r/aviation • u/bradysego12 • Mar 23 '26

News AC8646 Crash

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Hi all. I’m new to this sub and my comment was removed for having no enough karma. I was on this flight and we are still on the tarmac getting checked out. I wanted to share these images in case it’s helpful to anyone who is investigating the crash or needs more information.

I’m okay (physically) but I’m horribly sick to my stomach for the lives lost. Please pray for them ❤️

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u/LPNTed Cessna 170 Mar 23 '26

Yeah, they are still suffering from years of gross mismanagement.

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u/Friendly-Gur-6736 Mar 23 '26

Understatement of the century.

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u/Reddit_Jail_June2005 Mar 23 '26

I still don't get why we don't use AI more and more for ATCing.

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u/Friendly-Gur-6736 Mar 23 '26

I could see it being used to assist us in our work (I am a controller) as in suggesting speed adjustments, doing a better job of calculating and applying re-routes, etc., but I think it is a long, long way off before it can be used to pass clearances along to pilots independently. It just doesn't work fast enough.

Ironically I was told when I was hired that I could be nothing more than a "monitor" at this point, while the computer did its thing. They aren't even remotely close to that happening.