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Spirit Airlines Jet ordered to alter course to avoid white and blue 747 at same altitude: "Pay attention. I'm sure you can see who it is."

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Trump's Air Force One Has Close Encounter With Spirit Jet: 'Pay Attention!'​

Air traffic controllers repeatedly ordered the pilots of Spirit Airlines flight 1300 to turn away from Air Force One Tuesday over Long Island, New York as Air Force One was carrying President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and others to the U.K. for the state visit, CBS News reported.

"Spirit 1300 turn 20 degrees right," an air traffic controller radioed to the pilots, CBS News reported, citing recordings from liveatc.net. of the flight from Fort Lauderdale to Boston. Controllers said, according to CBS, "Pay attention. Get off the iPad."

When the Spirit pilots acknowledged the transmission, the air traffic controller replied: "Pay attention. Spirit 1300 traffic off your left wing by six mi--- or eight miles, 747. I'm sure you can see who it is. Keep an eye out for him—he's white and blue."

Preliminary flight data from Flightradar24 showed that the Spirit Airbus A321 and Air Force One were flying parallel to each other eight miles apart, and were 11 miles apart when they were on the closest path where they could converge.
 
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essentialsaltes said:

Trump's Air Force One Has Close Encounter With Spirit Jet: 'Pay Attention!'​

Air traffic controllers repeatedly ordered the pilots of Spirit Airlines flight 1300 to turn away from Air Force One Tuesday over Long Island, New York as Air Force One was carrying President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and others to the U.K. for the state visit, CBS News reported.

"Spirit 1300 turn 20 degrees right," an air traffic controller radioed to the pilots, CBS News reported, citing recordings from liveatc.net. of the flight from Fort Lauderdale to Boston. Controllers said, according to CBS, "Pay attention. Get off the iPad."

When the Spirit pilots acknowledged the transmission, the air traffic controller replied: "Pay attention. Spirit 1300 traffic off your left wing by six mi--- or eight miles, 747. I'm sure you can see who it is. Keep an eye out for him—he's white and blue."

Preliminary flight data from Flightradar24 showed that the Spirit Airbus A321 and Air Force One were flying parallel to each other eight miles apart, and were 11 miles apart when they were on the closest path where they could converge.
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Sounds like the atc was getting jittery because it was airforce1. Audio here: JonNYC (@xjonnyc.bsky.social)
 
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Servus said:
Maybe Spirit 1300 had a DEI pilot.
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Was saying "DEI" pilot supposed to be a clever workaround to not appear racist by saying a "black pilot"?....

Because that would be too clearly racist and you need some kind of plausible deniability?
 
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rambot said:
Was saying "DEI" pilot supposed to be a clever workaround to not appear racist by saying a "black pilot"?....

Because that would be too clearly racist and you need some kind of plausible deniability?
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Charlie Kirk would approve.
 
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Servus said:
Not really when you keep posting about black people in the negative.
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This is all a poor quality distraction.


Just say plausible deniability next time.
 
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Pommer said:
Who brought DEI into the discussion?
(No, before that.)
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DEI is in no way exclusive to any particular ethnicity, nor race, nor skin color. The D in DEI stands for diversity, not black people.
 
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Servus said:
DEI is in no way exclusive to any particular ethnicity, nor race, nor skin color. The D in DEI stands for diversity, not black people.
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Right, but your first missive in this thread clearly suggested that a DEI-hire made for bad piloting.
Let us clarify that.
 
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Servus said:
Maybe Spirit 1300 had a DEI pilot.
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Almost missed a chance to proudly announce your prejudices, way to slip in under the wire.
 
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Trump helicopter makes emergency (but absolutely safe) landing with president aboard​

"Due to a minor hydraulic issue, and out of an abundance of caution, the pilots landed at a local airfield before reaching Stansted airport."

The unplanned landing added an ironic twist to Trump's subsequent remarks to reporters traveling with him on Air Force One. "Fly safely," he said. "You know why I say that? Because I'm on the flight. I want to get home, otherwise I wouldn't care."
 
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Pommer said:
Right, but your first missive in this thread clearly suggested that a DEI-hire made for bad piloting.
Let us clarify that.
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I didn't have any particular individual in mind when I made the joke, so it's too vague to clarify. If the left wants to accuse me of being racist, that's pretty much unavoidable under most any circumstances.
 
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