by expat » Thu Jun 10, 2010 5:45 pm
Perks of the job, I got the jump seat in a Q400. A nice flight with a clear skys, visibility was unrestricted and it was very smooth. We were lined up, nice approach, nice touch down and a gentle coast down the runway bleeding speed. All very sedentary. Then two of the largest hares I have ever seen, lopped out into the middle of the runway and sat down. Now I am not one for exaggeration, but I have seem smaller Shetland ponies
. Now I don't know if anyone has experience of a hare or rabbit strike, but the damage can run into $$$$$$$$$$. Not sure if the pilot acted on me, or it he was doing his own thing, but after the words from me, "hit them and you will be AOG for a week", I was hanging in the seat belts and trying not to become one with the centre pedestal. I now have a nice welt under my chin/neck from the seat strap. The Q400 is such a cheap bit of crap, would you believe that the jump seat seat belt is the same as a car seat belt!! Any way, I like to think I saved the day
Matt
Names and details have been changed to protect the innocent
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expat on Thu Jun 10, 2010 5:47 pm, edited 1 time in total.
"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.
