Headline: Near Collision At Reagan Intl.

This (separating aircraft) is a thing that computers can do better than humans can do. Then you have the issue of getting humans to follow the instructions, which is required for success.
 
Palmpilot said:
It's weird that the guy in the video complains about allegedly unqualified pilots when the article itself is about a case of controller error.
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I don’t think the video was specifically tailored to the text article. Given that the #1 purpose of videos embedded in news articles is to generate ad revenue, the video served its purpose.

Regarding the suggestion to allow computers to do the separating, here’s a couple of points. KDCA has ASDE-X and that automated system should have provided a conflict alert. Recall that in the Haneda runway collision, the runway safety system did provide a conflict alert but that alert was only visual and went unnoticed by ATC. Also keep in mind that, at the end of the day, any computer-driven system is conceived, designed, constructed, programmed, tested, and maintained by humans. It’s tough to get the imperfect human out of the loop.
 
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