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Two catastrophic airline disasters in the space of 3 days narrowly averted as controllers apparently not up to the job
American Thinker ^ | 23 Apr, 2024 | Thomas Lifson

Posted on 04/23/2024 1:14:35 PM PDT by MtnClimber

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1 posted on 04/23/2024 1:14:35 PM PDT by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

Wokeism and DEI has “flushed” merit down the toilet.


2 posted on 04/23/2024 1:14:45 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page. More photos added.)
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Didn't Earn It
3 posted on 04/23/2024 1:18:29 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Proudly Clinging To My Guns And My Religion)
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To: MtnClimber

Obama’s fault


4 posted on 04/23/2024 1:21:03 PM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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… it is fair to wonder if DEI policies, which lower standards to place less qualified people in jobs, had anything to do with it.

Ya think?

5 posted on 04/23/2024 1:22:32 PM PDT by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump. A)
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To: MtnClimber

I have to fly next month.

I dread it.


6 posted on 04/23/2024 1:30:05 PM PDT by jeffersondem
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To: MtnClimber

Everyone in aviation saw this coming.


7 posted on 04/23/2024 1:34:13 PM PDT by jdt1138 (Where ever you go, there you are.)
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To: MtnClimber; All
Lots of good data about performance on Air Traffic Controller exams here...

Think Twice Before You Fly
A “diverse” air traffic controller could kill you.
By Jared Taylor
November 17, 2023


8 posted on 04/23/2024 1:35:08 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward SnowdenA)
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"...it is fair to wonder if DEI policies, which lower standards to place less qualified people in jobs, had anything to do with it."

What a RACIST to even THINK that!! (jk, folks)

9 posted on 04/23/2024 1:36:14 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward SnowdenA)
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The voice tapes do offer clues to the ethnicity of the controllers, fwiw


10 posted on 04/23/2024 1:39:32 PM PDT by silverleaf (“Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out” —David Horowitz)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

zoinks.


11 posted on 04/23/2024 1:41:33 PM PDT by xoxox
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To: jeffersondem

DRIVE

I WOULD NOT GET ON AN AIRPLANE NOW FOR ANYTHING.


12 posted on 04/23/2024 1:47:36 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: jeffersondem

DRIVE

I WOULD NOT GET ON AN AIRPLANE NOW FOR ANYTHING.

OR TAKE A TRAIN


13 posted on 04/23/2024 1:48:18 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: MtnClimber

Thank Christ I don’t fly in planes anymore.


14 posted on 04/23/2024 1:52:54 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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Well if these folks are as good at controlling air traffic in the NY/NJ are as they are driving in and out of their Westbury LI facility then I think I’ll stick to mt Sonata for trips.


15 posted on 04/23/2024 1:58:47 PM PDT by xkaydet65
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“That is how the deadliest airline disaster in history, happened in Tenerife, killing 583 people.“

It’s ironic as hell that that accident was precipitated by a top flight Capt. who became impatient.


16 posted on 04/23/2024 1:58:51 PM PDT by TalBlack (I We have a Christian duty and a patriotic duty. God help us.)
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I flew some in 1998 and have never flown again. Hopefully, I never will have to ever again.


17 posted on 04/23/2024 1:59:10 PM PDT by MachIV
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There were several important factors involved...the KLM captain,the fog,the number of large aircraft at that small airport,the outdated radio system...


18 posted on 04/23/2024 2:10:16 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Proudly Clinging To My Guns And My Religion)
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Well, the pilots aren’t morons. Yet. The Swiss pilots at JFK in the second example saw what was happening and canceled their takeoff roll immediately. The real danger will come later, when DEI flight crews become predominant.


19 posted on 04/23/2024 2:12:38 PM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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If I can’t drive there then I’ll just have to contact My Private ride if She’s not busy.


20 posted on 04/23/2024 2:17:01 PM PDT by mabarker1 ( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!!)
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