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A fighter pilot in one of the Armed Forces (Nigeria or here in the US).

Surah Ash-Sharh[Q. 94].

Why? Because I've been through a lot of struggles and hardships ever since I landed in the US for my studies. And I believe, at the end of all these struggles, there's going to be peace and all my efforts will be rewarded In shaa Allah.

أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ ﴿١﴾ وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ ﴿٢﴾ الَّذِي أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ ﴿٣﴾ وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ ﴿٤﴾ فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا ﴿٥﴾ إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا ﴿٦﴾ فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانصَبْ ﴿٧﴾ وَإِلَى رَبِّكَ فَارْغَبْ ﴿٨﴾


"Alam nashrah laka sadrak
Wa wa d'ana 'anka wizrak
Allazee anqada zahrak
Wa raf 'ana laka zikrak
Fa inna ma'al usri yusra
Inna ma'al 'usri yusra
Fa iza faragh ta fansab
Wa ilaa rabbika far ghab"

For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.

Im sure 99% of you people running your mouths here saying Trump is the best thing that has happened to America and Democrats just want to destroy the country do not even live here. It's what the media shows that you are all reacting on and its pathetic.

Ever since this man came on board, things have changed drastically. There has never been a more divided America among racial and political lines since the human rights era. Trump has given a voice to the most despicable pieces of scum to ever crawl out from the darkest corners of this country. And guess what, he may actually win a second term because those who listen to him and support his very language of hate actually make up most of the states that really matter in the electoral race.

I'm not saying the other sides are different as everyone here plays their own brand of politics. But Trumps style is probably the first of its kind. And it goes to show what the guys in Congress actually are,, cos any other person would not have done half of what this guy has done without consequences. People are yelling about Obama. Obama wouldn't have done even a quarter of what Trump has done b4 they would have called for his head or tried to remove him from office. The main issue is not just only about the lawmakers, but the people themselves. Sometimes I think God intentionally let this guy win in 2016 to show the world America is not all that it portrays itself to be. Over 170k people and counting dead from a novel virus under your watch, and all you can say is "it is what it is" and "its Obama's fault for not leaving measures to tackle this" even when you disbanded the very team that was meant for such issues. You have a period where the rise of hatred for other races has been the highest in years. I know the whole black lives matter movement has been hijacked by people for their own agenda, but would you rather watch your fellow black man get shot at for no reason? Some people have gone so numb about all this that it is no longer news to them when they hear about another shooting. Rather, they blame the victim. For those who are so myopic they cant see beyond their noses, this is all happening under the CURRENT administration. Period. No one can predict the future. So no one can say if things will get worse if they vote for another person. You start fights with those you supposed to treat as allies and cozy up to dictators, calling them "strong men". Who else would have survived all this and even certainly win reelection?

It's all sad, but it's true. This is the America we live in today.

wesley80:
Clear case of negligence it would seem. Wondering if compensation was paid to families of the victims.

Yeah most families got $100,000 compensation.

PreyingMantis:
Not with the Ethiopian 737 Max. The pilot had no answer to that

The 737 Max was a disaster waiting to happen. Poor design of an aircraft just because you want to compete. Sad thing was, the safety feature which would have overridden the MCAS was offered as an Option for extra money.

wesley80:
Sad to hear. I've always wondered if FAAN and the local aviation industry learn anything from crashes in the country. From the little I know watching ACI on NatGeo, there's always an important lesson from every air mishap and shrouding Air crash investigations in secrecy is counterproductive.

Recommendations are made but the question is are they followed? I remember when we finally got to identify and claim her body a month later, while waiting for the death certificate, one lady who lost her uncle on the same flight told us that on that day, when the pilot declared a mayday, the ATC in charge of the flight immediately handed the plane over to a JUNIOR member who had no idea about the crisis at hand. By the time he got up to speed, the plane had already hit the ground. In a saner climate, those recordings would have been heard and the ATC would have been fired for negligence and even jailed.

I also heard that the plane was not supposed to fly back to Lagos that day. The management demanded that it return to Lagos that evening, even after they were told it was due for a quick service. They insisted it turn back immediately. If the plane had remained in Abuja, I'm sure the mechanics would have detected the problem when performing the engine inspection.

According to the report - and i have it in front of me as I type this - "Engine number 1 lost power seventeen minutes into the flight, and
thereafter on final approach, Engine number 2 lost power and failed to respond to throttle movement on demand for increased power to sustain the aircraft in its flight configuration."

"The Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) retained about 30 minutes 53 seconds of the flight
and started recording at 1513:44hrs by which time the Captain and First Officer (F/O)
were in a discussion of a non-normal condition regarding the correlation between the
engine throttle setting and an engine power indication. However, they did not voice
concerns then that the condition would affect the continuation of the flight. The flight
crew continued to monitor the condition and became increasingly concerned as the
flight transitioned through the initial descent from cruise altitude at 1522:00hrs and the
subsequent approach phase."

If the pilots had requested a return when they first detected the problem, or even diverted to an alternate airport I'm sure they would have landed safely. The sad part to it all was that they were already in Lagos and were on final approach. If only the plane had remained just three more minutes in the air, they would have landed.

Well, like they say, hindsight is 20/20. May they continue to rest in peace.

wesley80:
This is interesting to hear. Never quite got to read the report from that crash.

My mother-in-law was on that plane. I was able to get the report of the crash. I even have it on my drive somewhere.