Ben Sliney actually played himself in the movie United 93. It was his first day on the job, but he was pretty experienced, he previously ran all of New York City’s air traffic.
I saw an interview with him maybe 15 years ago (sorry I can’t find it now) but he grounded every plane in the US without approval from anyone above him on his first day as the FAA National Operation Manager (I believe he was at least 5 levels below the President).
Pretty incredible story but he knew how to react and executed the plan well.
edit: clarified some stuff and figured I should include his Wikipedia page too
Now imagine what it was like for the guy who took over for him in New York on that day.
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Out of the loop. Context please?
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Damn, can you imagine that being your first day? I assume he had already been through some kind of training or had some assistance in making the decision to ground air traffic
Terrible first day, but he had a senior position at New York TRACON (which controls nearly all air traffic in New York) for years before getting the federal position. He was definitely experienced.
Think of better things that happened that day.
That looks really cool.
That video really took me back, what a vibe. And so very Berlin.
I wonder if there was a moment where he was like, “oh haha, very funny guys. Sure it just crashed into the WTC, totally.”
It’s obviously just a hazing ritual they put the new guys through, right?.. Right guys?
“Awesome prank Farva.”
Al Qaeda: “HAHA OH SHIT I GOT YOU GOOD YOU FUCKER”
it’s just a prank bro. just a bit of light terrorism
"I swear to god I’ll pistol whip the next guy that says ‘jet fuel can’t melt steel beams’ ".
Hey Farva, what’s that conspiracy you love again? With the complete lack of physics knowledge and the mechanical engineering?
I just hope he didn’t bombed his first day.
Mf
Trial by fire, literally.
It was his first day in charge, but far from his first day with the FAA. He still had a lot of experience.
He also played himself in United 93.
Coincidence?
One word. This is why there will always be conspiracy theories I guess.Yep I remember seeing this “cited” as a “dead giveaway” for the whole “inside job” theory.
You’d think they would make it less obvious than that if they wanted to hide a conspiracy.
Funny how they always think that there are some intricate hidden conspiracies, yet that they are obvious enough that some dumbasses on Facebook can figure it out.
First day on a Tuesday (in a highly professional setting) is kinda weird
It wasn’t his first day, it was his first full day. His first day on Monday was likely getting his ID card etc. I’m sure people just like how it sounds saying it was his first day instead.
