@Earl-of-Trumps saidWell I guess you're wrong. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/10%20foot%20uhaul%20truckoldier-killed-in-d-c-midair-collision-identified-as-former-white-house-aide/ar-AA1yfz4r?ocid=BingNewsSerp
@Rajk999
Personally, I think the name will tell us what the DEI element is so they hid the name. But anything is possible.
@no1marauder saidWomen drivers amirite?
Well I guess you're wrong. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/10%20foot%20uhaul%20truckoldier-killed-in-d-c-midair-collision-identified-as-former-white-house-aide/ar-AA1yfz4r?ocid=BingNewsSerp
@AThousandYoung saidFrom my prior post:
Women drivers amirite?
""The co-pilot had 500 flying hours, which is considered a "normal" amount of experience. Fox News is told the co-pilot was a woman. Both the instructor pilot in charge and the co-pilot were being evaluated during the flight, and were familiar with the area and route, Fox News is told."
@no1marauder
I'm not sold on it yet, after all, they claim the family did not want the name released.
And now they are showing us photo-op quality pics of her???
bait and switch??
@Earl-of-Trumps saidLike I said, create a nutty conspiracy theory and then make sure no actual facts can ever intrude on it.
@no1marauder
I'm not sold on it yet, after all, they claim the family did not want the name released.
And now they are showing us photo-op quality pics of her???
bait and switch??
Typical.
The issue has been raised - if the ATC room was understaffed at the time of the collision,because of cuts/buyouts that Trump has made.
"One air traffic controller was responsible for coordinating helicopter traffic and arriving and departing planes when the collision happened, according to a report by the FAA that was obtained by The Associated Press. Those duties are often divided between two people, but the airport typically combines the roles at 9:30 p.m, once traffic begins to slow down. On Wednesday the tower supervisor directed that they be combined earlier.
Ahhh, no.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/tim-burchett-helicopter-dc/2025/02/01/id/1197422/
@Earl-of-Trumps saidWrong again. Congratulations.
@Rajk999
Personally, I think the name will tell us what the DEI element is so they hid the name. But anything is possible.
@ManDelaMaza saidProbably because you are a dick.
I'm not riding around in a helicopter flown by a woman.
End of discussion.
End of discussion.
@Earl-of-Trumps saidNewsmax? Really?
The issue has been raised - if the ATC room was understaffed at the time of the collision,because of cuts/buyouts that Trump has made.
[i]"One air traffic controller was responsible for coordinating helicopter traffic and arriving and departing planes when the collision happened, according to a report by the FAA that was obtained by The Associated Press. Those dutie ...[text shortened]... Ahhh, no.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/tim-burchett-helicopter-dc/2025/02/01/id/1197422/
Coming from an "independent, libertarian"?
Yeah, right.
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@no1marauder saidCapt. Rebecca M. Lobach, a native of Durham, North Carolina.
Well I guess you're wrong. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/10%20foot%20uhaul%20truckoldier-killed-in-d-c-midair-collision-identified-as-former-white-house-aide/ar-AA1yfz4r?ocid=BingNewsSerp
Despite an earlier request for anonymity, the Army reported that they were sharing Lobach’s name “at the request of and in coordination with the family,” who also provided an official statement. It read, in part:
“Rebecca began her career in the United States Army as a distinguished military graduate in ROTC at the University of North Carolina, and was in the top 20 percent of cadets nationwide. She achieved the rank of Captain, having twice served as a Platoon Leader and as a Company Executive Officer... With more than 450 hours of flight time, she earned certification as a pilot-in-command after extensive testing by the most senior and experienced pilots in her battalion.”
Military news site Task & Purpose spoke with several of Lobach’s friends and colleagues, who described her as a uniquely talented pilot.
“She was passionate about leadership, passionate about mentorship, and passionate about being a master of her skill craft,” 2nd Lt. Lexi Freas said. “Everything she did, she put 100 percent of her heart and effort into. No task was too big or too little for her to handle for her soldiers and the people that she mentored and loved.”
“It just rips my heart out that she is gone, violently and publicly,” said 1st Lt. Samantha Brown. “It is a colossal loss of human life. My heart goes to everyone impacted. It is absolutely terrible.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/female-pilot-in-crash-trump-blames-on-dei-was-in-top-20-of-army/
This is the kind of dedicated military officer that Trump and his acolytes here routinely slander.
@Earl-of-Trumps saidI really think it's time to just await the results of the NTSB and military investigations into the accident though I think we can put to bed the "Islamic terrorism" theory.
The issue has been raised - if the ATC room was understaffed at the time of the collision,because of cuts/buyouts that Trump has made.
[i]"One air traffic controller was responsible for coordinating helicopter traffic and arriving and departing planes when the collision happened, according to a report by the FAA that was obtained by The Associated Press. Those dutie ...[text shortened]... Ahhh, no.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/tim-burchett-helicopter-dc/2025/02/01/id/1197422/
@no1marauder saidwith all this speculation, I read last night that Trump was furious at the ATC, whoever it is,. s/he is the DEI hire
I really think it's time to just await the results of the NTSB and military investigations into the accident though I think we can put to bed the "Islamic terrorism" theory.
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@Earl-of-Trumps saidTrump was furious because the OMB freeze he ordered to supposedly make sure no funds went to any DEI programs was tossed out by a judge and then ignominously withdrawn. So he threw a childish fit filled with his usual staple of obvious untruths.
with all this speculation, I read last night that Trump was furious at the ATC, whoever it is,. s/he is the DEI hire