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Go with quals.

Complacency. Like doing high risk combat operations…just because you’ve done it a thousand times prior doesn’t make it any less risky. Your ability to manage the risk may improve, but that doesn’t equate to mitigating aka eliminating.

Two pilots in the cockpit for a reason. They didn’t fly the entire approach ant 300’, so there was time to be clearing for traffic well before. I’m not placing blame, just stating my opinion. Until the data is presented I withhold further comment. God rest their souls.

You would certainly hope not…but there was clearly a breakdown in visual scan for both mishap aircraft. What caused that remains to be seen.

I wholeheartedly agree with the idea that you don’t let ATC fly your plane (“BTW…can you accept the PAR for controller training?!). Not accepting approach changes more than 10NM from landing is definitely conservative, but each operator and PIC gets to make their own decision. Normally the circle/night circle risks are hitting the ground and things attached to it, stalling, and losing visual reference followed by piss poor missed procedures. This is the first circle mishap I have heard of that was related to traffic deconfliction. Not saying this happened…but both pilots nugs down into the FMC to make approach changes definitely could have contributed to the mishap. I don’t suspect it would be causal, but if anything it emphasizes the need for vigilant clearing in congested airspace regardless of altitude. It’s impractical to be 100% committed to traffic search in all phases of flight, particularly on long haul. I met the pilot of the biz jet in this accident. Bolt out of the blue…until you consider they were flying on an airway. Unless you’re flying biz jet, we’re all likely out there on an airway flying in the FL3XX block. My company doesn’t take kindly to the no SID/no STAR FPL remarks, and they also don’t adhere to my “I file direct point to point regardless” attitude. So I’m just as guilty.

My theory….the crack down on hair and nails is more related to transgender stuff than readiness and standards. If the CIC is barring trans folks from serving and puts biological sex back into the SURF, it’s an effort to essentially force compliance with directives. If you’re born a male but decided to start trying to grow a vag…time to chop the hair and fix the nails or get that boot. Or maybe I should just put my tinfoil hat back on.

I dunno…not permitting 100’ of procedural control deconfliction as the norm would have made all of this irrelevant. TCAS, ADS-B, visual separation, etc are moot if you delete the ability to put aircraft this close. When it comes to commercial aviation, we should never rely on decisions made with only seconds to spare…that’s unnecessary risk. Let’s assume everybody on that fateful night did everything right: the allowable error in altimeter equipment may very well have still resulted in a collision. It is shitty airspace deconfliction. It seems like every time I fly I’m getting traffic callouts, and my clearance to continue climbing or descending (while IFR) is always contingent on being well clear on radar. My call to the controller with “traffic in sight” is never trusted and these examples highlight why. While it might give them respite from seeing two targets merging on the scope, it doesn’t absolve them of their shared responsibility.

For those who lived through the dark ages…DEI bullshit pales in comparison.

I love this about the CMP surplus sales. You can travel to the armory, hand select a rifle, and they mail it to you…no FFL. Somehow this is different than ordering a new bird gun from a sports outfitter. Ridiculous laws. Can’t wait for these solvent traps to change Amazon descriptions, ha!

Ok, what about this one then? https://x.com/AzevedoAlves/status/1882122716268126418

If all USAF pilots are being forced to wear blues every day, might as well go to the 89th and get a free jacket too.

Not beat the dead horse, but 16 dead hardly makes something off limits in comedy. 30 minutes of Anthony Jeselnik will fix that problem…quickly.

You got the first part right…what some of us see is not Starlink. What we do see defies conventional capabilities. EXTREMELY apparent that it’s non-linear motion. I know you are well-read and think you have this all figured out, but I was flying a Space Force orbital warfare officer who saw what we saw…that individual was just as baffled. Not saying this person knows it all, but if they didn’t know then maybe things exist out there that actually require ‘a lot of mental horsepower.’

What about the Starlink satellites that maneuver in 3 dimensions?

Prepare for a ton of long distance. I haven’t seen a lot of cross-MAJCOM relationships where the couple was colocated. I remember a couple coming through PIT (tanker and fighter couple) and they said they had it pretty rough.

It would take every Ranger in the 75th to get through this fucking fat body. I'm clearly not an elite and had to do some googling to figure out this guy comes from one of the Top 10 richest families in the US. One RCH deeper reveals their wealth was built through development and expansion of the Hyatt hotel chain. Wasn't a fan of the chain before, but I'll be sure to avoid the abortion riddled, alphabet soup stuffed, snowflake draped cesspool further.

Grabbed that mic right by the pussy.

Note: posting here because I wasn’t sure where else to throw it… Anybody out at Andersen AFB? I’m curious as to how folks are receiving BG Palenske. He seems to be loved on the ole wing bookface page, but wondering if that is a shared sentiment from those under his leadership.

I couldn’t believe it when I got the text. RIP Matt, see you on the other side brother.

Having boated in/around Newport, RI…no way this proposal passes. The amount of money I saw in the harbor floating was unreal. If anything, all of these corrupt politicians will be paid off, and instead you’ll see boats under 35’ restricted to min wake speeds. It’s always the commoner getting screwed. Reference snapper seasons in FL.

Regarding the rings…brought to you by the same command threatening to Q3 folks on homestation evals for not wearing safe to fly boots. Meanwhile, you deploy the next week flying in tennis shoes and polos. I get your point about willful noncompliance. That can be absolutely devastating to the safe and disciplined approach to flying. Where I fall off the support wagon is when it’s about a nothingburger, WGAF, non-mission detracting thing like rings.

I’ve also had buddies with above average interpersonal/networking skills go sling gear as SIC at no cost on the weekends.

Vehicle is also missing some bullet holes. Namely, in the engine block.

Must be the hazardous duty pay they provide. All of those near CFITs, control tower strikes, plus departures from NOTAM’d runways and all…

This is why “we” have not experienced true victory in a longggg time. Unrealistic goals.