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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do think it’s odd all of the female pilot’s social media was completely scrubbed. But also her siblings and her parents. [/quote]

Why? It’s the first thing I would do. [/quote]

Because the other pilots and crew involved were released immediately, either willingly or not, I don’t know.  They didn’t take extreme time and measures to erase all traces of them the public could potentially judge.  And when you are involved in killing a bunch of people, the public will judge. By them not allowing military to release her name and then scrubbing all traces of narrative about her except what they explicitly publish, it seems like something is being hidden she would be judged harshly for- beyond her gender alone [/quote]

Rebecca as a Captain outranked the copilot, how does that factor in to decision making?[/quote]

It may have.

NVGs likely were a factor.

That the plane saw the BH at the last second and tried to evade is sad.

ATC could have been more explicit.[/quote]

NVGs have been used for decades without this ever happening before now. Helicopters and planes don’t crash into each other weekly, monthly, daily. Stop making up excuses. ATC has been using the same commands and language for decade, as have pilots - this wasn’t invented yesterday.

The issue lies with the three in that helicopter. Full stop. The combination of those three individuals is the variable. That plane route was regular and common and the runways were not new.

Were they paying attention? Were they jacking around? ATC was directing dozens of planes all night without issue.

Helicopter behavior on the night in question is the issue here. [/quote]

Pilots don’t “jack around” or stop paying attention. You sound like you went to the Hollywood flight school. [/quote]

Sure, Jan! Do you not realize that 99% of people half-ass nearly every duty they have? From jobs to parenthood to life.

You can expect someone to have a serious job and act maturely but do they actually? [/quote]

The 90+ fighter pilots I know do take their job seriously, yes.   Watching Top Gun doesn’t make you an expert. Just because everyone in your life half-asses everything doesn’t mean that’s the way other people behave. I’m sorry you don’t have better role models. [/quote]

Seriously. [/quote]

DCUM is fascinating .. magically everyone now knows 90+ fighter pilots and has never met anyone who doesn’t give their all every single day ..

You’d never know from the threads we see on here. The more you know! [/quote]

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