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New York Times Downplays Pilot Error in Deadly D.C. Crash to Push Preferred Narrative [Buries the Lede]
PJ Media ^ | April 27, 2025 | Matt Margolis

Posted on 04/28/2025 12:38:53 AM PDT by Red Badger

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To: Red Badger

I just read the NYT article and whenever they could downplay the helicopter’s fault, they did.

Such as comments about FAA being understaffed.

Bottom line is that the helicopter T-boned the jet and the helicopter was flying where it was not supposed to be.


21 posted on 04/28/2025 4:59:49 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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To: Red Badger

If you’re going to be a military aviator, you shouldn’t be spending long periods of time as a White House military butler and guide. That’s not what serious military aviators do.


22 posted on 04/28/2025 5:02:28 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (The U.S. "Judiciary. Putting Foreign Illegal Aliens Criminals first. They are here ILLEGALLY!)
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To: Equine1952

Not just the crew.

ATC, too.


23 posted on 04/28/2025 5:05:09 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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To: No name given

I think that started when Walter Crookedkite purposely lied in order to change public opinion back in the 60’s. It got worse over time to the point to where they don’t even try to hide it anymore.

Yes, they are an enemy of the people.


24 posted on 04/28/2025 5:21:49 AM PDT by redfreedom (Happiness is shopping at Walmart and not hearing Spanish once!)
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To: Telepathic Intruder

That was my question early on. This woman supposedly had only 45 hours of stick time, that’s a zero in such heavily used air space by important people.

I think she had political ties that helped her out in flying there.

My question is why didn’t the instructor pilot take control and force a direction change? It’s possible he did at the last second only to be fought by the DEI honey.


25 posted on 04/28/2025 5:26:59 AM PDT by redfreedom (Happiness is shopping at Walmart and not hearing Spanish once!)
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To: Red Badger

Helluva price to pay for being stylish.


26 posted on 04/28/2025 5:29:47 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Liz

Sounds like this incompetent pilot was on a suicide mission....unfortunately, taking 63 innocent souls with her/him.


27 posted on 04/28/2025 5:32:19 AM PDT by Jane Long (Jesus is Lord!)
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To: Red Badger

Their headline is the tell.


28 posted on 04/28/2025 5:33:01 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: Equine1952

Spot on. Mostly.

Undisciplined personnel manning an aircraft on this class of flight - ‘training’ or otherwise - have zero margin for error and - indisputably - bear much of the responsibility for the crash.

‘Much.’ I am especially more critical of their leaders.

Unmentioned is who put them in the aircraft and opened such a flight corridor to 2nd & 3rd class airmen, not only putting crew & aircraft at risk, but the public.

It is not only for the female pilot IMHO, but for ‘others’ that the NYT runs interference.

Outrage should be the order of the day, especially from the victims’ families.


29 posted on 04/28/2025 5:41:08 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: allblues

And a transgendered woman of color was the instructor.


30 posted on 04/28/2025 6:00:33 AM PDT by redangus ( )
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To: redfreedom

Which is why their subscriptions are tanking. The MSM continues to lose ratings across the board because of the way stories like this are written with a BIAS.

It is why people continue to seek out alternative media on the internet. They no longer trust the “news” they get from MSM newspapers, radio, broadcast TV, and cable.
Even on very liberal sites like Facebook these sources routinely get ridiculed.

The only reason people tune into mainstream TV/radio anymore is for sports and local news. No one subscribes to a newspaper anymore.


31 posted on 04/28/2025 6:04:21 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: Red Badger

Just to throw a wrench into the works...
Didn’t lockheed state that they had an AI operated blackhawk about 7 months prior to this accident?


32 posted on 04/28/2025 6:05:17 AM PDT by joe fonebone (And the people said NO!! The end.)
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To: joe fonebone

I Don’t recall...........


33 posted on 04/28/2025 6:06:29 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

And what did she do? She ignored those warnings and flew straight into the path of an American Airlines flight carrying 64 innocent people.

Reminds me of people talking on a cell phone (transmitter) while pump gas a I KNOW BETTER THAN YOU deal.

Seen more then one car flame up on news now you hear nothing about them.


34 posted on 04/28/2025 6:38:43 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: Vaduz

EVs spontaneously burst into flame, no cell phone needed.......


35 posted on 04/28/2025 6:54:20 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: redfreedom

The Toronto crash also seems DEI-caused to me. The less experienced woman was flying while the more experienced man was on the radio. And they don’t want us to know, because it took a long time for that information to be released.


36 posted on 04/28/2025 6:56:54 AM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: Equine1952
Thank you - and your family for your years of service.

God bless you.

37 posted on 04/28/2025 7:05:05 AM PDT by Churchillspirit (Pray for President Trump)
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To: Red Badger

Gotta know the risks with everything never play stupid.


38 posted on 04/28/2025 7:09:31 AM PDT by Vaduz
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39 posted on 04/28/2025 7:41:19 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: No name given

The New York Times is Hiter - and their readers fascist scum...


40 posted on 04/28/2025 8:05:07 AM PDT by GOPJ (Judicial robes aren't invisibility cloak that allows judges to engage in criminal acts. J Turley)
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