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Post by jetstar on Mar 30, 2007 12:26:29 GMT -5
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Post by Christian Page, RAI on Mar 30, 2007 13:45:31 GMT -5
That's a great story! I read it in the magazine when I bough it last weekend. I don't doubt it, either, as predatory birds having encounters with aircraft is common here. South of the runways at Will Rogers, the city owns a bunch of land that is kept clear for noise reasons and potential expansion. They grow wheat on it and bale it up fo sale. Downside is that many little critters come and feast and the local hawks and eagles decide to make them a feast. Back in th day when I was working out there, I remember CFR mobilizing because a Delta 727 bound for Atlanta had sucked a turkey hawk into an engine. The pilot said it hit the window (which was shattered on the Captain's side - and I kick myself for not having a camera that day as I was on the Delta ramp with my then-girlfriend who was a DL gate agent when the hammered 727 pulled into old gate C6) and then bounced back and got sucked into the left engine. The plane returned safely, albeit with feathers stuck in various places along the left side of it.
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Post by jetstar on Mar 30, 2007 17:44:59 GMT -5
That's a great story! I read it in the magazine when I bough it last weekend. I don't doubt it, either, as predatory birds having encounters with aircraft is common here. South of the runways at Will Rogers, the city owns a bunch of land that is kept clear for noise reasons and potential expansion. They grow wheat on it and bale it up fo sale. Downside is that many little critters come and feast and the local hawks and eagles decide to make them a feast. Back in th day when I was working out there, I remember CFR mobilizing because a Delta 727 bound for Atlanta had sucked a turkey hawk into an engine. The pilot said it hit the window (which was shattered on the Captain's side - and I kick myself for not having a camera that day as I was on the Delta ramp with my then-girlfriend who was a DL gate agent when the hammered 727 pulled into old gate C6) and then bounced back and got sucked into the left engine. The plane returned safely, albeit with feathers stuck in various places along the left side of it. Hi Kris. I should get my mag tomorrow. You never have a camera when you need it!! Paul |
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Post by Christian Page, RAI on Mar 30, 2007 19:02:32 GMT -5
Yes, it is true about cameras - especially when Delta gate agents or Southwest flight attendants are involved. I do have Polaroids of a TWA FA somewhere - I haven't lived the most pure life...;P
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Post by Ralf Maylin on Mar 31, 2007 8:00:18 GMT -5
LOL, Polaroids are retro too, today they use cell phones.
Ralf ;D
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Post by Christian Page, RAI on Mar 31, 2007 8:45:11 GMT -5
LOL, Polaroids are retro too, today they use cell phones. Ralf ;D Oh, I know - I don't have a camera phone, but I do have a digital camera that does both stills and video. |
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