[al baby]

So will the airline be fined for killing an eagle ?

[tcrlaf]

Sitka “Zero Room For Mistakes” Airport

Damned lucky he was able to stop on that postage stamp-sized runway. Ending up in the waters there isn’t conducive to survival.

[woofer]

Oh! the hugh manatee!

I'm a firm believer in the FACT! that weasels never get sucked into a jet's engine and not everyone should soar like an eagle.

[righttackle44]

I’ll be the incident caused the abortion of the eagle’s flight, too.

[OldGuard1]

Sounds like the most majestic aviation accident ever.

[Talisker]

The bird collision automatically shut off the plane's engine, airline spokesman Paul McElroy said.

No shlitz, Sherlock.

What would we do without experts to explain these things to us?

[TSgt]

More than 200 birds were sucked into one of the engines as one of the pilots can be seen watching what was happening. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1217035/Bird-strike-The-moment-200-starlings-sucked-passenger-jet-engine-off.html#ixzz0w4Pf11xN

[MarkL]

Seattle-bound Flight 68 was approaching takeoff speed when the eagle was ingested into the left engine shortly after 10 a.m. in Sitka. None of the 134 passengers or five crew members was hurt.

However, all 139 were taken into custody for the illegal murder of an endangered eagle, and will be fined $10,000 each and spend 1 year in a federal prison.

Mark

[PAR35]

I’m thinking that they are exaggerating the speed. He came up to almost takeoff speed, then reacted and came to a full halt using only one engine for braking, in a fully loaded plane, all in 3500 feet?