[VTenigma]

Unfortunately the negligence occurred years before this incident. This flight route should have never been approved for training let alone night vision training. To do so was asking for an incident such as this, it was also insane IMHO.

[tumblindice]

I’m not a pilot, on the net or IRL, but I’d think if you are the pilot using your instruments and wearing NVG (?) she should have quickly taken directions from the tower, ‘turn left’.
The WO didn’t have time to radio a major, “Would you tell this ...

[Repeat Offender]

They were training for continuity of government evacuations. It is likely if such a scenario played out there would be even more stress (think 9/11 evac’ing the Pentagon). In the thick of it is not the time to find out your pilots can’t handle stress or fly the prescribed route.

“Train how you fight,” is a common military motto. Unfortunately, training can be just as dangerous as “real world” scenarios, and in this situation 60+ civilians were lost. Worse - this highlights the fatal consequences of DEI. Worst - the side effect will likely be watering down training, which will have far broader impacts.

[xone]

This flight route should have never been approved for training let alone night vision training.

Oh bs, it was night VFR, the crew had NVGs on, they also had over a hundred feet over the ceiling for this route. Classed airspace is just like uncontrolled airspace it just has requirements. These weren't followed.

[MinorityRepublican]

Unfortunately the negligence occurred years before this incident. This flight route should have never been approved for training let alone night vision training. To do so was asking for an incident such as this, it was also insane IMHO.

They need to do something about DCA. Perhaps close it down as a civilian airport. Or ban the military from using the airport.

We have Dulles and Baltimore. So we really don't need DCA any longer.