Air Traffic Controller Asleep on Duty at Reagan National, NTSB Says

[thundley4]

All it takes is once for a the random "So what" to become an indefensible billion-dollar lawsuit based on "My God, WTF is wrong with you that you knew about this for years and didn't do anything???"

Even frickin' locomotive engineers have deadman switches they have to keep down that raise hell if they're let alone for a given interval, three minutes in some cases.  This shit's getting out of hand, and there are several technical ways to deal with it that don't involve doubling the staff like the union wants. 

I want to know how these people are so deeply asleep that they don't hear repeated radio or phone calls.  There has to be something else going on with these guys.

[namvet]

All it takes is once for a the random "So what" to become an indefensible billion-dollar lawsuit based on "My God, WTF is wrong with you that you knew about this for years and didn't do anything???"

Even frickin' locomotive engineers have deadman switches they have to keep down that raise hell if they're let alone for a given interval, three minutes in some cases.  This shit's getting out of hand, and there are several technical ways to deal with it that don't involve doubling the staff like the union wants. 

its called tombstone technology

[namvet]

BTY The Air Traffic Controllers Union today certified VP Joe Biden...as a fully qualified Air Traffic Controller based on passing a rigorous exam with the highest possible grade

[Eupher]

BTY The Air Traffic Controllers Union today certified VP Joe Biden...as a fully qualified Air Traffic Controller based on passing a rigorous exam with the highest possible grade

Out-****ing-standing!

h5!