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BREAKING NEWS Captain Rebecca Lobach is identified as third Black Hawk pilot who died in collision with American Airlines flight in DC
Daily Mail UK ^ | February 1, 2025 | James Gordon

Posted on 02/01/2025 2:53:58 PM PST by Morgana

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To: rbg81

Yes and you are correct. She was just coming off a White House job and was out of the flying game. Left the white house when Trump came in and they were trying to spin her back up into flying and get her current again.
I bet there is a very good chance she left the White House position two weeks ago when Trump came in.

In the larger sense, she was “substandard” at that moment and needed to be brought back up to skill level.


101 posted on 02/01/2025 5:51:19 PM PST by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2025... RETURN OF THE JEDI...)
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To: Morgana

WARNING WARNING!

FR FEMALE AVIATOR THREAD!

CHEST-PUFFING IN PROGRESS!

ALL COMMENTERS WILL BE GRILLED ON THEIR PILOT QUALIFICATIONS!


102 posted on 02/01/2025 5:52:36 PM PST by vmpolesov
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To: tflabo

200 ft max


103 posted on 02/01/2025 5:55:03 PM PST by DownInFlames (P)
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To: mac_truck

They do, BUT, if I deem their directions as unsafe, I can ignore them. I just need to be able to show them if they come knocking-what they really do is tell you to call them- Once I hear that, I tell them to save the tapes. I’ve had to call them a few times, but in all instances they either apologized or wanted to my take on their communications and see how it affected my operations.


104 posted on 02/01/2025 6:08:24 PM PST by GMThrust
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To: tflabo

200 feet


105 posted on 02/01/2025 6:13:15 PM PST by VTenigma (Conspiracy theory is the new "spoiler alert")
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To: maro

What does it say?


106 posted on 02/01/2025 6:16:01 PM PST by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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To: Morgana

Black Hawk helicopter was training to evacuate officials in a catastrophic event. Then it collided with a passenger plane.

Black Hawk helicopter was training to evacuate officials in a catastrophic event.
Then it collided with a passenger plane

2/1/2025, 3:08:28 PM · by McGruff · 81 replies
CNN ^ | Feb 1, 2025 | Kaanita Iyer

Black Hawk helicopter was training to evacuate officials in a catastrophic event. Then it collided with a passenger plane

2/1/2025, 3:08:28 PM · by McGruff · 81 replies
CNN ^ | Feb 1, 2025 | Kaanita Iyer


107 posted on 02/01/2025 6:17:05 PM PST by Grampa Dave (If history teaches us anything: It's that history rarely teaches anything! (outofsalt))
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To: CaliGangsta

Do we know if she was on any psychotropic medications with suicide side effects?


108 posted on 02/01/2025 6:18:02 PM PST by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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To: mac_truck

Unfortunately the ATC personnel assigned to the radio frequency for the helicopter flyway had been allowed to go home by the supervisor, essentially leaving the helo flyway unmanned by ATC. Heads need to roll all around here.


109 posted on 02/01/2025 6:18:19 PM PST by VTenigma (Conspiracy theory is the new "spoiler alert")
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To: DesertRhino

Was she advanced for her homosexuality?


110 posted on 02/01/2025 6:26:22 PM PST by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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To: mac_truck
My question is whether air traffic control had the authority to simply order the military chopper to ‘stop’ or ‘reverse course’ rather than direct it to ‘look out’ or ‘be careful’.

He had the authority to order the CRJ to go around when he saw the helicopter on radar flying out of its assigned corridor a full minute before the impact.

111 posted on 02/01/2025 6:29:22 PM PST by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: Leaning Right

Well I can say 1000% if one of the pilots was a white guy, that is who they would say was flying the chopper.

So far, no white guy blamed. They are kind of stumped how to figure out who to blame was flying and effed it massively.


112 posted on 02/01/2025 6:45:00 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: bray

“Highly experienced crew”

Experienced at what, exactly?


113 posted on 02/01/2025 6:46:48 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

This disaster has more questions than answers. This is beginning to smell like everyone suspected.


114 posted on 02/01/2025 7:08:35 PM PST by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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To: bray

Causes: civil rights and social action. Human rights. etc.


115 posted on 02/01/2025 7:19:17 PM PST by maro (MAGA!)
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To: maro

Virtue Signaling for her cult. This is beginning to sound like another agency scandal.


116 posted on 02/01/2025 7:28:40 PM PST by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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To: bray

While she may have had the proficiency to be a pilot, I find it hard to believe she was the best available person for the job.


117 posted on 02/01/2025 7:31:13 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: bray

Sure sounds like it.
Once again, Trump calls it right away, lefty heads explode.


118 posted on 02/01/2025 7:35:17 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: dfwgator

Just like lesbian firefighters who cannot lift 50 lbs.


119 posted on 02/01/2025 7:45:38 PM PST by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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To: DesertRhino
BlackHawk pilots need to fly a minimum of 9 hours a month to maintain their flight rating so she was likely still logging those hours.

One of the big issues is Blackhawk availability. Blackhawks are maintenance intensive as are all helicopters. Average 3 hours of maintenance per hour of flight time.

A significant portion of its operational time is dedicated to upkeep, with preventative checks occurring every 40 flight hours and larger "phase maintenance" inspections happening every 360 flight hours.

Fort Rucker has high standards and in my view, they do not graduate unqualified pilots.

120 posted on 02/01/2025 8:26:56 PM PST by Newbomb Turk
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