UPDATED. new VIDEO: Deadly DCA air crash - OTJ training + DEI

Regular readers will know that Walt is not one to jump to conclusions. [**cough** Ed.] However, I do think it's not too soon to start asking questions about yesterday's collision of an American Eagle CRJ700 and a UH600 helicopter belonging to the US Army. Here's the audio of Air Traffic Control directing other aircraft around the scene, with video of the moment of impact. 

 

The American Eagle airliner was carrying 60 pax and a crew of four, all of whom are presumed dead. The precise number of victims was unclear as rescue crews are still hunting for survivors, and recovering the bodies of those who didn't make it.

We do know that the Army chopper was on a training flight -- OTJ training in the middle of one of America's busiest and most complex airspaces. We also know that until President Trump signed his EO a few days ago, the American military was prioritizing the hiring of vizmins, BIPOCs, wimmin, trannies and others who "experience sexuality differently", without regard to their aptitude or qualifications. 

We would like to know who was flying the helicopter at the fatal moment. Whose voice is heard saying they could see the airliner? Was he/she/it a DEI hire? Same question for the air traffic controller who apparently didn't realize that the two aircraft were flying at the same altitude or warn them of the impending collision.

Just asking, you understand.

UPDATE ADDED 2/2/25

Looks like I got the answer I was expecting. Not such an unwarranted suspicion as some have suggested. 

In this video, Michael 'Rocket' Blackstone, a professional pilot with 26 years as an airline pilot, as well as an aerobatic airshow performer and stunt pilot asserts that the likely causes of this horrific accident are now pointing toward the 28-year-old 500-hour pilot, Captain Rebecca Lobach.

Capt. Lobach was apparently at the controls of the PAT-25 H-60 helicopter. She was allegedly taking a competency check ride with Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Eaves, 39, who was evaluating her even though he had only about 1000 hours himself.. 

  

These H-60 pilots failed to "see and avoid" the American Eagle CRJ traffic called out by DCA tower after stating that they had the traffic in sight. Clearly, the H-60 crew did not have the traffic in sight, failed to steer left as directed to pass behind the CRJ, failed to fly at or below the required 200' MSL, maximum altitude on the helicopter route. 

The ATC controller passed the full responsibility of in-flight separation at night to a helicopter crew whom he saw never make any heading changes to avoid the American Airlines aircraft. 

Mr Blackstone argues that this situation was completely avoidable, and many regulatory changes must be implemented immediately to protect the flying public from the dangers of military training missions.