The pilot of the plane that crashed in Toronto was a 26-year-old woman who had only been cleared to fly a month ago.

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volsrocks

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She obtained the certification to fly bigger planes on 9th January and already in February she crashed the passenger jet.

NOTE: “HOLDER DOES NOT MEET THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AERONAUTICAL EXPERIENCE”

Swanson had only 250 hours of flight time, prompting questions about hiring practices.

PS: Previously you needed 1000 hours.

The airline is committed to destroy the patriarchy and hence preferentially hire women.


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Has her identity been confirmed?

It doesn't look like it.

Delta has released limited information about the crew, stating that the captain, hired in 2007 by Mesaba Airlines (later merged into Endeavor Air), and the first officer, hired by Endeavor Air in January 2024, were both experienced and FAA-certified for their roles. The airline has not confirmed names, though it has refuted claims of inadequate training or experience. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is leading the ongoing investigation, and no official pilot identification has been released as part of it yet.


@Grok
 
She had been cleared to fly bigger planes.

How long should she wait? Is it that they clear someone to fly bigger planes, and then say "but don't do it for another 10 years?"
 
BartenderElite said:
She had been cleared to fly bigger planes.

How long should she wait? Is it that they clear someone to fly bigger planes, and then say "but don't do it for another 10 years?"
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You believe 250 hours of flight experience is sufficient? Wow, you're even more stupid than you look. I wouldn't have thought that possible.
 
volsrocks said:
She obtained the certification to fly bigger planes on 9th January and already in February she crashed the passenger jet.

NOTE: “HOLDER DOES NOT MEET THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AERONAUTICAL EXPERIENCE”

Swanson had only 250 hours of flight time, prompting questions about hiring practices.

PS: Previously you needed 1000 hours.

The airline is committed to destroy the patriarchy and hence preferentially hire women.


https://twitter.com/x/status/1893198288184045772
View: https://x.com/mylordbebo/status/1893198288184045772?s=46&t=oXM3QUNDayEotvdo1W-zQA
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She had 1500+ hours of training, more than the chick that crashed the helicopter into the plane in DC.

www.cbsnews.com

Delta releases information about crew aboard flight that crashed, flipped in Toronto

Delta said that claims spreading online alleging the captain and first officer had failed training events were false, and both crew members are Federal Aviation Administration-certified for their positions.
www.cbsnews.com www.cbsnews.com
 
volsrocks said:
She obtained the certification to fly bigger planes on 9th January and already in February she crashed the passenger jet.

NOTE: “HOLDER DOES NOT MEET THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AERONAUTICAL EXPERIENCE”

Swanson had only 250 hours of flight time, prompting questions about hiring practices.

PS: Previously you needed 1000 hours.

The airline is committed to destroy the patriarchy and hence preferentially hire women.


https://twitter.com/x/status/1893198288184045772
View: https://x.com/mylordbebo/status/1893198288184045772?s=46&t=oXM3QUNDayEotvdo1W-zQA
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That's funny. I guess she must have had a recent sex change and also an age reduction or else she was flying at Mesaba when she was 9.

Officials say the captain was hired by Mesaba Airlines in October 2007, which merged with Pinnacle Airlines in 2012 to form Endeavor Air, a subsidiary of Delta that operated the flight to Toronto. Additionally, he has served as an active duty captain and in pilot training and flight safety capacities.
www.cbsnews.com

Delta releases information about crew aboard flight that crashed, flipped in Toronto

Delta said that claims spreading online alleging the captain and first officer had failed training events were false, and both crew members are Federal Aviation Administration-certified for their positions.
www.cbsnews.com www.cbsnews.com
 
countryboy said:
Yes, she was cleared under the dei dumped down rules of the Biden administration. Like I said, you are even more stupid than you look. Nobody would have thought that possible. Sacks of hammers are celebrating your existence.
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1. The pilot's identity has not been confirmed.
2. There’s no clear evidence that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) directly altered pilot qualification standards—such as those for obtaining or maintaining a pilot’s license—under the Biden administration. Pilot qualifications, like those outlined in FAA regulations (e.g., 14 CFR Part 61), involve specific requirements for training, flight hours, medical certification, and testing, and these have remained consistent across administrations unless explicitly amended through rulemaking processes, which are public and typically slow. No major regulatory overhaul of pilot certification standards has been documented under Biden.

@Grok
 
countryboy said:
You believe 250 hours of flight experience is sufficient? Wow, you're even more stupid than you look. I wouldn't have thought that possible.
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There seems to be a large chasm between reality and what you believe. (It's like we could call that chasm - The Gulf of America)

CBS News learned the first officer graduated from a university with an accredited and well-respected aviation program, and so was able to start working with fewer than 1,500 hours under a Restricted Air Transport Pilot certificate. She crossed the 1,500-hour mark and earned her full ATP certificate in January 2023, which is the highest-level pilot certification in the U.S., before completing training last April, and has been flying for Endeavor since then.
 
volsrocks said:
She obtained the certification to fly bigger planes on 9th January and already in February she crashed the passenger jet.

NOTE: “HOLDER DOES NOT MEET THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AERONAUTICAL EXPERIENCE”

Swanson had only 250 hours of flight time, prompting questions about hiring practices.

PS: Previously you needed 1000 hours.

The airline is committed to destroy the patriarchy and hence preferentially hire women.


https://twitter.com/x/status/1893198288184045772
View: https://x.com/mylordbebo/status/1893198288184045772?s=46&t=oXM3QUNDayEotvdo1W-zQA
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How many folks here know that these planes land themselves nowadays? Raise your hand!

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