure DEI had something to do with it

Tons of close calls in Austin and other airports, so it was a matter of time

I read something on social media about congress authorizing more flights to and fro Reagan, which was already pretty busy, and something about Delta lobbying, which also seems plausible
Blaming Trump on his 10th day is FS, but I knew it would happen

 

[CallMeBigErn]

90% sure DEI had something to do with it

Tons of close calls in Austin and other airports, so it was a matter of time

I read something on social media about congress authorizing more flights to and fro Reagan, which was already pretty busy, and something about Delta lobbying, which also seems plausible
Blaming Trump on his 10th day is FS, but I knew it would happen

Fuck outta here

 

[Fire_Marshall_Bill]

90% sure DEI had something to do with it

Tons of close calls in Austin and other airports, so it was a matter of time

I read something on social media about congress authorizing more flights to and fro Reagan, which was already pretty busy, and something about Delta lobbying, which also seems plausible
Blaming Trump on his 10th day is FS, but I knew it would happen

Fuck outta here

You leave

 

[CallMeBigErn]

90% sure DEI had something to do with it

Tons of close calls in Austin and other airports, so it was a matter of time

I read something on social media about congress authorizing more flights to and fro Reagan, which was already pretty busy, and something about Delta lobbying, which also seems plausible
Blaming Trump on his 10th day is FS, but I knew it would happen

Fuck outta here

You leave

Okay

 

[whlinder]

90% sure DEI had something to do with it

Tons of close calls in Austin and other airports, so it was a matter of time

I read something on social media about congress authorizing more flights to and fro Reagan, which was already pretty busy, and something about Delta lobbying, which also seems plausible
Blaming Trump on his 10th day is FS, but I knew it would happen

And what information to you have to suggest DEI would have anything to do with it?

 

[whlinder]

have they figured out why that black hawk was running training exercises in commercial airspace?

That's a fairly standard operating path for choppers in the DC airspace. I believe most flights are classified as training for some reason. There is constant chopper traffic up and down the east bank of the river and has been for 40 years since Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling is right there. It is well known that the runway 33 approach goes by that airspace.

ETA: https://aeronav.faa.gov/visual/12-26-2024/PDFs/Balt-Wash_Heli.pdf
Route 4, max height is 200 feet on that route. Don't know if the chopper cleared their ceiling or drifted west of their route.

 

[georgiaduck]

have they figured out why that black hawk was running training exercises in commercial airspace?

They're always running training exercises from Andrews or Belvoir. I lived in the flight path of DCA for a few years- always saw jets and military copters in the same area.

 

[Fire_Marshall_Bill]

90% sure DEI had something to do with it

Tons of close calls in Austin and other airports, so it was a matter of time

I read something on social media about congress authorizing more flights to and fro Reagan, which was already pretty busy, and something about Delta lobbying, which also seems plausible
Blaming Trump on his 10th day is FS, but I knew it would happen

And what information to you have to suggest DEI would have anything to do with it?

Airlines and the government ATC have been making DEI hires for years and there have been many near misses. It was a matter of time before something like this happened. If it has nothing to do with it, I'll stand corrected.

 

[CallMeBigErn]

90% sure DEI had something to do with it

Tons of close calls in Austin and other airports, so it was a matter of time

I read something on social media about congress authorizing more flights to and fro Reagan, which was already pretty busy, and something about Delta lobbying, which also seems plausible
Blaming Trump on his 10th day is FS, but I knew it would happen

And what information to you have to suggest DEI would have anything to do with it?

Airlines and the government ATC have been making DEI hires for years and there have been many near misses. It was a matter of time before something like this happened. If it has nothing to do with it, I'll stand corrected.

Fuck off

 

[UW_Doog_Bot]

Which is more likely to be a contributing factor, a hiring freeze that started a few days ago or DEI that's been policy for the better part of a decade?
That's IF you want to go there. I'm content to keep this Nebraska classy and LIPO.
Actual T's and P's to the families. I can't imagine.