Aviation expert reacts to air traffic control audio recorded before the midair collision
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
- CNN aviation analyst Mary Schiavo and CNN military analyst and retired Col. Cedric Leighton discuss the collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport, just outside Washington. #CNN #News
“Luckily no VIPS were onboard…”. What an absolutely stunning, telling, and callous comment to make. Everyone onboard these aircraft who’ve lost their lives were VIPs to someone.
This is the new America folks…callous and cold-hearted
Yep - I had to stop listening to type the same thing as you but you beat me to it! Wow isn’t it good to know that VIPS ARE more important than the rest of us! This needs to be addressed CNN!
That's F-ed up! Insane. Cold. Can't unring that bell
He must had meant political because according to reports there was an athlete in the commercial plane
"It is a BIG CLUB, you ain't in it"
Saying Luckily no VIPS were onboard is CRAZYYYY wtf... Rest in peace to everyone onboard they're ALL VIPS!
Why are they hiding the names of these heroes?
They were talking extensively about what the helicopter’s routine mission is. It flies VIPs. This was a training mission, so no VIPs aboard.
Obviously sounds bad if you’re talking about the plane too. Idk why we’re being dense though.
So, anyone else wasn’t important.
@@Michael-kp4bd Just to verify he never said luckily there were no VIPs it was just hinted because I tried to find that audio and couldn't find it
@@rosesmith3971 4:57
But again he’s talking specifically about the helicopter’s standard mission (carrying VIPs) and how luckily the helicopter was not doing that civilian escort mission when it crashed. It’s very obvious that he’s giving context (for multiple minutes) about the helicopter’s function and the helicopter alone.
People need someone to despise though. Whatever brings people together I guess
There were 3 VIPs in the helicopter and 60 VIPs in the plane, because all of those people had loved ones. Can’t believe someone would say something so callous at a moment like this
64 VIPs, actually, in the plane, including the crew.
@@deadcell-f7dfrom what? More conspiracy theories. This was clearly an accident, nothing more.
You know what he meant...their lives are nothing compared to people like the billionaires. Bad dude.
Deadcell, name says it all. The only thing fake is the intelligence of people like you.@@deadcell-f7d
@@AS_X99-l3w that's how capitalism works. people with money has value, else on one cares at all
4:58 seriously???? “Luckily no VIP’s on board” what a slap to the face of all the friends and families of everyone who passed away
It was not a slap. It was a spit.
As soon as I heard him say "luckily there were no VIPs," I ran to the comments. Y'all did not disappoint. What a HORRIBLE thing to say.
These idiot elites think their lives are more precious than our lives. That's what they believe but this A-hole couldn't hide it
military mentality
4:55 how cold to say "luckily no VIPs on board". 67 people are dead but hey, at least none of them were that important. What an ass
Given the state of our country, his response is NOT surprising.
This is what the ruling class think of the rest of us. Know it.
What are you going to do about it? What is anyone going to do about any of this?
CNN will turn off comments now
I mean... given context it is very clear he is just saying that it's good that there weren't any passengers on the blackhawk, because then the tragedy would have been even greater than it already was. Weird nitpick to get up in arms about.
If you're not a billionaire in America, you're not a VIP.
He didn't slip up.
Sad truth.
I know we like to be offended, and God knows this is tragic, so I get it. I thought he was talking about the military vessel specifically, but I could be wrong.
but y say luckily yk
@@trueson5351 He W-AS- talking about the military helicopter. Lots of these fly around the big wigs of the military, but this was a training mission so I guess not this one. I don't think the guy meant any harm...he was right, no "military" VIPS were on the helicopter. But it just doesn't sound appropriate, meaning he placed more value on the life of any military VIP that may have been (but wasn't) on the helicopter than the other, equally valuable lives that were lost on the helicopter & the plane. It was just a slip, but I'm sure he regrets saying that now.
once you"re dead , there's no more VIP . in air disasters business class passengers share the same fate as economy class passengers , humility should be observed when you're on a plane , money won't save nobody
Im glad she cleaned up his VIP comment, that was highly insensitive.
100% agree. Was immediately bothered by his phrasing. Great "cleanup" on her part.
Absolutely
Yes!
i couldn't believe it, she probably saved his job.
@@Contrafactz It looked like that to me to. It was flying at a lower level and had no reason to increase altitude but it did.
What a callous man. An official apology would be appropriate.
maybe remove his taxpayer funded security detail
He is the best CNN has to offer 😂😂
That Air Force Colonel should apologize profusely for his insensitive remark; what an idiot!
Callous and obtuse.
I learned that Air Force colonels can say whatever they want. Except for classified information; they have complete freedom of speech. You are the one who is suspicious.
What would be the point? He meant what he said. For him, the Trump and Oprahs and Clintons are people, the rest can just vanish. He actually said this. He meant it. An apology would be fake AF.
I heard nothing the Colonel said that required an apology. What was callous and obtuse? Now with Scary Mary I always cringe to hear what this so called expert has to say.
Absolutely. His comments literally made me feel ill.
No VIPs…..he said the quiet part out loud. That is exactly the way the system thinks.
You mean the aholes in government.
That is how this regime thinks.
I mean certain gov officials and military personnel because of the responsibility their position has are….VIPs and more important objectively then Greg working a Walmart cash register because there deaths would effect a lot more people then just there family potentially the country it’s just a logical thing to say and think maybe the wrong time to do it but it’s still true
@@AdamBig16it still doesn’t matter. Greg from Walmart may not have a big reputation to affect the country but he may have a big family or community that loved him. Wrong thing to say.
@@finbarrmcgrath1686 “On board *the helicopter”*
…whose military function is carrying VIPs (term for civilians escorted by military) in his extensive explanation about what the function of the helicopter is, given his specific insight.
His tombstone will say, "Lucky you are not a VIP! No loss!"
No stones involved.
CNN fell for the Russian collusion hoax for 6 straight years.
"Luckily no VIPs" What a horrible thing to say
THANK YOU
Demons say what demons think!
A psychopathic old man
Great job by the reporter acknowledging the lives lost as this “Colonel” can’t seem to comprehend there were 67 VIPs involved in this tragedy last night. He really needs to apologize.
LUCKILY?!? No VIPS?!?!! That’s a crazy statement. How horrible
That Airforce Colonel should apologize profusely for his insensitive comment, what a idiot!
He is the worst military analyst on CNN. Can him.
That’s how they think. It’s them the elite and everyone else.
There’s a reason he’s still there and Trump didn’t can him
Everyone is a VIP to someone ❤❤
Stupidity to the max. His brain is some where else.
Not according to this guy
This is why Trump won. 🙄
Exactly
I think he bought up VIP as a potential reason to why this may have happened
“ luckily there were no VIP’s on board “. I’m glad she said something 🤦🏾♀️
I think he meant to say no politicians. But yes it was an insensitive comment
What a horribly offensive man, basically saying that the deaths don’t matter because they’re weren’t VIPs.
@@lornaginetteharrison7168 welcome to Trumps America. He is making these horrible people feel comfortable saying what they actually think. There were no billionaires on board. That would be a tragedy 🙄
@greyroseadventures Cedric Leighton, CNN military analyst. Retired General.
That is not what the context is. He was talking about the heli. yes it was lucky that there was no vip's onboard. Do you wish more bloodshed than the 65 or so already perished? Would it have been better if there was another one, but now a rich or important person too. If so, you are full of resentment and envy. More bloodshed doesn't make it better. It makes it worse.
See it like this: Either
60 passengers
5 crew
0 heli vip's
OR
60 passengers
5 crew
2 heli vip's
And then, the implicit meaning, why do we assess lives of celebrities, famous people, and important people to be more valuable. I don't know, but when Trump almost died it was national news. When your grandma died no one gave a fuck. That's life. The more integration, the more people are effected by it, the more significant an event is. If you dislike this fact, you dislike society. Good luck your revolution.
Actually, they don’t. I know, a sarcastic comment-it is just that they do not matter as much as a VIP. If you ever grow up; you will understand it dummy.
Some deaths matter more than others. This is fairly obvious
FYI that helicopter was not supposed to be there. You don't cross an active final approach of another aircraft.
Right? Reminds me of the scene in gone in 60 seconds where the chopper chasing Eleanor requested to enter airport airspace and was denied because there was a plane landing at the time.
The problem is that the army always flys its hilos in that flight path regardless of commercial airliners - the army views themselves as the priority and that flying IN-FORNT of an active runway is "normal" when no where else it would be allowed. Talk about an arrogance that has now bit them in the ass
This crash is completely the Militaries fault.
@jspaceemperor420 military's
thank you dear for correcting the dumdass on the VIP comment.
I think she was probably like wtf did he just say
but not until she was told to by her director via earpiece
I still don’t understand what a black hawk was doing on a training mission in airspace over an airport.
America has caused so much death & destruction... people die get over it!! Divine justice?
Prepping for coming use against American citizens who protest when the dumpster prez suspends the Posse Comitus Act
@stephenpeters9783 That is the route the helicopters take to bring passengers in and out of the airport consistently. Of course when there are new pilots they must be trained on that route specifically, given that it is such a hectic, busy area. New pilots must know what they're up against and this flight wasn't anything out of the ordinary.
@@lisas8244 i heard the soldiers were having a orgy that why they crashed
@@lisas8244 dude you need FIVE or SIX HUNDRED HOURS of rotary time before even flying a blackhawk
This was no rookie
I believe there is always more than one pilot on board..
"Luckily no VIPS were onboard…" . What an absolutely stunning, telling, and callous statement to make. Everyone who died on board these aircraft was a VIP to someone.
100%
STUNNING???? i wouldnt ever say anything like that the crash is tragic period
@@GrantN-s3r learn comprehension
Stupid statement to say everyone is important just because you are a vip means nothing
what's that mean . Politicians ? Give me break!!!!! Not so important to you but there were People including top athletes on board . What's the war machine doing there ? any invasions ?
Not often you get to say anything good about a CNN reporter, but in this case she’s on point for correcting him, everyone on board were VIPs!
I give credit to her director for finally telling her to correct him, she was willing to let it go.
Fox would have elaborated on the deplorable sentiment
The fact that reporters were saying the plane collided with the helicopter is what makes no sense. That helicopter went straight into that plane. RIP to all involved.
The helicopter went right into the path of the plane, which couldn't have possibly avoided it given the angles and the speed the plane was traveling, so the plane collided with the helicopter. What part of that makes no sense?
@@randalthor741I felt the same but I believe it’s semantics. It sounds like the plane flew out of its way to hit a helicopter as opposed to the helicopter cut in front of the plane and the plane couldn’t avoid it.
@@phdpursuinghigherdimensions no, the DC was split in half by the Blackhawk. So. 🤷♀️
I have been saying the same thing since it was aired.. doesn’t make sense. Either way, my condolences to all families and loved ones. Rip to all involved
@ saying the plane collided with the helicopter doesn't imply that at all, though. When the news reports on a train that collided with a car it doesn't imply that the train turned and hit the car, it's just describing the facts of what happened without any implication of the cause of the collision. It's the exact same here.
Very rude of him to say no VIP. Everyone is a VIP
oh stop it Karen you know what he meant
@@SPhilly26721 : So, what did she mean? Explain it please, for all to see.
This is why Trump won.
Obviously not actually true, or the term wouldn't exist
Uh.. Not to the military , kind of why were called civilians. Everyone has an identifier , no need to make it personal .
Every single one of them VIPs….thank you journalist
Please stop saying that the commercial aircraft collided with a helicopter. The helicopter flew into a known commercial flight lane.
What was the training mission? To see what it’s like to crash a Blackhawk into a plane?
Apparently, this helicopter can fly without a crew.
As a pilot I have said for a long time that my guess is the next accident would be a midair. I have had numerous close calls in the air, ask any pilot if they have ever had any near mid airs and they will say yes. Our population grows and so does the amount of planes in the air
Absolutely im always thinking about even away from built up areas
you are quite right.
They've turned air flight into a greyhound bus service.
Yes. Even back in 1969 when I was learning to fly, I had a "too close" encounter near Fort Rucker with an airliner on it's approach to Dothan. Air traffic was NOTHING like it is now!! The ones promoting flying cars are the scary ones.
It shouldn't be a problem if air traffic was properly funded, the people trained, and enough controllers working. The close calls are reported frequently on local news, this is not a secret to anyone.
Commercial flights always have the right of way.
This was a mess up by the Army.
The families of the victims are in for a long battle for justice because having the Armed forces accountable for anything is pretty hard, particularly during a Nationalist period.
First sentence incorrect.
Second sentence should replace Army with "Blackhawk crew"
WOW!! So you know what happened even before the NTSB does?? You should Play the lotto with that knowledge!!??😡😡
@@patrickwalsh2690It’s pretty obvious that’s what happened.
@@patrickwalsh2690is the plane supposed to put on the breaks?? A black hawk can move the plane can’t
Exactly. Well see how honorable Mr. Hegseth is now.
he said luckily no VIP's onboard. Really?? He did not even try to correct the statement
I know he just kinda moved on without missing a beat
He is retired colonel. Ho him all people are ranked.
I'm so appreciative that she called them VIP's, and for the guy, what he said was disgusting.
Thank you for correcting the man that the lives lost are also V.I.Ps for their family!!
Dont let that guy on television anymore.
Don't kill the messenger! That's how military works. All but the VIPs are expendable.
@@aaaaa5272yeah the reason why don't let that guy on color television again
So as far as I concerned the military should be held accountable
Naw it's bidens fault
trump's military
Exactly!
Will there be more American deaths when you put unqualified people in charge of departments?
@@chadbryant2316”trumps military” imagine making something like this political because you lack IQ. You wouldn’t be saying this is Joe Biden was still in office. Trumps been in office for a measly 10 days and liberals do anything in their power to try and tarnish trumps reputation. You’re pretty sad. Keep coping, trumps your president for 4 years cry about it
Luckily no VIP??? Dude... you deserve some backlash for such an idiotic thing to say and especially at a moment like this...
The army didn't leave much of IQ in his brain.
Why is the military allowed to play leapfrog in commercial airspace? Why are they allowed to conduct training operations in heavy air traffic where there are literally 1000's of lives at stake? Why?
So tragic but waiting to hear why anybody thinks it was a good idea for a helicopter to be performing a training flight in the dark that crosses the final approach path for commercial airliners...heads need to roll.
Thank you mam.. they were all vips… he said a lot about his self
It made me cringe when Cedric used the term VIP more than once; I'm glad the CNN reporter corrected him by saying all involved are VIPs (to their family members, etc.)!
she only corrected him after direction from her director.
Call me crazy or just a person with common sense I don't think helicopters should be anywhere near an airport where planes are landing
So where are they supposed to operate? Do you propose special airfields just for helicopters? How much do you think that would cost and where would they be?
Choppers have shared airfields and air space with planes for over a century now. That's not the problem here.
Facts
Military helicopters land at the airport where I work because they need to refuel before continuing to their main destination.
Been happening everyday since there were helicopters.
@@anneahlert2997 Yes it is. They were playing chicken with landing aircraft every day and getting away with it, doesn't mean it's a good idea. Being so close to the runway, the glide path is around 300 ft above ground for landing. These helicopters should be operating at 2000ft or higher to avoid collisions. There's no reason a 6 million dollar helicopter needs to navigate by ground terrain, it obviously has GPS and other IFR methods.
This is the problem with 24 hour news cycles. They have so much airtime to fill, they have to keep coming up with mindless dreck to fill the time. They either repeat the same thing over and over or find people who contribute nothing of substance to interview just to pass time.
A terrible tragedy. Heartbreaking. May all the victims rest in peace.
My heart goes out to those affected by this plane crash. Such a terrible tragedy. Sending prayers to the victims and their families.
This NEVER happened under Biden! America needs Biden back NOW
What does “sending prayers” even mean? It’s such a dumb self serving statement.
@@rlud304 When I say 'sending prayers,' I'm simply trying to express my heartfelt sympathy and support for the victims and their families. It's a way of offering comfort and hope, even if it's just a small gesture. Ultimately, I think we all want the same thing: to offer our condolences and support in whatever way we can.
@ What you just wrote is so much more heartfelt and sincere than “sending prayers” which is utterly meaningless.
@@rlud304 It's meaningless to you, not to the op who is empathetic enough to comment about prayers and not start arguments about who used which term incorrectly. Maybe pause for a moment and, calm down.
Col. Cedric Leighton every single person on board was a VIP !!!!!!!!!!!
Let’s not go crazy. Some of those people voted for Kamala and are therefore not very important.
Am I supposed to believe you or the US Military?
So glad she corrected him about VIP statement it struck me as soon as he said it 🤦🏾♂️
she was willing to let it slide, her director told her to say something.
➡ January 20: FAA director fired
➡ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
Not saying any of this caused the crash, but all of this is worth looking into more than people who aren't even in the current administration.
☝️
This doesn't make sense at all, how can a helicopter collide with a plane by accident?
Lucky no VIP flying! What the hell... You mean normal civilians are ok and just too bad?
yeah only rich people are important
Well I mean...they were figure skaters.
Im sure he didn't mean it that way
That is not what they said or meant. Yes, it is lucky the helicopter had no VIP's because many times the Black Hawk Copters do ferry them back and forth to the White House or the Capital. It might have been the leader of another country! No, they are no more important than other passengers. If they had passengers there would be more people dead! My GOD...Stop the hatred already!
Normal civilians and army soldiers are not real people.
"Luckily no VIPs" damn!😬
The vip thing. Come on that's so insensitive 😡
What a tragedy, especially in my hometown. My heart goes out to all of those affected❤️ I must say, as horrible as this is, I can only imagine the extra damage that could have been done if the collision was not above water. Still, every VIP on-board deserves their moment of recognition and respect. ❤
Thanks for clearing up the VIP statement.
I guess the helicopter pilots needed more training, before venturing into congested public airspace.
In order for flying a Blackhawk helicopter you need to be a very experienced pilot. The problem her is the crowded airspace, last year extra routes were approved by senate agains safety concerns, but why listen to experts when politicians are making money and flying home more conveniently.
Lots of reason for "training". Does not mean they were not trained, they most likely were flying for proficiency to stay trained. Need to understand that "training" does not mean you are not already trained, just that the flight's primary purpose is to train or maintain proficiency.
@@MXB1999 so Again, I guess the helicopter pilots needed more and better training before venturing into congested public airspace
Why are they holding training missions at night around an operational airport?
"See and avoid" is not something you train for by playing chicken with civilian aircraft at night in winter. This is gross incompetence and downright negligent.
Someone from the families of those souls lost in the plane need to give that guy a hard slap for dismissing the casualties in such an offhand and inhuman way.
Thank you for your comments General Brown.
They were not training to see and avoid, so they were not playing chicken with airliners, see and avoid is the regime they were flying in when they asked to maintain visual separation with the jet, aka it's no longer the controller that will instruct you on how to avoid the aircraft, but you that takes responsibility of avoiding it because you see it, something that allows you to fly closer to it
@@johnward43Military needs to do that crap somewhere else. Helicopters: the BANE of people’s existence and the reason for many tragedies, from entertainers to ATHLETES….
@@FoxMikeHotel about one minute mark clearly says that it was reportedly a training mission
@@sec9788it's training for the DC area to protect the WH, PENT, Capitol, and other defense areas. Remember 911.
Everyone's life is PRECIOUS.
Pretty sure the colonel proved otherwise
I place blame first on the Air Traffic Controller in the tower. Per the rules and guidelines for all federal air traffic controllers (FAA order 7110.65) the air traffic controller in the tower should have pointed the oncoming traffic (helicopter) out to the regional jet stating the aircraft type, location, altitude, and that it was VFR and reported to have them in sight, (due to their proximity and converging paths, and since the Regional Jet was IFR not VFR) Furthermore military aircraft operate using their own radio frequency to communicate with ATC and the regional jet would not have heard ATC and the helicopter pilots communication. The helicopter pilot is also at fault here for requesting VFR and acknowledging having the traffic in sight when they did not, additionally they were above their permitted altitude of 200ft. Preventable incident due to human error unfortunately.
It may seem perplexing to non-pilots how the helicopter crew could not see the jet right in front of him.
But former F-16 Pilot, Chris Lehto, pointed out that flying at night over a big city with lots of lights all around, it is easy to not distinguish one point of light from another aircraft if you approach it from the side....until it's too late.
The helicopter was under Visual Flight Rules (VFR), which relies on the pilot's visuals instead of Air traffic control directives like that airliner it crashed into.
I am sure there will be some changes to approach procedures for ALL aircraft operating around busy airports from now on.
this Cedric guy said ''thank god there was no VIPs on helicopter'' and never mentioning regular folks that lost their life presumably because this so called military "vip" helicopter wasn't where he was supposed to be (it's obvious) well at least the girl corrected him little later, but he still didn't say anything or apologize. Shame on him and that's a guy that does this for a living and sorry i can't cut him no slack, he worked on tv for many years to say dumb stuff like that.
I can't imagine he had time to plan out his every word. Dumb as it was, you gotta cut him some slack.
My jaw dropped when he said that How utterly pathetic of him.
@scillyautomatic true that, but it looked so bad, since he had a chance to correct himself twice
People just don't think about what they're gonna say anymore. Talking Heads. And of course, with Media, you're thrown into a conversation that was ill-prepared for, making up stuff as you go.
I get what he was saying, though. America couldn't afford to lose someone like President Trump, for example.
Trump: Time to put tariffs on the military and stop funding to the FAA
Disgusting “no VIPs were on board” - the lives were lost were VIPs to many people in their lives. SCUMBAG
Prayers for all the families 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾😑😢😢🫶🏾🫶🏾
My heartfelt condolences to all those who were on those 2 planes, RIP
The vehicle that can go in any direction versus the vehicle that can go forward. I wonder which one can move out of the way
Ikr
"It was a training mission" "They were SUPPOSED To see and avoid and fall in behind it."
So the military is using our travel service as training exercises
Most military flights are training flights of some sort, and even on an operational mission, there's a good chance someone is being trained in it
@@FoxMikeHotel you're missing the point. The passenger jet was used as a target for the training exercise
@@Skinnyorangemusic No it was not.
You are speaking from a position of ignorance. You obviously have no knowledge of airspace or how flight operations (military or civilian) works and no understanding how training works. Stop assuming that the military is always abusing its position and acting recklessly. Also...sop equating human error with negligence. It is totally irresponsible.
your whole life in america is a psyop and nowhere close to living or what life is about
Thank you for addressing the "VIPs" comment - every person on Wichita flight was VIP!
liar, the colonel proved otherwise
What's happening with our aviation lately, so many accidents around the world. This is scary. Praying for the families of the victims.
man it seems like the direction they were flying its almost impossible that they didn't see that plane
What the hell is the Army doing in busy civilian landing approach airspace? Ridiculous.
They fly through the area all the time. It's nothing out of the ordinary. I spent about 9 hours in DC last October and saw at least 4 military helicopters in the area in that short period. Just because YOU, personally, didn't know about it until now doesn't make it unusual.
@@Bad_Wolf_Media well tbh that just makes it worse….. wtf is the army doing flying fukn training thru busy civilian airspace, THATS even MORE ridiculous!,,
@@Bad_Wolf_Media No Aircraft had any business flying through that airspace other than the landing traffic. The results are exactly why.
More to the point, why were they including a civilian passenger aircraft in their training? Shouldn't their targets for a "see and avoid" be other military aircraft to avoid accidents like this one? The civilians didn't agree to put themselves in danger during a training exercise and it's a very heavy loss of life due to sheer number of people on board.
@@Bad_Wolf_Media just because they fly through it regularly doesn't mean it isn't wrong. it just means they are wrong ALOT. i use to work in airforce safety office, and civil and military argue about airspace use happen all the time. it clear that they made too many compromise to get the route approve when they really shouldn't have. i can't go into details. but officer wanting to approve stuff to make thing more convenice for VIPs has lead to incidents before, if your promotion depend on someone, are you really going to say no to saving them 20min flight time than if you fly around the airport? and once that route is establish it need to be maintain or it would look worst for the officer that approve the flight. and in the end, it is never the VIP that made the request that get blame, it always the officer that get demoted, officer has to remember it their responsibility to ensure their unit is safe, not the VIP's.
God bless the families and loved ones. Such a tragedy.
If god wanted to bless them, it would have prevented the crash.
How can they blame it on Biden? Or Obama? Was the pilot a trans? Was it woke? We deserve answers!
😂😂😂
air traffic controller graduates from the University of North Dakota (UND) can bypass the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City and enter the workforce immediately
They'll blame it on Hillary's computer.
Sometimes it's better to shut up..
I've never particularly enjoyed flying but in my experience I have always felt a little bit better when we are descending to land. Fortunately for me/my family, this has always been a relatively smooth process. My heart goes out to all of the families/friends and to the passengers/pilots of both the plane and the blackhawk.
A Canadian's prayers for those that might have lost their lives. 🙏
Why. They have threatened to take Canada over. I am laughing in my chair right now. Oh well not a tear shed here
We citizens are the VIPs! We PAY for these helicopters and Col Cederic’s salary and pension. What a fool and he wouldn’t have been considered a VIP on that helicopter so is his life not as important as a “VIP”. What a fool
And Trump just gutted key aviation safety.
THANKS Trump.
You sound just like republicans did a few years ago… no wonder you lost😂
Shut up lmao. Not everything is political
And the same day army decided to fly attack helicopters over an airport? It was Biden that kept them in check right?
Wokeass
@FREEDOMFIGHTER0510 Sleepass sheep
why the control tower didn't demand the helicopter to stand still till the plane landed ? control tower is responsible
I can’t believe he said that. That’s awful. What an idiot.
“No VIPs aboard” - it goes to show how Air Force Colonels think….
yeah he's thinking exactly like a Colonel or any other military. Top brass must be protected at all costs, lower brass are more expendable. no? May sound insensitive to civilians, and it is, and he should have been more tactful because he is in civilian environment, but I think it's the military way of thinking showing.
@@ruialexandre6197 This comment should be pinned!! People are so… yeah😂😂🙄
Why would helicopters even be allowed to fly at or below the altitude of the landing pattern of an airport with flights incoming? How is it that we can watch live air traffic on our phones, but military helicopters flying over US cities can't see commercial traffic on their screens? Inexcusable.
Col. Cedric Leighton is a total disgrace and his comment was utterly disgusting.
Shows he totally lacks empathy.
I bet we pay for his security detail.
It's always been the VIPs vs. the peasants.
“Training mission” tells me everything i need to know
They failed immensely 😢
Clearly it doesn't. Your implicit assumptions are incorrect and based on flawed reasoning
So glad she called him about the VIP comment. That’s insane to say when like 70 people just died. At least they weren’t VIPs, so lucky.
4:58 Insensitive comment! He should publicly apologize, he didn’t correct his statement after she emphasized they were VIP to others.
col. Ego.
The helicopter was given traffic info on the CRJ700 aprox 1,5 minutes before the collision, whilst they were still north of the airfield....
Pilot nay have been tired, long day/week at the border
@@Raw-i7h I think they had the aircraft on final for runway 01 in sight, not the crj on final for runway 33
@@Zorthal 👍
I’m convinced most people in America from military personnel to the civilian sector have become highly incompetent
After COVID, right? I got epilepsy after COVID. And neurological issues.
I think all of us suffered a lil brain damage in 2020
@ wouldn’t be surprised if that were the case…
Apparently, I'm a better driver than any helicopter pilot... because when I'm driving, I'm constantly looking everywhere.
The reporter was patient while listening to him and didn't let his VIP statement slip by.
I guarantee it was the Army's fault. I worked as a government contractor for the Army and I can tell you they are nothing but a bunch of clowns.
Maybe helicopters need their own airport. There just seem to be layers of complication here that are unnecessary.
How about moving the civilian airport away from our military bases there
. They are more important
Basically the helicopter was the idiot.
Thank you for clarifying that all those on the flight are VIP
This retired Colonel was DEI Certified. Let that sink in. His sensitivity programming was politically correct, and grossly inhumane.
Cedric needs to apologize.
Someone had said that when black hawk said they saw the aircraft, they might have seen the aircraft that had just taken off instead of the one landing.
That is very likely.
Thank goodness Trump gutted the TSA and Coast Gaurd . This after he "accidentally " cut off Medicade/Medicare earlier this week. Good grief he's already STB his first 10 days in office. By this rate the country will be gone by the end of his first 100. God help us.
They are more concern of the Helucopter then the airliner
Is it necessary to be at the waterfront immediately after the accident in order to report the story? Seems insensitive to me.
Thank you for correcting the gentleman for his comments about the safety of VIPs when service members lost their lives…smh
A$shole. Not gentleman.