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| MechEngr
December 14, 2025, 22:55:00 GMT permalink Post: 12005467 |
The military flights are only in that airspace for noise abatement to let the wealthy people in Georgetown have some relief from low-altitude helicopter operations. There are very safe routes the military could use that overfly some very influential donors to politicians, donors who don't like the noise that comes from living near an airport and a military installation.
Someone in that group might not want those alternate, safe routes to be explored, betting that a repeat crash won't happen in their lifetime. Is ignorance of the content of a bill an excuse for voting for a provision that is so heinous? Shouldn't any last-minute additions be suspect? Subjects: None No recorded likes for this post (could be before pprune supported 'likes').Reply to this quoting this original post. You need to be logged in. Not available on closed threads. |
| MechEngr
February 18, 2026, 00:07:00 GMT permalink Post: 12038894 |
The NTSB has the enviable role of being able to champion safety absent any other consideration. The FAA and politics in general need to balance that with economic, business and other interests, so the outcomes are pretty much guaranteed to be compromises falling short of what we would want.
The caption says it is from a hearing last week: Subjects
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NTSB
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| MechEngr
February 18, 2026, 01:05:00 GMT permalink Post: 12038913 |
Excellent colloquy - the Senator was, uncharacteristically perhaps, quite restrained in tone and content.
But as to the "extra 0.1%" of corporate bonus earnings impliedly referenced as the fundamental issue, I'll venture a wild [insert] guess - that's hyperbole, yes? Or do you have some corporate SEC filings or other documents about actual bonus plans which directly link to cost and expense of ADSB-In retrofit and/or original equipagge? Or better yet, documents from American Airlines which, according to Sen. Cruz as well as Board Chair Homendy, has installed ADSB-In - again, according to their respective statements - with what sounded like barely more than trivial cost or expense impact? Subjects
ADSB In
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy
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| MechEngr
February 18, 2026, 02:00:00 GMT permalink Post: 12038933 |
What value would you have accepted without question or do you believe that cost cutting doesn't affect bonuses? Subjects: None No recorded likes for this post (could be before pprune supported 'likes').Reply to this quoting this original post. You need to be logged in. Not available on closed threads. |
| MechEngr
February 18, 2026, 02:03:00 GMT permalink Post: 12038935 |
Subjects
Altimeter (All)
Final Report
Separation (ALL)
Visual Separation
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