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1 posted on 05/04/2025 10:18:31 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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Script?


2 posted on 05/04/2025 10:20:19 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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3 posted on 05/04/2025 10:22:19 AM PDT by nwrep
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Maybe all passenger plane flights now would benefit from a blessing by clergy along with instructions on the masks and other items.

I was told once the Cape Cod fishing boat crews were given a ceremony at the start of the season. Storms and accidents still happen in the Atlantic. Not sure if they still do that blessing ceremony anywhere.

Wikipedia excerpt.
The “Blessing of the Fleet” is a centuries-old tradition, often involving a clergyman blessing vessels like ships, fishing boats, or even recreational boats, to safeguard their crews and ensure a successful and safe journey or season. A way of publicly acknowledging a higher power and seeking blessings for those who work at sea.


5 posted on 05/04/2025 10:26:23 AM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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My advice: fly into Dulles or BWI!


8 posted on 05/04/2025 10:38:52 AM PDT by Rummyfan ( In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.)
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It is not just in Washington DC. There is an absolute disregard for safety and proper operation in army aviation. I don’t know if it is a DEI problem, a lack of training, or just an attitude that they are the government amd the rules do not apply to them. What ever it is the army, the FAA, and the civil leadership just do not care and do not want to hear about it. I sincerely hope they don’t kill me some day on takeoff.


9 posted on 05/04/2025 10:39:29 AM PDT by FrozenAssets (You don't have to be crazy to live here, but it helps)
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All those expert Vietnam helo pilots have retired now. I met one at the car wash recently. He loaned me his stool so I could clean the roof of my F150. Great guy, would love to hear all his stories.


11 posted on 05/04/2025 10:49:12 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (The road is a dangerous place man, you can die out here...or worse. -Johnny Paycheck, 1980, Reno, NV)
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Didn’t the FAA ban non essential helicopters at Reagan just 6 weeks ago ??


14 posted on 05/04/2025 10:56:27 AM PDT by erlayman (E )
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Sorry to have to ask it...but another female pilot?


17 posted on 05/04/2025 11:11:25 AM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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Pretty good chance that was the pilot’s last flight.


19 posted on 05/04/2025 11:24:25 AM PDT by EandH Dad (sleeping giants wake up REALLY grumpy)
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Fire the CO, XO and whoever else you have to eliminate in order to assemble a staff that understands the sacred principle of air corridors, especially next commercial airports.


22 posted on 05/04/2025 11:41:44 AM PDT by Retain Mike ( Sat Cong)
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Why the hell is the Army flying helicopters, and even training inexperienced pilots, near a major airport in a big city? There are plenty of wide-open spaces in Virginia or nearby West Virginia and Maryland where they can do that.


24 posted on 05/04/2025 12:01:07 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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Immediately ground all Army chopper flights near Reagan


25 posted on 05/04/2025 12:11:57 PM PDT by databoss
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No, your thread's title isn't any more deserving of attention that anybody else's. Mind your manners.

37 posted on 05/04/2025 7:30:14 PM PDT by Paal Gulli
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