General Discussion

2. I have hundreds of flights, as pilot, into and out of DCA.

3. I was an ALPA-trained (Air Line Pilots Association .. AFL-CIO) airline accident investigator.

4. I participated in the beta testing of the original TCAS (Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System) .. made by Bendix.

I would not touch the quoted pilot-on-twitter's irresponsible "most likely explanation" with a ten foot pole. In the long run, he might be right .. but it is just his guess at this point. His, or anyone's, theories are no more helpful than the conspiracy nuts that come crawling out of their roach-holes, as predictably as day following night, at times like this.

I also saw on twitter that Rep. Andy Ogles (MAGA-Tennessee) is questioning whether DEI could have contributed to the DCA crash last night. I think that most all DUers would dismiss this as total BS. Maybe we should wait for the professional air accident investigators to do their jobs.

For the record, I have my theories .. but I am keeping them close. What I have far too few of are facts.