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53 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said:
FWIW. We are in an age when standards are being thrown out the window. I wouldn't trust any past norm to hold true anymore. Everything is being interrupted.
This seems to be taking a vector that is not informed.
Aviation parts are subjected to what is called "technical standards order."
That means that all parts used have to meet standards that are FAA governed.
They can't be simply purchased from Amazon.
They have to be TSO compliant, or cannot be used.
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Some thoughts.
Regarding age, see B-52.
Introduced 70 years ago.
Airplane parts are not simply purchased without having to meet standards, no matter the supplier.
It appears the uncontrolled damage from the no. 1 engine impacted the no.2 engine, resulting in insufficient thrust to remain airborne.
Aircraft wing mounted engines are designed to separate from the aircraft before causing damage to the wing/flight controls.
It shouldn'tbe too hard to figure out why the no. 1 engine separated.
Regarding insurance, I'm not sure how UPS handles this, but most US airlines, since 9-11, are self insured.
Flying boxes is way more profitable than flying people, and cargo aircraft are a lot less expensive.
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3 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said:
Well, no, but if he wanted to protect his legacy, he needed to work a little harder.
It's more like he didn't want the taint of his loser Lt Gov to rub off on him.
Not exactly a team player.
Living here, I don't think your view is accurate.
There wasn't one time in the cycle where she had a chance.
He endorsed her and provided add content for her.
His legacy is just fine and I expect we will hear from him again.
I for one, would be delighted if he re-emerged on the national scene.
Smart. Talented. Great speaker, Natural, genuine enthusiasm. Not a career pol with debts to entrenched forces.
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37 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said:
I'm afraid that's just plain wrong.
They have every right to be sick.
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6 hours ago, Roundybout said:
NAV Canada simply passed on the costs to the passenger. You want to pay more per flight?
I want to have reliable, responsible, efficient air traffic control.
I don't, and I firmly believe that service being removed from our federal gov and the massive costs associated would be far better if handled by the private sector.
I have absolutely no doubt about that claim.
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3 hours ago, The Frankish Reich said:
Youngkin was in Iowa while his Lt. Gov Winsome was in freefall.
Younkin has had an extremely successful term.
He would have easily been re-elected if Virginia law allowed.
He has no responsibility to try to salvage a completely lethargic campaign by the state Rep Party.
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3 hours ago, The Frankish Reich said:
No, they don't have a right to coordinate a sick-out. The government will pay them, and pay them quite handsomely.
Actually ... yes.
The costs should be on the airlines, and of course those costs will be passed onto the passengers. It's a user fee. We have them for all kinds of things.
They have every right to not work if not being paid.
The airlines pay huge taxes to the gov for this service.
They are also losing tons of money because Congress is unable to manage its responsibilities.
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Just now, Joe Ferguson forever said:
Ai failed miserably, here. Perhaps continents weren't specific enough.
No worries mate. An honest overlook.
The point is that we should do it and remove this function from political manipulation;
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5 minutes ago, Joe Ferguson forever said:
I asked Ai the question "who pays air traffic controllers in..." Europe, Asia,S. America, Africa. Each answer began with "The national government generally pays." Interestingly, Brazil's are employed by the Air Force. I did find an entity called Eurocontrol which is run by multiple member states that appears to regulate air travel in Europe but does not appear to be private. What countries are you referring to?
New Zealand.
Australia.
Canada.
Germany.
100 countries.
Self funded. Detached from gov funding.
"Today, roughly 100 countries receive their air traffic control services from user-funded utilities. Australia, Canada, Germany, and the U.K. all have newer, more-advanced technology than our Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and all of them are self-funded and independent of government budgets. If any of their governments were to have a shutdown like ours, air traffic control would continue to operate normally."
Roundy isn't bright enough to know this.
Others are, and it gets this necessary system away from idiotic political manipulation.
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16 minutes ago, Roundybout said:
Why would you ever risk something like ATC being at the hands of board rooms, profit margins, and the like? Horrible ideaIs this a serious question?
The answer is that it works just fine in other countries, and it isn't working here, on so many levels.
Not "horrible idea."
Best idea.
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1 hour ago, The Frankish Reich said:
Obviously we have a coordinated sick-out among air traffic controllers.
In other words, a mini-strike.
This is where we see the difference between a Reagan and a Trump. Reagan dealt with an illegal strike by firing the strikers.
Trump has Duffy issue tepid warnings to the absent controllers. For all his bluster, he is not about to take the risk of causing Americans to miss their flights.
Completely different situation.
The ATC strike was an illegal violation.
This is not.
This is a political game using human pawns.
They have every right to call in sick when the gov refuses to pay them.
All the more reason to privatize the ATC function of the FAA, so it can no longer be used by stupid, reckless politicians.
No matter. This tragedy has nothing to do with the FAA and looks like an uncontained engine explosion which may not have been possible to recover from, though time will tell.
Engine failures are trained to all the time, and engines have kevlar to keep parts "contained."
This may have been beyond that ability.
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Horrible tragedy.
Nothing to do with politics.
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The Virginia Gov race was never seriously in question, except being promoted that way by the national media to get ratings and ads.
Nobody knew anything about Winsome Earle-Sears until Labor Day.
A well known conservative talk show host pointed out that in late Aug he called her election campaign to get her on the radio and never got in touch with anybody. There was simply no campaign activity.
Spanberger, in contrast, announced her candidacy in 2023, was extremely well funded and was on local media at least three times per week since then.
If the Republicans want a chance at the Gov house here, they have to name a credible candidate and run an aggressive campaign.
They didn't and the only reason she ever got any traction was because of the lunatic texts and conversations from the now elected AG.
From my perspective, the Virginia Republican party doesn't work nearly as hard as the opposition.
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8 minutes ago, Andy1 said:
So if this is about drug cartels, why is Trump focused on Venezuela instead of Columbia or Mexico? I thought those two nations were most responsible for the drugs entering USA.
Because the US thinks that Maduro is directly involved in drug trafficking to the US.
One of his relatives was arrested and convicted but eventually released on drug trafficking charges.
The US, to my knowledge, has not directly tied the Colombian or Mexican political administrations to direct trafficking.
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Thank God she finally timed out.
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27 minutes ago, Homelander said:
This is what happens when you hire incompetent white people.
You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.
No history. No knowledge.
It takes well over a year to train a controller.
Who does that out this issue on.
Pete Buttigieg was an abject failure that performed miserably, and we are paying the price.
Duffy is an infinitely better Sect. of Transportation, and is fixing the issue.
The destructive Shumer shutdown only points that the ATC function should be privatized because the gov has proven to be incapable of performance.
Your stupid cub reporting of aviation items has no insight, no knowledge, no ability to judge and no perspective.
They are dumb posts.
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Homey's recent is completely unrelated to the thread, and silly.
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46 minutes ago, BillsFanNC said:
Location: Portland, OR.
I saw a news story the other day that 33 counties in Eastern Oregon have given favorable consideration to secede from Oregon to Idaho, and 13 of those have passed items to look into it formally.
Their view is that they have no representation in the Oregon state gov.
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Maybe I missed the news.
Have we done anything offensive in Venezuela?
I haven't seen anything except claims on this forum
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3 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said:
Part of it, no doubt.
But this is going way beyond signaling.
There's really no way to disincentive Maduro's government/military from engaging in drug smuggling; this is what they do, and this is what keeps them in power. It is a pure kleptocracy.
Perhaps.
But smuggling is done on an individual basis decision.
Being vaporized in the Carib is probably not worth the payoff.
Either way, my point is that we are letting them know we will kill them, and I really doubt there is is any US interest in a strike at the Venezuelan mainland.
Makes no sense.
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5 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said:
I think concern about the price of oil probably killed that. Now that doesn't seem to be particularly important, with oil prices down so much that it's disincentivizing US drilling. And we just had that bizarre "we are authorizing covert CIA action in Venezuela" statement.
First, take oil out of the equation.
We really don't need their high sulfur oil.\
Second, this nonsense about the CIA.
Think about this.
If the US was going to operate a significant CIA operation in a foreign country, do you think they'd announce it?
Absolutely not.
It is a ridiculous conclusion.
This is a signal, as have the boat strikes.
The message is that we have intel that lets us know what you are doing and when, and we intend to eliminate you if you operate.
All meant to dissuade folks from engaging in drug smuggling into the US.
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9 minutes ago, milfandcookies said:
Blow em all up! Let’s rollllll
is there any evidence of this intent?
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1 hour ago, LDD said:
Right, no clue. Why would we have a carrier group in the region to blow up go fasts?
Carriers are a signal.
If it fits the carrier and airwing schedule for workups, why not?
Cruise in the area to let them know we care.
But, the point is, I have no idea why we would ever strike Venezuelan military targets on terra firma.
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Rumors are rumors.
Why would the US attack "military targets" in Venezuela?
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