From: Dhu on Gate <campbell@neotext.ca>
Newsgroups: can.politics,alt.politics
Subject: Re: Breaking GNUS -- Cyclopean Morons Flying Blind
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2025 04:23:06 -0000 (UTC)
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On Mon, 3 Feb 2025 09:59:35 -0800, Alan wrote:
> On 2025-02-03 04:05, Dhu on Gate wrote:
>> On Sun, 2 Feb 2025 11:34:39 -0800, Alan wrote:
>>
>>> On 2025-02-01 23:59, Dhu on Gate wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 1 Feb 2025 17:34:05 -0800, Alan wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 2025-02-01 17:29, Dhu on Gate wrote:
>>>>>> On Sat, 1 Feb 2025 15:22:32 -0800, Alan wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 2025-02-01 14:56, Dhu on Gate wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Sat, 1 Feb 2025 12:56:29 -0800, Alan wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 2025-01-30 21:40, Dhu on Gate wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:41:42 -0800, Alan wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 2025-01-30 20:23, Dhu on Gate wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:12:04 -0800, Alan wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 2025-01-30 15:51, Dhu on Gate wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:36:40 -0800, Alan wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 2025-01-30 14:52, Dhu on Gate wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> All three in the military chopper that just went down
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> were flying at night in a populated area wearing these:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00riBUfpQRRVqc/Optics-Helmet-Mounted-Military-Grade-Night-Vision-Goggles-Gen-2-NH91X-.jpg
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Seventy-odd people would still be alive if they'd been wearing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> equipment more suitable to their task:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/eokAAOSwZ~lZulB3/s-l1600.jpg
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You lack anything resembling a clue.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You can't read. ALL 3 were wearing night vision goggles.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Got a cite for that, Sunshine?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Do your own homework, homey.
>>>>>>>>>>> It's your claim, so it's your homework, Sunshine.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Here you go:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> https://people.com/american-airlines-crash-reagan-airport-dc-night-vision-goggles-harder-see-expert-exclusive-8783101
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Dhu
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> What the article says is actually that the "HAD" night vision goggles...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ...not that they were USING them.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Furthermore, you're taking Trump's alcoholic, incompetent Secretary of
>>>>>>>>> Defense's word for it.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 'Night vision goggles are available for Army aviators during nighttime
>>>>>>>>> missions, but they are not always necessary, said [retired Army chief
>>>>>>>>> warrant officer with more than 30 years experience in flying Army
>>>>>>>>> helicopters] Koziol, who noted that he did not know if the pilots were
>>>>>>>>> wearing the goggles during Wednesday night's flight.'
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> And note that you can be wearing the goggles on your helmet...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ...AND not using them.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> And just to be completely clear, they were wearing equipment very
>>>>>>>>> different than what you presented.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The 3 dickheads in the chopper weren't flying it.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It was a training flight with the instructor pilot having 1,000 hours of
>>>>>>> experience and the "student" pilot having 500 hours of experience.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And they were the three on board, aye?
>>>>>
>>>>> No. Those were TWO of the three on board who were PILOTS.
>>>>
>>>> Mebbe. Prove it. Or fuck off. I could care less because you can't.
>>>
>>> Done.
>>>
>>> <https://www.npr.org/2025/02/01/g-s1-46002/washington-dc-airport-potomac-crash-black-hawk-military-crew>
>>
>> If I believed the NPR was anything other than what it is ...
> And what do you BELIEVE it is?
Informative AGIT-PROP.
Dhu
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