WTF? (**NSFW**)

[uhhello]

4 hours ago, SocialD said:

 

 

 

Only thing that seems logical is that he went back to "take a peek" at the gear and fell.

That's the only thing I thought of as well.  Strange situation.  

[SurelySerious]

On a fixed gear airplane, though, right?

[uhhello]

11 minutes ago, SurelySerious said:

On a fixed gear airplane, though, right?

Good point.  Didn't look that close

[SocialD]

12 minutes ago, SurelySerious said:

On a fixed gear airplane, though, right?

 

Yup, that's what makes it so puzzling.  

[M2]

Speculation is he leaned out the door to check the right gear malfunction and accidentally fell as he was untethered...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/family-of-pilot-who-died-after-exiting-plane-during-mid-flight-emergency-left-reeling-father-says/ar-AA109ZqZ

[Sim]

[FourFans]

2 hours ago, Sim said:

This one belongs in the monkeypox thread...because that's a way to get monkeypox

Edited August 2, 2022 by FourFans130

[Biff_T]

He used to work as a roadie for Jethro Tull.  This is why he was fired.

In all seriousness.  This guy will have a fun time in prison.  

[charlie141]

Update on the pilot jumping out; 911 call from controllers….

Co-pilot who died after exiting plane in mid-flight emergency 'jumped'
https://mol.im/a/11077009


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[M2]

22 hours ago, charlie141 said:

Update on the pilot jumping out; 911 call from controllers….

Co-pilot who died after exiting plane in mid-flight emergency 'jumped'
https://mol.im/a/11077009

I listened to that 911 call, it's still no evidence the copilot deliberately "jumped" from the airplane...

[BFM this]

2 hours ago, M2 said:

I listened to that 911 call, it's still no evidence the copilot deliberately "jumped" from the airplane...

Barring further evidence coming to light, the most likely working theory is that this was an attempt to visually check the damaged right main while in flight, gone horribly wrong. 

Anyone who has ever been anywhere near an open Herc ramp in flight, wouldn't think of doing so without a harness attached.

[FLEA]

https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-navy/2022/07/22/sky-dong-walked-so-queen-drawing-british-pilots-could-run/?fbclid=IwAR1qwrSj5jPFQJXvVBiM8nhIUIW1yt2fHkeBs7yG32ahZUHQ4WGi05l0Oos

 

[charlie141]

I listened to that 911 call, it's still no evidence the copilot deliberately "jumped" from the airplane...

Agreed

The controllers were quoting the pilot who landed, but there’s a lot unanswered; jumped, fell , pushed, etc.


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[GrndPndr]

19 minutes ago, FLEA said:

https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-navy/2022/07/22/sky-dong-walked-so-queen-drawing-british-pilots-could-run/?fbclid=IwAR1qwrSj5jPFQJXvVBiM8nhIUIW1yt2fHkeBs7yG32ahZUHQ4WGi05l0Oos

 

Translation: "Air Force fan website says brit private pilots make image of Queen, which is better than US Navy cock and balls."

And in semi-related news - airforcetimes is clearly hitting on all cylinders today, with this headline, "5 military movies that would be better with Velociraptors."  Not sure if that's a good thing or not (might be).

[VMFA187]

On 8/2/2022 at 9:04 AM, Sim said:

Dude deserves to get that flute shoved so far down his throat that it kills him. 

[Eli]

8 minutes ago, VMFA187 said:

Dude deserves to get that flute shoved so far down his throat that it kills him. 

Really?  How many times have You tried to sneak one pass the goalie?
 

He just had a different take on blow jobs. it’s also CA sooo it anything goes.  
 

[Biff_T]

1 hour ago, VMFA187 said:

Dude deserves to get that flute shoved so far down his throat that it kills him. 

By the time he gets out of prison, he will have learned how to play "Bungle in the Jungle" with a plethora of different types of skin flutes.  

[BFM this]

On 7/31/2022 at 11:56 AM, SurelySerious said:

On a fixed gear airplane, though, right?

Based on the ADS-B track, CP was on his third training sortie.  Started with a jump run, went to the pattern, two circuits, then headed for RDU and declared, implying the second bounce went wrong (hard landing, etc). Ref: video I'd posted earlier

[TreeA10]

On 8/4/2022 at 12:35 PM, VMFA187 said:

Dude deserves to get that flute shoved so far down his throat that it kills him. 

I like the way you think but I was envisioning the flute being shoved from the opposite direction, feed the douchebag beans, and have him blow Mozarts Magic Flute out of his ass.  Punishment with classical music appreciation and education all rolled into one. 

[Sim]

Reminder that "he" is from CA. So reward will be a medal for his degenerate behavior and a long line of parents to "groom" their kids. 

[Springer]

On 8/4/2022 at 11:51 AM, FLEA said:

https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-navy/2022/07/22/sky-dong-walked-so-queen-drawing-british-pilots-could-run/?fbclid=IwAR1qwrSj5jPFQJXvVBiM8nhIUIW1yt2fHkeBs7yG32ahZUHQ4WGi05l0Oos

 

Now that was impressive!  I sent my bride a heart via FlightAware so she wouldn't complain about my $150+ fill ups:

[M2]

WTF?
 

 

[M2]

This just gets weirder and weirder...

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/my-copilot-just-ran-out-the-back-of-the-plane-chilling-audio-from-aerial-incident-near-fort-bragg
 

 

[uhhello]

1 hour ago, M2 said:

This just gets weirder and weirder...

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/my-copilot-just-ran-out-the-back-of-the-plane-chilling-audio-from-aerial-incident-near-fort-bragg
 

 

Wow, weird indeed. 

[brabus]

That’s pretty solid evidence it was suicide, unless the pilot is completely lying to ATC, but doesn’t seem like it.