by expat » Sun Apr 27, 2014 9:00 am
OK, it could have been rather nasty, but it was not a grenade, but a thunder flash or flash bang. I have had one go off by my feet, makes you jump somewhat for that WTF moment before you realise what is going on....
Matt
"A bit of a pickle" - British translation: A catastrophically bad situation with potentially fatal consequences.
PETA

People Eating Tasty Animals.
B1 (Cat C) licenced engineer, Boeing 737NG 600/700/800/900 Airbus A318/19/20/21 and Dash8 Q-400
1. Captain, if the problem is not entered into the technical logbook.........then the aircraft does not have a problem.
2. And, if you have time to write the fault on a napkin and attach to it to the yoke.........you have time to write it in the tech log....see point 1.