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Tensions Rise as Marco Rubio Challenges David Lammy Over Chagos Islands Deal
You live in a different world: Farage/Boris promised to fuel the NHS with all the money which could be saved. 350 mill per day. All lies. Good for economy? All lies And so on. Take off your shades. Without EU you can't survive. -
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Thaksin Urges Supporters to Vote in Crucial Chiang Mai Election
You could as well ask a fox not to eat the chickens. Will never work. -
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Trump keen to blame diversity and inclusion for Washington DC crash
I see the white have announced COVID was from a lab leak... so there is the reason fro Faucis preemptive pardon -
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FAA’s Diversity Policies Under Fire After Deadly Air Collision
I can't answer for thaibeachlovers. But I have over 30 years of direct experience in this stuff and can answer. Safety has to be first, last and at every point in between. It absolutely is normal practice to reduce the volume of traffic to maintain a safe level of service. I got some examples later of this being done well, and being done very, very badly. Keeping it basic, the safest air traffic service is one that has zero flights. Every air traffic movement added after that increases risk. Risks are mitigated through the use of systems, procedures and people. There comes a time when these 3 mitigations are insufficient. That is usually determined through modelling and the controller training, testing and regulatory monitoring process. This process is often held offline. On the training system scenarios can get designed to effectively test the controller towards breaking point (making mistakes, not mental breakdown), often well beyond the allowable sector capacity. So, when they pass their regulatory assessment 'live', they are at a comfortable and competent level, with capacity to keep things safe and to handle any situation that goes wrong (emergencies etc.). The training process 'should' weed out any controller not up to the job long before they talk to actual aircraft, and any live training should then further weed out anyone who is unable to jump from the training to the 'live' environment. This is why I believe the noise about DEI hires is bovine 💩. If DEI hires were allowed to control despite not being good enough then that should be a MASSIVE national scandal. No, a worldwide scandal. I cannot say what happened in the tower here, but the FAA acknowledged that staffing levels at the time were “not normal for the time of day and the volume of traffic.” I'm sure this will be a focus in the investigation, as will be the height of the helicopter, or why there doesn't appear to be a system available that gave the controller a very obvious and urgent warning of dangerous proximity. And many other things of course. Especially WHY traffic was not reduced to maintain a safe level of service, for example any arrogance that led the controller to think he'll be okay, any pressure on the controller to keep going so as not to upset the flying public or to keep the ATC revenue stream at full throttle or to break service level records. But, please note. This exact thing HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. Überlingen. https://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~johnson/Eurocontrol/Ueberlingen/Ueberlingen_Final_Report.PDF The controller was overloaded and it led to a mid-air crash. The controller got murdered by the parent of a child who died in that crash. But actually, the "why" the controller was overloaded was the key to this overload. The FAA will be very well aware of what happened over Überlingen, should have learnt those lessons and should have NEVER allowed a single controller to manage the workload that led to the crash over the Potomac. Going back to DEI. It might be that there was not enough air traffic controllers or the systems are not up to the most modern standards, I don't know. These 2 things cost money. Money doesn't grow on trees; the FAA has a budget. But if that budget is being spent on things that don't matter, e.g. DEI, then it isn't being spent on front line controllers, the best systems available and the training and procedures to make sure the whole ATC system purrs perfectly. I think the timing of Trump's comments was appalling, but the essence of what he was getting at has some potential to being a contributing factor in this. Now, back to the reduction the volume of traffic to maintain a safe level of service. This is extremely common in around the world, and it does happen in the USA, be it weather or peaks in traffic volume. But the most relevant item for my response is traffic reduction due to under-staffing. It has happened a lot. Recently at London's Gatwick Airport, the world's busiest single runway airport. https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/air-traffic-controller-staff-shortages-disrupt-gatwick-flights https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/gatwick-flight-cancellations-easyjet-air-traffic-control-b2609196.html The key quote from The Independent is "According to NATS, the air-traffic control provider that runs the tower, temporary air traffic restrictions are currently in place at the airport “in order to maintain safety”." NATS got a massive amount of 💩 for this but they put safety first, last and at every point in between. And nobody died. The main reason for NATS struggling on this was COVID, and that they couldn't train the required supply of new controllers to replace the normal attrition of older controllers (deaths and retirements). Hope this helps. -
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Aside from your GF’s opinion: What makes you think you’re the last of the great lovers?
A man of true happy endings.- 1
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‘Historic’ Approval Rating For Trump In His Second Term ,despite the lefts negativity.
WHat century are you living in? This is a more accurate and current definition of Leftist: The term "leftist" refers to individuals or groups who advocate for progressive political and social changes. They typically support ideas such as: Social Equality: Striving to reduce economic, social, and political inequalities. Welfare State: Advocating for government intervention in providing social safety nets, such as healthcare, education, and unemployment benefits. Environmentalism: Emphasizing the importance of sustainable practices and policies to protect the environment. Labor Rights: Supporting the rights of workers, including fair wages, safe working conditions, and the ability to unionize. Civil Liberties: Championing individual freedoms and rights, including those related to race, gender, and sexual orientation. Leftists generally favor a more equitable distribution of wealth and resources and often challenge traditional power structures. Keep in mind that the term "leftist" can vary in meaning and intensity depending on the political context of a country.
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