Plane crash in DC plane and chopper in Potomac River (Sadly there were NO survivors)

The loudest critics of DEI are the beneficiaries of nepotism, "old boy," networks, academic legacy admittance policies, and centuries of positive racial/cultural bias. Now those beneficiaries (ie, white men) are ranting about "unfairness," and "unqualified."

 

Meet the new boss.

Same as … er, “he’s a toad and maybe a clown.”

Good song for the revolution …

 

I personally had a problem with Biden's commitment in advance to select a Black woman to the first open seat on the Supreme Court during his term. That being said there are only nine seats on the Supreme Court and there are dozens if not hundreds of qualified persons who could fill a seat on the Supreme Court when one becomes open. It's not a case of an unqualified nominee being selected over a qualified nominee.

 

And I am sure that Tucker Carlson's 24 year old son is the absolutely most qualified person for a senior administration position. Also, the guy from Fox News with no experience running large organizations, no background in strategy, and a huge drinking problem and judgment and ethics problem is the best to run the largest employer in the country. Or they received special treatment and you don't want to talk about it.

 

That is 100% bullshit. The institutional racism embedded in you is what all of these things are to address. You quite frankly believe an unqualified white guy who was on TV is more qualified than a highly qualified black person who was recruited to interview and lands a job. If the Sec of Def were black.. and that was the only thing different about his resume.. you'd see him as based on skin color. Totally fd up man.

 

Yea. Didnt read your before I responded but you said it. Dude is a trip.

 

Thanks.

I would presume that men are better pilots given their superior spatial abilities. Women might have better safety records because the people that give them assignments might protect them from higher stress situations. Women are probably pretty good at going over a pre-flight checklist.

Who would be better at avoiding planes at airports while piloting a helicopter? On average men would have superior skillss due to their spatial abilities.

Who would be better on flight simulators? I would think that would be men.

 

Trump is flawed but he's generally on the correct side of issues. Trumpers generally accuse me of being a liberal.

 

I ask this seriously- How do you know? People routinely say, “don’t listen to what he says”. If we shouldn’t listen to what he says, how do we really know what side he is on?

 

If you don't want people to think you treat people by race, quit talking about treating people by race.

If you say you're going to hire green people and you hire green people, it's not going to fool anyone. "Oh yeah, they were the most qualified"

 

How do I know? He says he believes in certain things and he usually does what he says. I don't agree with him on everything.....I am not a trumper.

 

It just sounds circular to me — we are told not to listen to what he says, because he says so many inane things. But then we are told that people love what he says.

I guess my question is, where can we buy the Trump filtered headphones so we can translate his message, and hear on,y the words that he actually means?

 

Men > Women
Better at spatial cognition and mechanical reasoning
Men’s Advantages in Spatial Cognition & Mechanical Reasoning

Better at multi-tasking
Why men (yes, men) are better multitaskers
Edit: Some studies say women are better multi-taskers. Some studies say they are about the same.

Are men better at situational awareness??? (I would bet on YES)

Men less likely to break down emotionally in combat??? (I'd bet on YES. Who wouldn't?)

The above doesn't necessarily prove male pilots are better, especially if women have to meet the same standards. Women are less risk averse than men. In more dangerous situations men would more likely be up to the challenge (same for racecar drivers).

 

Stunning Footage from New Angles Raises Additional Questions About DC Plane Crash

 

I previously mentioned that I like reading a board on aviation issues in which a large percentage of the posters are pilots, engineers and air traffic controllers. On the issue of female pilots one of the posters, a senior captain with a major US airline mentioned that a number of entry level female first officers with whom he has worked have better "stick and rudder" skills than he had at the same point in his career. The consensus of posters to the board who have direct experience in commercial aviation is that there is little difference between female and male pilots. Some are excellent while others are marginal, most fall in between.
By the way this flight was piloted by a female captain.
Left Engine Failure and Subsequent Depressurization, Southwest Airlines Flight 1380, Boeing 737-7H4, N772SW
Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 - Wikipedia
On April 17, 2018, while Shults was the captain commanding Flight 1380 from New York to Dallas, an engine fan blade on the Boeing 737 failed and flying debris damaged the left side of the fuselage and one side window; the window failed, causing the plane to decompress. One passenger, Jennifer Riordan, was partially sucked through the damaged window and was later pronounced dead at the hospital. Shults made an emergency descent and landed in Philadelphia. Her actions, calm demeanor, and competence during the emergency were noted by Southwest Airlines officials and passengers as well as Chesley Sullenberger, another commercial airline and former military pilot who controlled a similar situation in 2009 on US Airways Flight 1549.[11][12][13]

This is an excerpt from the discussion that I previously mentioned. Not the same guy I originally referenced but also a captain with a major US airline.

I had female flight instructors in the Navy during the 80’s who were as good as any male instructors - maybe not the same background as their male counterparts but they had the “right stuff”. In my airline career I have flown with female captains and later in my career have flown with female first officers. Just like their male counterparts they have been mostly outstanding aviators. There are always a few that have slipped through the proverbial crack. That’s why there is a professional standards group.

 

That appears to be a true statement, and is one of the things I noted yesterday when I linked the FAA’s DC helicopter route charts.

When Route 4 and Route 1 pass across from the DCA approach, helicopters are supposed to be either below 200 feet or at/above 1500 feet. Radar data indicates the plane was around 400 feet at the time it fell. Assuming that’s accurate, the helicopter was not supposed to be there, and wouldn’t have been in a position to hit the plane had it been within the prescribed helicopter routes and altitude limits.

 

You kinda have to assess the situation. It's not simply black and white.

On one hand, he runs his mouth (not totally unlike most politicians). He says stuff for effect. You can't get hung up on every detail of what he says.

On the other hand, despite his over-the-top delivery, people voted for him. They do 'like' a lot of his words and they've seen him in action.