Aviation Thread

[Walks_At_Night]

#2 - plane crash in Philadelphia.

Crashed into a mall.  Fires.  Huge fireball.

Fireball is right.  Awful.

https://x.com/PhillyCrimeUpd/status/1885488014169698770

[sean92008]

[Walks_At_Night]

Seeing speculation online that the Philly crash may have been some sort of hit.  At 56 seconds supposedly the Lear pilot says "They are f*cking with the wrong people" just before the crash occurs.  Probably typical internet horseshit.

https://x.com/PhillyCrimeUpd/status/1885489056185794610

[Uncle Duke]

[sean92008]

I heard some audio last night and it was very poor quality on the plane's part. The whole cartel thing would be interesting, because, like China and North Korea, only the elite get special assistance in Mexico. They are not charitable countries, they are elitist-serving countries.

Back to DC:

I guess there are lawsuits about the FAA not hiring people who have aced the air traffic controller test.... Based on their race.

The more the left complains about Trump being a racist because of his stance on DEI, etc.,  the more you know he is close to the target.

[Up All Night]

WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet in Washington on Wednesday was on a training flight along a route core to a seldom-discussed military mission to evacuate senior officials to safety in the event of an attack on the U.S., officials say.

The military mission, known as "continuity of government" and "continuity of operations," is meant to preserve the ability of the U.S. government to operate.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/crashed-us-army-black-hawk-unit-was-responsible-doomsday-readiness-2025-02-01/

[sean92008]

WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet in Washington on Wednesday was on a training flight along a route core to a seldom-discussed military mission to evacuate senior officials to safety in the event of an attack on the U.S., officials say.

The military mission, known as "continuity of government" and "continuity of operations," is meant to preserve the ability of the U.S. government to operate.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/crashed-us-army-black-hawk-unit-was-responsible-doomsday-readiness-2025-02-01/

...but the family of one training for that mission refuses the name to be disclosed... Humm. That's a "heroic" responsibility...

The amount of information about the FAA and, more specifically, ATC hiring is deeply concerning for those who want meritocracy in important positions like air traffic control.

[sean92008]

Black box from the Army helicopter recovered.

Many reports over multiple days indicated that most military aircraft do not have these black boxes.

[Uncle Duke]

Black box from the Army helicopter recovered.

Many reports over multiple days indicated that most military aircraft do not have these black boxes.

What I heard was they found the cockpit voice recorder, but I have not heard they found a flight data recorder.

[sean92008]

What I heard was they found the cockpit voice recorder, but I have not heard they found a flight data recorder.

Maryland area television was reporting "black box." The media didn't seem to want to differentiate.

[sean92008]

Third Army death finally identified. As presumed, the family didn't want the name out because of all the discussion about DEI.

I guess they didn't understand that Trump was attacking the FAA and their DEI hiring practices for air traffic controllers. Something that is being proven correct as time has passed and we are learning about lawsuits by people who have aced the tests to become an ATC yet were not hired because of their skin color and gender.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/third-soldier-black-hawk-helicopter-involved-dc-mid-air-collision-identified

[JUAN]

Sounds like there were lots of errors

[sean92008]

Sounds like there were lots of errors

Some gambler should do the odds of what it would take to have a helicopter that was something like a half mile further west off course and 150 feet higher than ever allowed and perfectly timed to intersect apparently the front of the commercial airliner that was landing. Based off of the attempts of the PSA pilots in less than one second to change the pitch of the jet, it was an intersection like they ran a red light.

Now, we also know why the complete UHF ATC to Blackhawk communications have not been released. The pilot was a woman. The initial communication released had a man's voice.

I think the initial reticence of releasing her name is very suspicious. As I mentioned earlier, the specific DEI discussion was all about air traffic control.

[Up All Night]

What I heard was they found the cockpit voice recorder, but I have not heard they found a flight data recorder.

Report said that for the helo, there is one box (that does both??).

[Uncle Duke]

Some gambler should do the odds of what it would take to have a helicopter that was something like a half mile further west off course and 150 feet higher than ever allowed and perfectly timed to intersect apparently the front of the commercial airliner that was landing. Based off of the attempts of the PSA pilots in less than one second to change the pitch of the jet, it was an intersection like they ran a red light.

Now, we also know why the complete UHF ATC to Blackhawk communications have not been released. The pilot was a woman. The initial communication released had a man's voice.

I think the initial reticence of releasing her name is very suspicious. As I mentioned earlier, the specific DEI discussion was all about air traffic control.

The helo pilot has been identified.

https://nypost.com/2025/02/01/us-news/rebecca-lobach-idd-as-female-soldier-inside-doomed-black-hawk-during-dc-crash/