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[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]

Are you serious? In 2023 there were three plane crashes a day. Planes crash every single day. DC has had two major airline disasters.

https://www.newsweek.com/plane-crash-statistics-american-airlines-2023691#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20NTSB%2C%20there%20were%201%2C017%20non-fatal,decreased%20over%20the%20past%20decade%20and%20a%20half.
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1. Newsweek is no longer a real source and hasn't been for a long time.
2. Commercial aviation and general aviation (private) are completely different. There hasn't been a U.S. commercial aviation fatality since Buffalo in 2009. I would NEVER fly general aviation. Never. [/quote]

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