Name:	MAJ USA RET -	Reply
Subject:	Damn Liberals
Date:	2/2/2025 9:27:02 PM

I just read, on One American News, that one of the pilots of the Army helicopter which crashed into the American Airlines plane was a female democrat on Biden’s staff. (stop) Upon reading the comments from “conservatives”, I noted that nearly all of them connected her performance as an Army pilot to her political affiliation – and not in a positive manner.

I am retired Army. My blood runs red every time. Personally, I don’t know who of my comrades-in-arms were Democrats or Republicans. I am pretty sure the liberals’ blood was the same color as mine.

If you are so clouded as to believe that the blood of liberals is inferior to the blood of conservatives, then you are part of the problem – not the solution.

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I have lived along the Potomac River (Fort Belvoir; three times).   I have flown into and out of DCA many times. I have taken my sailboat up the river to DC to see the city lights. The air (space) around DCA is chaotic. It is, after all, our nation’s capital. Let us say that the “variables abound”.

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Air traffic control is an exact profession. Every comment you say to a pilot has meaning. So, you transmit something to a military pilot on a separate channel from the commercial pilots and the military pilot does not interpret what you meant correctly. The commercial pilot is not privy to your conversation.

If there are but only two errors in this conversation – in a chaotic environment – in the dark of night – in a military vs commercial condition… what are the possibilities?

LMF Curmudgeon

Name:	phil -	Reply
Subject:	Damn Liberals
Date:	2/3/2025 9:43:02 AM

I fully agree - Sadly accidents happen and happens on both sides of the political spectrum.

1. I believe the tower was understaffed which led to mistakes and delays.

2. Not sure why the blackhawk was 100 foot high and 1/2 mile off course that close to the airport / heavy traffic ( and why the ATC did not get them back on their proper course / altitude.

3. From what I have heard from the recordings of ATC and speculations, I believe that the Blackhawk may have been looking at the wrong aircraft when they were alerted and said they had visual.

4. Aviation disasters dont care who made the mistakes as everyone involved except the ATC is no longer with us. Sadly lots of life was lost.

Hopefully changes will be made to make sure that whatever led up to this one gets corrected.