Killer Bees

See article on p.1 of today's WSJ for article on killer bees making their
way under engine cowlings and into cockpits.

AOPA should "take on" the killer bees pronto!

Haven't seen it yet. I wonder if they are really killer bees? I had a
bee swarm decide to overnight on my wingtip at Lakeland one day. Later
they moved under the cowling. Lot's of screaming about killer bees and
such (me included) but in the end, they just all flew off as did I.

Will go out and buy it. Thanks.

Skylune wrote:
See article on p.1 of today's WSJ for article on killer bees making their
way under engine cowlings and into cockpits.

AOPA should "take on" the killer bees pronto!

You're welcome. The WSJ is saying that they are "Africanized Honey Bees."
I believe these are what are popularly referred to as "killer bees." The
article is entitled "Bees on a Plane are a Real-Life problem vexing some
pilots."

It is happening in the southwest.

On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 13:46:53 -0400, Skylune wrote:

You're welcome. The WSJ is saying that they are "Africanized Honey Bees."
I believe these are what are popularly referred to as "killer bees." The
article is entitled "Bees on a Plane are a Real-Life problem vexing some
pilots."

It is happening in the southwest.

Well thankfully, they are nowhere near as bad as snakes on a plane.


Greg

Well thankfully, they are nowhere near as bad as snakes on a plane.


Damn you for making the joke that I was planning!

Is "Snakes On A Plane" not just THE best title of a film ever? I think all
films should have titles that leave you in no doubt whatsoever about the
plot.

"The boat that sinks" was good, but not as good as "The bus that couldn't
slow down"..



D.

Skylune wrote:
See article on p.1 of today's WSJ for article on killer bees making their
way under engine cowlings and into cockpits.

AOPA should "take on" the killer bees pronto!

Unless said bees are responsible for GA aircraft slamming into homes,
then AOPA has no stand on the issue. Yet.

Yes, Africanized Honey Bees are the 'killer bees'.

If my incident had hit the press, that's how it would have been written
up. A local beekeeper, upon seing a dead sample of my bee swarm,
indicated that they were "just plain 'ol honeybees"

My take is that the press is generally accurate with regard to reporting
an"actuality" but not necessarily accurate with the detailed reporting
of "reality". For example, I would have no doubt that bees are giving
pilots problems by swarming on planes (an actuality) but plenty of doubt
regarding the type of bee, how frequently it happens, how widespread a
problem it is etc.

Or in the case of a plane crash - all you can reasonably rely on from a
press report of a plane crash is that a plane crashed.

Of course, I haven't even read the article so... and I'm not going to
see the movie.

Skylune wrote:
You're welcome. The WSJ is saying that they are "Africanized Honey Bees."
I believe these are what are popularly referred to as "killer bees." The
article is entitled "Bees on a Plane are a Real-Life problem vexing some
pilots."

It is happening in the southwest.

("David Wright" wrote)
"The boat that sinks" was good, but not as good as "The bus that couldn't
slow down".


Watch how I link the two:

One reviewer said, 'The problems with "Speed II" starts with its title -
cruise ships just aren't what one would call ...speedy.'


Montblack
Huh? Huh? Not bad, eh?

Maule Driver wrote:
Or in the case of a plane crash - all you can reasonably rely on from a
press report of a plane crash is that a plane crashed.

I don't know that I'd even rely on that. How many reported "crashes" are
really just off-field landings?

.... Alan
--
Alan Gerber
gerber AT panix DOT com

On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:57:21 +0000 (UTC), Alan Gerber
wrote:
I don't know that I'd even rely on that. How many reported "crashes" are
really just off-field landings?

They're *all* off-field landings... Just some are better than
others... Even when two planes attempt to occupy the same point in the
space time continuum, it's not a 'crash', it's a 'synchronized
landing'... sick-grin