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Cat in the cockpit forces emergency landing
Cat loose in cockpit causes emergency landing in Brussels
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - A Belgian airliner made an emergency landing after an agitated passenger - a cat - got into the cockpit and attacked the co-pilot, the airline said Tuesday. The SN Brussels flight from the Belgian capital to Vienna, Austria, had been in the air about 20 minutes Monday when "it was noticed" that a passenger's pet had escaped from its cage, "although it is not yet clear how," according to an airline statement. "Once free, the animal proceeded to wander around the cabin," slipping into the cockpit when meals were being delivered to the two-man flight crew, it said. "At this stage the animal became agitated and nervous," it said. An airline spokeswoman added that the cat scratched the copilot's arm. The pilot decided to return to Brussels as a precaution, and the 58 passengers departed once more two hours later on another flight. ================================================== == So what happened to the duck? - J.O.- |
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John Ousterhout wrote in message . ..
Cat loose in cockpit causes emergency landing in Brussels snip Kinda gives you a warm and fuzzy feeling (pun intended) about those impenetrable steel cockpit doors, doesn't it? I can imagine the new security precautions that will have to go into effect to prevent potential terrorist felines from accessing cockpits. Air Marshall dogs???? John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180) |
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Just as I suspected.
Pilots will do anything for some free pussy tony In article , John Ousterhout wrote: Cat loose in cockpit causes emergency landing in Brussels BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - A Belgian airliner made an emergency landing after an agitated passenger - a cat - got into the cockpit and attacked the co-pilot, the airline said Tuesday. The SN Brussels flight from the Belgian capital to Vienna, Austria, had been in the air about 20 minutes Monday when "it was noticed" that a passenger's pet had escaped from its cage, "although it is not yet clear how," according to an airline statement. "Once free, the animal proceeded to wander around the cabin," slipping into the cockpit when meals were being delivered to the two-man flight crew, it said. "At this stage the animal became agitated and nervous," it said. An airline spokeswoman added that the cat scratched the copilot's arm. The pilot decided to return to Brussels as a precaution, and the 58 passengers departed once more two hours later on another flight. ================================================== == So what happened to the duck? - J.O.- |
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John,
the cockpit door are not steel, too heavy. They are of arimid fiber. Kevlar/Nomex and the like. Much lighter and stronger. Michelle (installed a few) John Galban wrote: John Ousterhout wrote in message . .. Cat loose in cockpit causes emergency landing in Brussels snip Kinda gives you a warm and fuzzy feeling (pun intended) about those impenetrable steel cockpit doors, doesn't it? I can imagine the new security precautions that will have to go into effect to prevent potential terrorist felines from accessing cockpits. Air Marshall dogs???? John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180) -- Michelle P ATP-ASEL, CP-AMEL, and AMT-A&P "Elisabeth" a Maule M-7-235B (no two are alike) Volunteer Pilot, Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic Volunteer Builder, Habitat for Humanity |
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Shiver Me Timbers wrote
Imagine what a shock it must have been to be flying peacefully one moment and being attacked by a cat the next. Believe me, I can imagine. After a long day of flying, hanging out, eating burgers, and generally having fun, it was time to depart for home. But as often happens on a beautiful warm evening, I didn't get around to going until after dark. I had flown the plane several times that day with no issues, so a walkaround with a flashlight quickly convinced me that there were no issues that would prevent me from making the 15 minute flight home. I got in, strapped in, started up, did a quick runup and pulled out onto the runway. The runway was grass with no markings, but it did have lights. Off the end of the runway there were only open fields, so there was something of a black hole effect, but the plane had a full gyro panel and I was prepared for this. I was not prepared for what happened at rotation. There was a sharp pain in my left shoulder, and then a big fat fuzzy thing climbed into my lap, completely blocking my view of the instrument panel. It was a cat from one of the hangar homes. I generally like cats, and really don't mind them climbing on my lap to be petted under normal circumstances, but this was a little much. Keeping one hand on the yoke, I used the other to try and shoo the cat away. I didn't dare lower the nose - there were power lines that I had to clear - so I stared off into the darkness trying to discern a horizon. There were a few lights in the distance, and by holding those in position relative to the bracing tubes in the cockpit, I maintained some semblance of a wings-level climb attitude. The cat, now throughly miffed, climbed off my lap and onto the dash. This was an improvement of sorts - I could now see the instruments - but a big chunk of my view forward was blocked and that would not do for landing. The cat curled up in the corner of the windshield to sulk. More prodding got the feline to move, and as she tried to cross to the other side of the dash, I grabbed the furball and threw her into the back seat. All this took about a minute, I think, since I was now at about 600 ft. I turned crosswind, flew a pattern, and landed without further incident to an accompaniment of annoyed meowing from the back. I then reached into the back, opened the rear door, and the stowaway made her escape. My second attempt at returning home was uneventful. Michael |
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Michael wrote:
Now imagine if you had been so distracted or even attacked by this cat, and had crashed your plane and been killed. There would be a good chance that the cat survived the accident and would be able to escape through a hole or popped out door or window. Now imagine the next day when the NTSB and others are looking at the wreck trying to figure out why your plane came down. |
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Your just lucky it wasnt a ****ed racoon in the airplane....then youd REALLY
have something to complain about....assuming you lived take care Blll |
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Shiver Me Timbers wrote
Now imagine if you had been so distracted or even attacked by this cat, and had crashed your plane and been killed. Could easily have happened. If the vis had not been good enough for me to see those lights in the distance, I could easily have lost control of the airplane, what with no visible horizon and all flight instruments blocked. There would be a good chance that the cat survived the accident and would be able to escape through a hole or popped out door or window. Right. Now imagine the next day when the NTSB and others are looking at the wreck trying to figure out why your plane came down. No problem. They would simply decide that I lost control of the airplane after losing visual references. They would reconcile that with my instrument experience by citing the non-standard layout of the panel and the old-fashioned instruments. It would be about as accurate as most NTSB reports of light GA crashes. Michael |
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