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How the Plane and Helicopter Crash in Washington, D.C., Happened: Maps and Graphics
(www.nytimes.com)
this post was submitted on 30 Jan 2025
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Being objective, I dont see how this one is a political failing.. Trumps dumb administration decisions didn't cause this.. it looks like pilot error from the helicopter pilot.. it's an accident and a tragedy nothing else.
"The controller who was handling helicopters in the airport’s vicinity Wednesday night was also instructing planes that were landing and departing from its runways. Those jobs typically are assigned to two controllers, rather than one."
Staffing shortages directly exacerbated by Trumps actions led to an unsafe situation that would not have happened if Trump were not president.
It's like where theres a fire at a school and someone tries to use a fire extinguisher, but its empty and was never recharged, so the school burns down and 67 people died. Then you find out the new mayor had disbanded and re-foremed the fire department, which usually is in charge of re-charging extinguishers at the school, but the chaos the department went through caused that task to be overlooked.
The mayor didn't start the fire. But his fucktarded short sighted actions created the scenario that got those 67 people killed.
But if the controller gave the correct instructions, and they were acknowledged and then ignored, having two controllers doesn't prevent the accident. It prevents other accidents.
The focus should be on military helicopter pilot competence and training.
Oh jesus fucking christ... admit that your stupid fucking orange god is at fault, already.
I fucking hate that Cheeto but he did ask a valid question and other people did respond with information that helped shaped and change that understanding, not a glib pointless comment like yours.
Thank you, fellow orange god worshipper.
Edit: Apparently the sarcastic end to that was not obvious.