Dino, I’m not sure if you’re actually connecting Trumps many stupid actions having a direct connection to this accident or not…..or if you are just saying it’s ironic. But Acey is right, it would have no direct correlation to this accident.
And visual separation is not uncommon at all, and combined with controllers monitoring things it is usually safe. However there is a risk relying on visual separation, it isn’t as reliable as one would like. It’s too easy to think you have the correct traffic in sight, but you may be seeing another aircraft rather than the one that is actually the conflicting traffic, especially in busy airspace. I have seen it happen many times.
And there is nothing unusual about military training flights. That’s what the military does, they train all the time, especially in the states. That doesn’t mean it was anything crazy, likely just a routine training flight and they were doing routine maneuvering as they approached to land. But apparently they didn’t see the CRJ.
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