. . ."In other words, Democrat presidents put DEI above safety, purging thousands of people who could have solved the shortage because their skin color didn't match up with the left's political wants. That's what the Trump administration is trying to fix by eliminating diversity quotas at the FAA." . . .
"In 2013, Obama appointed Michael Huerta to the position of FAA Administrator.
"Huerta criticized the existing standards on the grounds that they didn’t promote diversity. pic.twitter.com/MVjPwG5xWA — Patrick Casey (@restoreorderusa) January 30, 2025
. . ."The Blackhawk was a routine military training flight. As to why the helicopter was so close to DCA, military, government, and law enforcement helicopters routinely fly at low altitudes along a corridor following the Potomac River. Without the NTSB weighing in yet, we are left to speculate about what went wrong, but I'll try to answer a few basic questions.
"People have noted how bright the landing lights were on the CRJ and asked how the Blackhawk managed to hit it. You have to understand, though, that the video that went viral of the crash was not the angle the helicopter was seeing. It was approaching from the side, and position lights, strobes, and beacons can very easily get lost in a city's lights.
"Secondly, because helicopters climb in a nose-low attitude, the Blackhawk likely did not have a direct visual line of sight to the CRJ. Why did the military crew tell air traffic control they had the traffic in sight? It appears they misidentified a regional jet that was departing, further undermining their situational awareness. For more context, the Blackhawk crew was flying under visual flight rules, which means it was their responsibility to see and avoid any traffic.
"To summarize, it appears (though nothing is certain) that the Blackhawk called the wrong traffic in sight and then mistakenly climbed into the regional jet without ever seeing it. That would make this a very tragic case of pilot error.
"Unfortunately, Democrats and press members have decided to abscond from the above fact pattern and instead play politics. Multiple posts were put out on social media attempting to blame the Trump administration for the crash." . . .
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