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>>72h is a lot of warning? It's not 72hours, but probably since ~ 1492 they knew that FL is hurricane country. They also know that x% of planes are always on m
by onetimemanytime 8y ago
>>72h is a lot of warning?
It's not 72hours, but probably since ~ 1492 they knew that FL is hurricane country. They also know that x% of planes are always on maintenance and a certain amount of planes cannot evacuate to a safer base. And while not cheap, it's possible to make hurricane proof hangars. Someone dropped the ball and a lot of money was lost.
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- Numberwang 8y agoIt is completely obvious to everyone else that this outcome was predictable and that they did a bad job which will cost a lot of money. USAF is incompetent.
- ecocentrik 8y agoNot all hurricanes are equal. This was the most destructive hurricane to hit that region in recorded history (yet still weaker than the storm that took out Puerto Rico a year ago). The Florida panhandle has mostly been an infrequent target for slow and rainy cat 1 hurricanes every 20 years or so. Those storms take down some trees and power lines, and sometimes cause minor flooding. This was a strong cat 4 with heavy forward momentum and a significant storm surge, a 200+ year storm for the area. Nobody builds for highly unlikely events like this, they buy insurance.
- onetimemanytime 8y ago>>Nobody builds for highly unlikely events like this, they buy insurance. Building better ones I bet would be cheaper than year after year insurance on billion $ items