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newmanix
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by newmanix » Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:36 pm
And I am vary sorry for what happened to her but honestly WTF?!?!?!?!
http://gma.yahoo.com/video/news-2679792 ... 07162.html
It just doesn't get any dumber than that. And the Darwin award goes to...
I really hope she makes it out okay but. Really? Walks right into the propeller while the engine is running!!! So then she shields herself with her hand from the blast of the propeller as she was so damn close. The hand was the first to go. How does this happen??? As loud as it is?? Walks right into it. Blond chick. And from her videos she ain't too bright either. I am sorry for her, we all have the blond chick in airplanes jokes but I never thought it wold happen in real life...
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skydvdan
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by skydvdan » Tue Dec 06, 2011 5:08 pm
It happens. Darkness combines with disorienting noise and then add someone that is not used to being around aircraft.
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moda
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by moda » Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:11 am
Darwin award goes to you dumbass. respect people
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Bruce Hamilton
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by Bruce Hamilton » Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:20 am
moda wrote:Darwin award goes to you dumbass. respect people
+1. Not something to be cracking blonde jokes over.
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newmanix
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by newmanix » Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:39 am
Not intended to be a joke. The point was that there are blond jokes about this sort of thing but the shock of it actually happening. Maybe i was a little harsh over the darwin thing but really skydvdan i would think one would stsy from the noise even when dark not go right into the noise. I understand if she just didnt know better.. I guess but maybe its the pilots fault for not briefing her? Or maybe he just thought it was common sence...
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skydvdan
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by skydvdan » Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:39 pm
The problem is that when you are coming out of an aircraft, the noise from the engine is not directional, there is noise all around you. Add to that when a propeller is spinning at night it is invisible. The aircraft type was an Aviat Husky which looks similar to a Maule. That means that she had to get out of the door, walk around the strut to even reach the prop. Very unfortunate. I'll be honest, my first thought when I read the story on abcnews.com was "who the hell walks into a spinning propeller". But then I thought about the conditions... it happens.
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newmanix
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by newmanix » Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:33 pm
He helped her out and away from the aircraft and she left according to the video. She then choose to go back to the plane (I guess to say thanks or something) and walked right into the running engine. If she was in front of it walking towards it, the sound should have been directional. Right? At least that's my experence. My bigger concern is why the engine was left running in the first place with no one in the aircraft. Is it common place to leave the engines running while passengers are near/boarding/disembarking the aircraft??? I feel like maybe the pilot should have some blame here...
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skydvdan
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by skydvdan » Thu Dec 08, 2011 9:41 am
newmanix wrote:He helped her out and away from the aircraft and she left according to the video. She then choose to go back to the plane (I guess to say thanks or something) and walked right into the running engine. If she was in front of it walking towards it, the sound should have been directional. Right? At least that's my experence. My bigger concern is why the engine was left running in the first place with no one in the aircraft. Is it common place to leave the engines running while passengers are near/boarding/disembarking the aircraft??? I feel like maybe the pilot should have some blame here...
No doubt the pilot has some of the blame. If you are approaching an aircraft from the front it is generally quieter since you don't have the prop blast to deal with. A proper safety briefing should always be given to passengers that will be on the flightline/ apron for this exact reason. But again, when you are that close to the aircraft when it is running, you are surrounded by noise. But, coming from the front of the plane it is usually eerily quiet compared to coming from other directions.
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by deltaboeing84 » Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:08 am
My dad worked for Delta in Atlanta. He would always tell me about stuff like this. Like one time a guy drove his tug into the propeller of an ASA Embraer 120ER aircraft. Another time a wing walker had gotten ran over by an L1011. It was raining when the tug driver hit the propeller, they said his rain hood kept flying in his way. It was said that passengers could see chunks flying against the hull. It was sunny, I believe, for the guy that had gotten ran over by the tri-jet.
This stuff is sad.
