Midair Collision DCA

[DOD4Life]

Admitting the controller was fatigued and still accepted the assignment doesn’t look good for him and the union. This opens up a lane for lawyers to attack…

At least some word appears to be getting out to the public.

 

[slater]

This is a great opportunity for NATCA to push the need for better equipment, towers, more controllers and most importantly better pay to attract the best and the brightest as they've been saying all day. Strike while the entire world is watching. It'll force thier hand. The perfect retort to what Trump is saying RN.

 

[DankVectorz]

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At least some word appears to be getting out to the public.

Ironically DCA has something like 25 of 28 controllers

 

[CoffeeIV]

Ironically DCA has something like 25 of 28 controllers

Media digs enough they'll find out some other things NATCA doesn't need the general public knowing about ATC or DCA specifically. You guys seem to think we win the media fight. I think we get slaughtered.

 

[32andBelow]

Media digs enough they'll find out some other things NATCA doesn't need the general public knowing about ATC or DCA specifically. You guys seem to think we win the media fight. I think we get slaughtered.

Everyone is already talking about us and sully and everyone else just said we are best in the world.

 

[HurryUpandWait]

Has he spoke yet?

 

[Nothanks]

PAT25 had him in sight and requested visual, pay has nothing to do with why these poor people are dead today. Let it go for now.

 

[32andBelow]

Has he spoke yet?

No they aren’t even advertising it. I think it might be fake. The hosts are saying we are overworked.

 

[CoffeeIV]

CNN anchor straight up said 10 hour days 6 days a week is unacceptable. At least someone is on our side.

 

[HurryUpandWait]

They are making me like cnn.

 

[32andBelow]

They just announced him

 

[Gauff]

Ironically DCA has something like 25 of 28 controllers

Those aren't the new CRWG numbers though

 

[32andBelow]

He went on and then he didn’t know how to use his headset and then they moved on

 

[CoffeeIV]

Audio issues so ND was cut short. Hopefully he's back after commercial break.

 

[Homsar]

Anyone that says differently, I'm assuming, are the same type people that say they have never once in their entire life exceeded a posted speed limit while driving (i.e. they are full of crap).

I say differently and speed regularly.

 

[D-Dub]

Audio issues so ND was cut short. Hopefully he's back after commercial break.

"Audio issues" there I fixed it.

 

[DOD4Life]

He went on and then he didn’t know how to use his headset and then they moved on

Is this like the joke ATC Maintenance/tech ops folks like to make about ATC calling about some equipment issue & then they just come and flip some switch while rolling their eyes?

 

[J8ke]

Those aren't the new CRWG numbers though

The CRWG number is 30. 25 CPCs on the books. One is medically DQd, one on long term hold. So 23 out of 30.

 

[GulfBravoPapa]

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At least some word appears to be getting out to the public.

I think this is implying that normally local control is split from the helicopter control position.... not how many controllers were on shift.

 

[DOD4Life]

I think this is implying that normally local control is split from the helicopter control position.... not how many controllers were on shift.

Exactly how I interpreted it.