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Title: How 'bout some ducks to make it interesting?
Post by: Torcher on November 28, 2007, 04:12:18 PM: Actually, flying and fighting without any added distractions in AH is hard enough.

I was flying into CWA (Central Wisconsin Airport - Wausau) on a Canadair Regional jet for business when about 15 minutes out I heard a BANG. My first thought was that it was the gear doors opening, although a little loud. 'cept, no gear air buffet noise.

Okay, fine. A couple minutes later I hear the familiar gear door and turb noise. Then the captain gets on the com a minute or so later and says "Don't be alarmed if you see some fire vehicles as we land. We hit a bird but the gear came down okay. We'll be making an emergency landing".

Wonderful.

Well, we touched down and came to a quick stop, staying right there in the middle of the runway. Captain gets on again and now says we hit a FLOCK of birds and have to wait for a tow due to no hydraulics to steer.

Kudos to the Cap for a nice job. I frigure the bird(s) hit took out some hydraulics early due to his statement "but the gear came down". Next to the "dent" on the left side of the A/C was a 6" gash with Hydraulic fluid steaks. To the right of the nose cone was a lone feather sticking out. You can see it between the plane and the cone in the pic.

We deplaned down the stairs and a few passengers were at the nose. I went around and snapped the pic (sorry, cell phone cam quality). I asked if it was geese and a ground crew guy said "No" and pointed. There on the ground was one sorry-assed mangled duck. I wanted to get a pic of that, too, but they were shooing us off. (ducks flying at at least 2k in the dark???? - revoke their accounts!)

Thank God none were engine ingested and the gear was working. Although those Spitty and Corsair "no-gear" landings in AH are no biggy ...

In honor of the bird I went to the bar next to my hotel and had 2 shots of Wild Turkey ... and many beers.

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b197/TonyRockyhorror/112607DuckHit.jpg)
Title: How 'bout some ducks to make it interesting?
Post by: eskimo2 on November 28, 2007, 04:19:26 PM: Was the duck OK? Please tell me he was just hurt a little bit.
Title: How 'bout some ducks to make it interesting?
Post by: DiabloTX on November 28, 2007, 04:22:24 PM: A mere 4 feet further up and...*shivers*
Title: How 'bout some ducks to make it interesting?
Post by: Torcher on November 28, 2007, 04:24:33 PM: Quote
Originally posted by DiabloTX
A mere 4 feet further up and...*shivers*

Which was why i was drinking heavily that evening.
Title: How 'bout some ducks to make it interesting?
Post by: Torcher on November 28, 2007, 04:26:43 PM: Quote
Originally posted by eskimo2
Was the duck OK? Please tell me he was just hurt a little bit.

Ahhh, yeah .... it was okay .... ahhhhh, just napping, I think.
Title: How 'bout some ducks to make it interesting?
Post by: eskimo2 on November 28, 2007, 04:31:12 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Torcher
Ahhh, yeah .... it was okay .... ahhhhh, just napping, I think.

Thanks!

:cool:
Title: How 'bout some ducks to make it interesting?
Post by: john9001 on November 28, 2007, 04:49:52 PM: they need to up armor those jets.
Title: How 'bout some ducks to make it interesting?
Post by: DiabloTX on November 28, 2007, 04:52:40 PM: Either that or the dar was porked.
Title: How 'bout some ducks to make it interesting?
Post by: Saxman on November 28, 2007, 04:54:33 PM: He's just pining for the fjords!
Title: How 'bout some ducks to make it interesting?
Post by: Denholm on November 28, 2007, 05:01:59 PM: It was that guy who's against night flying. His message left on the feather, "This is what happens when you turn off the lights."