Three things I was told to memorize being a First Officer:
1. Clear Right
2. Don’t worry you can tell the pax that was my landing
3. I’ll take the fat one
Now that my attempt at humor is over, a friend of mine forward me the following pictures and text.
Pictures forwarded on by a friend…
I guess a GPU almost sitting on the J line wasn’t a big enough THREAT to notice! So much for assuming that the obvious will be your guide…NOTHING, as witnessed here, replaces following Policy & Procedures 100% of the time (like physically clearing the A/C Clear Zone). We can only imagine what the person sitting in the seat next to the prop arch must have been thinking…
Pictures of a Dash 8, Mesa owned, in Phoenix. They were being parked and no one saw the power cart on the right side of the airplane, including the crew. Shrapnel everywhere. No one was hurt, amazing considering the pieces and parts flying around.
May 1st, 2009 → 4:34 pm @ Geek Pilot