• DucksInARow@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 days ago

    That’s a selective and misleading interpretation of the Wired article.

    A more accurate summary would be that in the face of unreliable instruments and an overworked ATC, the pilots made a rational decision that nonetheless resulted in their deaths. While multiple factors aligned to cause the accident, the inciting event and most significant factor was military GPS interference.

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      No, the pilots fucked up seven ways to Sunday and didn’t do their job, full stop.

      I say this as someone with aviators in my family - we were shocked at how much these pilots fucked up.

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        1 day ago

        Well, I don’t know about you lot, but I’m listening to this guy. He has aviators in his family!

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        Yeah. It’s going to be like two years before the final FAA report, but I’d be surprised if they assigned any significant blame to the GPS jamming.