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Bluetus

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29. I appreciate the insights nonetheless

Reply to InstantGratification (Reply #28)

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 01:19 PM

Mar 17

even if they were not directly applicable in this case. I am not a pilot, but I have taken an interest in aviation lately, with some good story-tellers out there like Mentour Pilot. And he definitely echoes what you say about there being so many safeguards that there will almost always have to be 2 or 3 simultaneous failures (procedurally or mechanically) to cause such an accident.

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I speculated on that in another thread: InstantGratification Mar 13 #6

It is almost 100% certain that the collision was with another plane involved in the refueling operation Bluetus Mar 13 #11

Correct, tankers are not normally that close InstantGratification Mar 13 #18

A question about the tanker-on-tanker scenario Bluetus Mar 14 #22

I could give you wild speculation, not much else InstantGratification Mar 15 #23

revisiting this InstantGratification Mar 16 #26

So it sounds like a "regular" collision Bluetus Mar 16 #27

yep InstantGratification Mar 16 #28

I appreciate the insights nonetheless Bluetus Mar 17 #29

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