Posted on 01/31/2025 6:53:10 PM PST by airdalechief
Tucker Carlson had already unearthed proof back in 2018 that the Obama administration had placed a new emphasis on diversity over traditional hiring practices at the Federal Aviation Administration.
President Donald Trump suggested during a news briefing Thursday that the crash of American Airlines Flight 5342 with an Army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, D.C., may have had something to do with the lowering of standards for air traffic controllers that occurred first during the Obama administration and later during President Joe Biden's time in office.
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Carlson explained that the FAA added a biographical questionnaire to the air traffic controller application process, which he said gave more points to would-be controllers who lacked a scientific background or who had been unemployed for the previous three years than they did to licensed pilots.
"In other words, the FAA actively searched for unqualified air traffic controllers. That is insane, and they knew it was insane when they did it, but they did it anyway," he said.
In an email Carlson said he obtained, the executive who created the biographical questionnaire "admits that the test he devised has nothing to do with finding the best air traffic controllers. If you want good air traffic controllers, find people with experience. That was his advice. The FAA ignored this, and used the biographical screen anyway. ... Compared to diversity, your safety meant nothing to them."
More than a fair amount of blame needs to be put on the shoulders of the previous SECDEF.
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Everything leads back to Barry Sombrero.
But he’s too stupid to lead anything, he was just the front man. So the question is - who was pulling his strings and plotting the demise of the USA??
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what does your dot mean?
Another person puts a *
What does that mean?
Why do it? To register or get credit for reading?
This may sound snarky, but I really don’t know, and yes, I am snarky.
A way of bookmarking the article.
thanks. I dont know what that means, but people have been bookmarking since I’ve been on here. So, like quatum physics, I will be happy to know that I dont need to know.
Why are they still hiding the name and RANK of the female co-pilot. Who was flying the helicopter at the time of the crash?
It is for if you want to return to an article later.
it is another way of saying BTTT (Bump to the Top). I used to use a random letter to do the same thing...
George Soros >>> Bill Ayers
Criminal!
Have you been able to listen to the recording of the Traffic Controller and the pilot (I assume), it was a training flight so who knows. The Controller warned the copter about the plane, pilot said he (deep male voice) saw it, and requested visual separation. That means he want to handle it himself. The controller OK’ed it. After a pause (don’t know the length) the controller warns the pilot again and he says very calmly that he has visual asks for visual separation again and the controller says OK, and it happened pretty quick after that.
A retired or senior pilot has a video up and plays all the vocal transmissions. He says (and radar) shows there is a line of planes coming in to land the airport’s 3 runways.
This pilot thinks the copter pilot was looking at the plane ahead of the one he hit. He still definitely went into forbidden airspace for him, the plane was cleared to land and was right where it should have been.
I think the controller should have ordered that copter to drop and turn, emergency, do it now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfgllf1L9_4
Above is the link to the video with all the vocal transmissions from the incident and commentary by a pilot who knows the airport. It’s very informative.
It marks the thread so it will show up in your ping list, therefore “bookmarking” it. Then you can go back to it later.
Figures.
Lame brain Obama scrapped 1000 qualified FAA candidates.
<><>stoopnagel Obama’s justification?
<><>the pool of applicants was not “diverse enough,”
<><>so the color-coded moron purged them from consideration.
<><>no more hiring candidates with the most competency by Dei-blinded Obama,
<><>key FAA jobs were sanctified by St Obama for hiring based solely on their race.
Obama is the ULTIMATE DEI HIRE!! He ONLY got elected BECAUSE he’s BLACK and had a weird name!!
Obama is the ULTIMATE DEI HIRE!! He ONLY got elected
BECAUSE he’s BLACK...... and has a weird foreign name!!
Completely nails it.......kudos.
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