Tariffs...what to make of them.
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Just wait until Trump tires of Elon. I'll be surprised if the bromance lasts more than a year.
No chance. Then Trump will sign an executive order allowing anyone to blow up any Tesla in the country with a free pardon awaiting them.
give me something I can work with here?
I don't use American news sources anymore.
Go check al-jezerra if you want a more neutral view.
someone wanted a DEI hire that failed - I gave you one.
if you didn't know this, I doubt you knew anything about DEI before Jan 2?
do you think being able to pass flight review:type review is not enough for commercial pilots?
Having 1500 hours of flight time is a minimum to apply ? That might get you as trainee on a regional - where the captain has to
recommend you moving up. No matter what, the airplane pilot is not the issue here.
Listen to Live-ATC, sure sounds like the helicopter initially confirmed visual.
This is not something where they judge you - either yahoo or no joy.
on the recent crash:
when the controller assigned visual separation to the helicopter (which was the more maneuverable craft, same as boating rules)
the helicopter must confirm they have the plane in sight, and confirm they they will maintain visual separation.
I've been in this situation - being a pilot-in-command of a small plane, dealing with a large plane - you must read back that you can and will maintain visual separation.
as soon as you say that, you are responsible - you can decline it and ask for vectors for avoidance.
like if you slide in front of a 777 into West Palm Beach, when the GA runway is to the left and offset threshold (landing point) by thousands of feet -
(this avoids wake turbulence)
the problem started when the approach controller didn't realize how small my plane was - they handed me off to tower
and they asked what I was doing out there - I can have a final that is less than 1/2 mile, and they put me on a 5 mile - typical of a jet.
that was 2009. it was Obama! there ya go! I think I parked under John Travolta's plane.......
Do you think is was good press for becoming ATC when Reagan fired all the ones that went on strike?
I also read that TCAS in the plane might not have been working - I am absolutely sure the helicopter anti collision was working. it isn't airworthy without it, and the gvt is kinda strict about that.
PS - I failed my first instrument check ride because I didn't call a missed approach early enough - even tho I knew it was a miss. my reaction was not fast enough.
fucking 3rd generation Italian-american here, I bet the reviewer was 3rd generation Irish, holding the grudges of his ancestors...(maybe a stretch there. it's in the rules. def a Fail.)
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Mr. Chainring
The irony of Trump dog whistling DEI when this man puts the most unqualified people in positions of power.
Only time will tell how the tariffs will affect regular working class folks. Lots of assumptions right now with only a few negative results so far. I’m sure we’re all looking forward to the positive ones that we’ve been promised…
Only time will tell how the tariffs will affect regular working class folks. Lots of assumptions right now with only a few negative results so far. I’m sure we’re all looking forward to the positive ones that we’ve been promised…
Sorry, your example of "unqualified DEI hire" is a nuclear engineering and public policy degree holder from MIT who worked in nuclear waste disposal before being appointed to the DOE to be in charge of nuclear waste disposal? Assuming we have the short list of more qualified nuclear waste disposal experts who were under consideration for the role? I get that this person wound up having personal issues and is an easy punching bag because "looks funny" but not sure this is the best example of DEI = unqualified/lowered standards.
If we're now switching to an entirely merit based hiring system, please explain Pete Hegseth.
Just don’t look at the market right now 🙄The irony of Trump dog whistling DEI when this man puts the most unqualified people in positions of power.
Only time will tell how the tariffs will affect regular working class folks. Lots of assumptions right now with only a few negative results so far. I’m sure we’re all looking forward to the positive ones that we’ve been promised…
JPark
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Years ago when DirecTV added al-jazerra to the channel line-up, my father started watching it just for shits n giggles and he said the same thing: It's less biased than any of the American channels!
I think domestic news tends to be influenced by advertisers, viewer preferences and personal relationships with story subjects where foreign media has a little more detached perspective.
Plenty of other threads to read. This is the off topic thread, the perfect place.
With that said. Fu*k DJT and Heil Elon.
I don't claim that everything is merit based, that was not the question.
DJT is looking for loyalty, and rewards it. Does he really want them confirmed? ????
Pilots and ATC - are promoted through demonstrated ability.
We have a saying - promoting an engineer to management is two mistakes at once.
you lose a good engineer, and gain a terrible manager. I'm sure they would have done great in a think-tank environment.
Sitting in front of a camera didn't work out. Not to mention the sticky fingers when shopping, but perhaps the pressure of the job caused some of that?
DEI = unqualified/lowered standards.
that is because DEI isn't about that, it is making sure the person is considered where they are qualified, but are excluded from consideration.
In the 80s when I was working for the army, there was a big push to eliminate nepotism. you signed form that you were not hired by a family member,
and that if you were asked to interview someone, there was no personal relationship.
seems that is the more likely way to get an unqualified individual into a position, than hiding the fact that the person has green hair until you've vetted them on all other qualifications.
OddTrickStar
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I was under the impression that Canada already had tariffs on many of our exports to them; autos, metals, consumer goods, dairy etc. Problem is I can’t seem to get anything in search results, search engines seem to only bring in “retaliatory tariffs” stories from the last day or so, no matter how I word my search. Anywho, Mexico has already caved. Canada will too after they talk later.
Red Mosquito
Formerly RLB the Scrapple Boy
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So we've come to an agreement where Mexico puts 10,000 people at a wall that has been designed to keep those exact people out? Asking for a friend.
Next we will contract out illegals to stand guard around farm fields ensuring that illegals do not pick any fruit.
I heard a very nice explanation of what DEI means, and I semi-successfully used it on my dad. DEI doesn't just "give jobs to minorities" regardless of their qualifications. Imagine there are many people out there who are amazing at sprinting, all colors, genders, etc. They train and practice and have amazing physical abilities. One day they announce a race, and they call everyone to the starting line to see who really is the best sprinter. DEI just makes sure that all these people get to be at the STARTING LINE. It doesn't mean they will automatically win the race. Otherwise, its just a bunch of non-minorities racing and we may not actually get the best one.
And for those who want the most capable people doing jobs - that's all anyone wants. Therefore, the current state of our government is a catastrophe.
And for those who want the most capable people doing jobs - that's all anyone wants. Therefore, the current state of our government is a catastrophe.
mfennell
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Well said. Simply seeing people like you in various positions is apparently a good motivator. I never considered it because, well, just about everyone in every position of power/authority/control generally looks like me. My daughter wants to be an engineer and maybe even work for NASA. She thinks nothing of it because my wife is an engineer and she works with many women but 50 or 60 years ago? While not quite breaking barriers, it would have been pretty unusual. Look for some female faces in the control room during the Apollo missions.
mfennell
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That's pretty much how I expected it to go. A tantrum would be thrown. Mexico would make a meaningless (and unenforceable) 'concession'. Victory declared.
Dave Taylor
Rex kwan Do
My comment was more that Charlie Kirk (some bible blabbing Trump blowjob giving weirdo) suggests that non white pilots are held to a lower standard to get them equal opportunity.