Posted on 11/15/2023 8:11:18 AM PST by Red Badger
Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A cargo plane that departed New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport had to turn around shortly after take-off when a horse got loose on board.
A recording of air traffic control communication features the pilots of the Air Atlanta Icelandic plane explaining to JFK controllers that they had to return to the airport because a horse was loose on the aircraft.
"The horse managed to escape his stall. We don't have a problem flying-wise, but we need to return back to New York; we cannot get the horse back secured," a pilot says in the recording.
A veterinarian was brought in to check on the horse once the plane was back on the ground.
The flight to Liege, Belgium, departed again later in the day.
Cow tipping at 50mph!.........
That would have been a Withering Heights experience.
The horse told the vet everything was fine until he mentioned that he
was endorsing President Trump. That’s when they turned the plane around.
LOL.....
Horse loose on plane makes it unstable.
OK, only 250 pounds. Not bad.
I remember in the Nav, in the P-3s we would sometimes get a nugget in the right seat. During an o'dark thirty transit to station we'd get the tube crew to meet forward, behind the blackout curtain, and let the nugget get the bird trimmed up... then we'd all run back aft to the galley.
The aircraft would balloon, of course, and we'd wait for him to get it trimmed again... and then we'd run back forward.
A couple of cycles of this would drive the poor guy nuts. Keep in mind that would have been six, seven guys, say 1,400 pounds moving back and forth in a plane only 120 feet in length (IIRC). Great times! :)
Horse must have thought it was going on a Pinochet ride over the pacific ocean.
I wonder what it costs to ship a horse from NYC to Belgium?
I guess if you have to ask, you can’t afford it.
1st class or coach?..................
The mane thing is that the crew and cargo survived all of the lame jokes that were trotted out. Praise God the plane didn’t stall. Everyone is as healthy as a horse.
The Gallop poll could be brutal though. Imagine the kinds of questions. The pilots wouldn’t want anyone Pokeying around for two-bit opinions.
Yup. Wilbur forgot Mr Ed’s Dramamine….
It’s just gunna stirrup more trouble.
Funny stuff.
Did he feel a song coming on? Please Mr. Sandeman, send me a drink!
Well done!
Cargo
Tied to the wing..................
Why did you have to post an image of such a silly child? She has no horse sense for sure. Has lots of horse scents, however.
How much does it cost to plane a horse to Belgium?
“Film” with lots of “footage” at 11! 4K resolution.
Guh-roan! But excellent.
5 out of 5 road apples.
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