Andrew Gutierrez

Christ-follower. Husband to Michelle. Dad to Weston, Gabriel, Grady, and Thatcher. Teaching Pastor of Canyon Bible Church of Prescott. Ultrarunner.

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@Ballislife Loved that team.

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@KodyGibby @okcthunder So good. Great placement right next to the Jordan “wings” poster.

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@TheGolfDivoTee Great photo of a great tournament. I was behind the green at this moment. I had the chance to be a standard bearer and walk inside the ropes that year.

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@andrewtwalker Bravo! Thanks for posting this.

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@DrPJWilliams @YouTube I’m thankful for the place of fellowship and study that I found TH to be during my 2022 sabbatical. The benefits gained both relationally and academically have indirectly had a great impact on my church in the US. Thank you for how you serve the Christian church. See you in ‘26!

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@tranwei @jarbitro I second this question. Wish I could’ve been there.

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@ajoneswilkins Congrats on Saturdays’s finish. What did you think of our Circle Trail up here in Prescott?

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@jarbitro @mike_reeves He’s been such a helpful author. We pass out quite a few Reeve’s books at Canyon Bible. My favorite is Rejoice and Tremble. The fear of the Lord is an awe of God that wants more of Him and draw nearer to Him.

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@The7Line @The7LineArmy @Mets Such a great video. Our family watched it three times. You guys were a great addition to it.

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@DailyAFC Dear coach,

Please stop doing that.

Sincerely,
all Arsenal fans

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@BuserBrooks So, so good.

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@malachiobrien https://t.co/v1cGTnypF9

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I was a Blackhawk helicopter crew chief in the Army.

I was even a Flight Instructor. This means that I trained Crew Chiefs and ensured that they completed all training annually to maintain their flight ratings.

One massive responsibility we had was to be the eyes for the pilots. We handled airspace obstacle avoidance and communicated potential risks to the pilots.

Quite often we would train as a flight of 2 or 3 birds flying in formation.

It was my job to have my head out the window and tell the pilots that the aircraft behind us was "staggered right at 3 discs". (We measured close distances in terms of the diameter of our rotor discs).

I can tell you after doing this for hundreds of hours, even when you know EXACTLY where a Blackhawk is, and you have night vision goggles on, it is EXTREMELY hard to SEE the aircraft.

These birds are designed to be hard to see at night.

The red and green lights on the side get lost in the lights of the city below. The only "lights" on top of the aircraft are called "slime lights" because they are a very very very dim green.

Incredibly difficult to see.

If you are above the helicopter, even if it has it flood light or spot light (2 different lights) on, underneath it, it is still hard to see the bird because all of that illumination is below the airframe.

Another thing people should know is just how busy things can get on the aircraft.

Pilots are talking to each other about what they are observing on the instrument panels. This means neither are looking outside the aircraft.

The crew chief might be conducting a fuel check, where we would also be looking up into the cockpit at the fuel gages and the clock.

This CAN lead to moments where all 3 people on the aircraft are all looking inside the aircraft.

It's not supposed to happen that way. We are supposed to announce when we are "coming inside" or are "back outside" the aircraft. But that doesn't always happen.

Also, in cities like DC, the radio traffic is constant and can make it hard to filter out what is important for you to listen to.

Checking instruments, doing math, reading checklists, and listening to multiple radios all at the same time is HARD. Mistakes happen.

Anyone out there telling you that they find the aircraft collision to be suspect, have NEVER been in a flight crew and they have ZERO idea what they are talking about.

Ignore them all. Better yet, mock the hell out of them.

999 times out of 1000 aircraft incidents always come down to a series of pilot and crew errors.

Humans are involved. They aren't perfect.

Tonight, my heart and mind is with the families of those involved in this tragic event.

I won't join the chorus of idiots making speculations.

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@innoutburger_ From sea to shining sea.

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@MastersSeminary Such an important part of Christianity and pastoral ministry. Our testimony would be so much brighter if we helped people reconcile. "...I ask you also, true companion, help these women, who have labored side by side with me in the gospel..." Phil 4:3. Thank you, Eric!

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@MastersSeminary Excellent article with so many important truths for Christians to consider. Thanks, Corey Williams.

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@PE_Dahl I worked at Pasatiempo as a cart attendant in college. I love that track. Some of my best memories are getting to play from Monday-Thursday. Playing the back nine by myself late in the evening are some of my best memories.

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“Pastor, you will never drift into faithful devotion to Jesus Christ.” Heb 2:1 @chuckdnewkirk

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@expositcllctv I like House, Oswalt, and Motyer

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@1CuseUnited7 @AnthonyDiComo I saw that too. Spicy from Nimmo

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@DannyVietti As a kid I used to try to mow my lawn like the grass at the coliseum.