All flights halted at Reagan National Airport due to plane crash

[Right_in_Virginia]

Gert
@HarbingerEye

She ignored the flight safety warnings of her male flight instructor (not co-pilot) during her annual checkride.

Important distinction: A co-pilot is a second pilot who assists the captain in operating an aircraft in multi-crew operations, while a flight instructor is a certified pilot who teaches and trains student pilots in aviation skills and knowledge.

A checkride is a formal evaluation conducted by a designated pilot examiner (who usually is also a flight instructor) to assess a pilot’s skills, knowledge, and decision-making abilities to determine if they meet the requirements to obtain or retain a specific pilot certificate or rating (such as a pilot's license or night rating).

The pilot under evaluation is considered the pilot-in-command during a checkride. During a checkride, the examiner would only intervene during serious or life threatening errors to ensure safety. When the pilot under evaluation willfully ignores the safety warnings or interventions of the examiner, they will almost certainly fail the checkride. The incident would also be recorded in the evaluation report, and the pilot would have to undergo remedial training and likely be subject to an investigation by the licensing authority.


5:03 PM · Apr 27, 2025
https://x.com/HarbingerEye/status/1916599093020839938

[Right_in_Virginia]

Reading lots of posts saying the helicopter pilot's action was intentional...??

[Smokin Joe]

To put a more real face on this, a relative by marriage's husband was on the flight. His young widow has two little kids, none of whom were on the plane, but they found enough of their Dad to identify what remains they recovered. Such collisions, the impact with the water, tidal currents, etc., are not conducive to recovery or identification, and the remains are not always intact.

So, I will publicly offer my prayers for this young lady, her children, and all the victims and families and friends of those lost in this incident.

That is just one of the many horror show moments, and I also offer my prayers for the divers who were engaged in recovery efforts. That affects you.

[Bigun]

To put a more real face on this, a relative by marriage's husband was on the flight. His young widow has two little kids, none of whom were on the plane, but they found enough of their Dad to identify what remains they recovered. Such collisions, the impact with the water, tidal currents, etc., are not conducive to recovery or identification, and the remains are not always intact.

So, I will publicly offer my prayers for this young lady, her children, and all the victims and families and friends of those lost in this incident.

That is just one of the many horror show moments, and I also offer my prayers for the divers who were engaged in recovery efforts. That affects you.

 

[Cyber Liberty]

Gert
@HarbingerEye

She ignored the flight safety warnings of her male flight instructor (not co-pilot) during her annual checkride.

Important distinction: A co-pilot is a second pilot who assists the captain in operating an aircraft in multi-crew operations, while a flight instructor is a certified pilot who teaches and trains student pilots in aviation skills and knowledge.

A checkride is a formal evaluation conducted by a designated pilot examiner (who usually is also a flight instructor) to assess a pilot’s skills, knowledge, and decision-making abilities to determine if they meet the requirements to obtain or retain a specific pilot certificate or rating (such as a pilot's license or night rating).

The pilot under evaluation is considered the pilot-in-command during a checkride. During a checkride, the examiner would only intervene during serious or life threatening errors to ensure safety. When the pilot under evaluation willfully ignores the safety warnings or interventions of the examiner, they will almost certainly fail the checkride. The incident would also be recorded in the evaluation report, and the pilot would have to undergo remedial training and likely be subject to an investigation by the licensing authority.


5:03 PM · Apr 27, 2025
https://x.com/HarbingerEye/status/1916599093020839938

I guess she failed the checkride.

[Bigun]

I guess she failed the checkride.

We will never know because the guy doing the grading is no longer around.

[Wingnut]

I guess she failed the checkride.

Spectacularly.

[verga]

Spectacularly.

If you must fail, make it epic.

[MeganC]

I guess she failed the checkride.

Yup.

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1916924864847290373