• Two people were killed when a passenger jet struck a Port Authority vehicle late last night, according to two sources familiar with the investigation. They are the pilot and co-pilot, the sources say.

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[–] 43 points 7 months ago (1 child)

Oh boy am I excited to learn how this is Joe Biden's fault.

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  • [–] 11 points 7 months ago

    I hate having a bunch of incompetent miserable bastards running everything.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Weird how the centre of gravity shifted behind the rear wheels when it doesn't look like a whole lot of plane is missing.

    I wonder if the plane electronics shut down entirely or if if was like that time they couldn't turn one of the engines off.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago

    The TRUs are right in the front so most of the electronics probably went off instantly. If I remember correctly the FADEC (engine control) boxes were in the aft equipment bay, so they may have stayed on for a minute, but I have to imagine with that much of the equipment destroyed they probably shut down.

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    [–] 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

    Trump and Elon ‘i did that’ sticker.jpeg

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago

    Sounds like the forward FA was thrown clear of the jet still strapped in.

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Hmm, maybe losing a shitload of experienced ground controllers during the shutdown was a bad thing?

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Point withstanding, I have flown into LGA enough times to recognize the controller's voice. He has always seemed on top of it.

    To me, it seems like the UAL emergency had him task saturated, and when that happens something eventually slips through the cracks.

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