"Just Jeepin'" (macintux)
01/17/2020 at 09:35 • Filed to: Locusts, Planelopnik
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"Just Jeepin'" (macintux)
01/17/2020 at 09:35 • Filed to: Locusts, Planelopnik | 6
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These pilots had to manually clear their windshield at altitude. Twice. And still failed to land at their target airport.
https://avherald.com/h?article=4d1de8cc&opt=1
MrDakka
> Just Jeepin'
01/17/2020 at 09:48 |
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And here I am thinking that a couple bug splatters on my windshield was annoying.
Ash78, voting early and often
> Just Jeepin'
01/17/2020 at 09:48 |
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Voluntary depressurization at 8,500' is nothing to sneeze at. I can only imagine the captain’s progressive announcements to the passengers.
Seriously, this is like “3 Sullenbergers out of 5" level of bravery and resourcefulness.
user314
> Just Jeepin'
01/17/2020 at 09:59 |
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On Jan 15th 2020 The Aviation Herald received information based on a screenshot reportedly showing the report of the captain of the flight, that the aircraft was on approach to Dire Dawa’s runway 15 when the aircraft entered a swarm of locust, it was like rain. The windscreen wipers were not able to clear the windshield anymore. The crew went around, climbed to 8500 feet, depressurized the aircraft, opened the cockpit side window and cleaned the windscreen by hand. The same happened on second approach to Dire Dawa. The crew again climbed to 8500 feet, cleaned the windscreen by hand again and diverted to Addis Ababa.
Eww eww eww!
Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> Just Jeepin'
01/17/2020 at 10:07 |
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Roll down the window, George.
Future next gen S2000 owner
> Just Jeepin'
01/17/2020 at 10:18 |
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Is this is just a more intense version of reaching out of your window to snap a wiper to clear ice off of it? .....I’m impressed.
Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
> Ash78, voting early and often
01/17/2020 at 10:21 |
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8,500ft is no big deal; I fly at that altitude in an unpressurized plane often enough. A healthy person doesn’t need supplemental O2 at that alt.
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Ash78, voting early and often
> Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
01/17/2020 at 10:24 |
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Right, but I’m thinking about what the effective cabin altitude is on final approach (pretty close to sea level) and then taking the general public to 8,500' almost instantly with no transition.
OTOH, it’s not like they were exerting themselves... does crapping your pants count as cardio?
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Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
> Ash78, voting early and often
01/17/2020 at 10:36 |
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On final, the cabin alt is set to ground level. In this case, Dire Dawa is at 4,189MSL. They wouldn’t have pressurized the cabin for a 4,300ft climb to 8,500 I suspect (as there’s no reason to and they had their hands full with an emergency situation), so there wouldn’t be a big change in cabin pressure if they did and then had to equalize the pressure to open the window. If so i t would have been a gradual change and not just popping open the outflow valve and dumping the cabin. You get bad Yelp reviews for doing shit like that.
Exciting day for sure - maybe they’ll start putting Rain-X (Bug-X?) on the windshields before flying into that airport next time?
MonkeePuzzle
> Just Jeepin'
01/17/2020 at 10:43 |
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“ the aircraft entered a swarm of locust, it was like rain. The windscreen wipers were not able to clear the windshield anymore. The crew went around, climbed to 8500 feet, depressurized the aircraft, opened the cockpit side window and cleaned the windscreen by hand. The same happened on second approach to Dire Dawa. The crew again climbed to 8500 feet, cleaned the windscreen by hand again and diverted to Addis Ababa.”
WOW! just what exactly does clearing manually even look like, were they leaning out!?
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user314
> MonkeePuzzle
01/17/2020 at 10:58 |
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Judging by the pic of the inside of the windshield, yes.
nerd_racing
> Ash78, voting early and often
01/17/2020 at 11:02 |
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Depends on how many sugar free haribo gummies you have had that day.
Urambo Tauro
> Just Jeepin'
01/17/2020 at 11:35 |
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I’ve heard of this happening before. The next plague consists of total darkness IIRC.
My X-type is too a real Jaguar
> user314
01/17/2020 at 11:42 |
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It’s totaled just scrap in place
PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120
> Just Jeepin'
01/17/2020 at 12:51 |
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I had no idea you could open any of the cockpit windows, let alone be able to reach out of a flying aircraft....what is the min cruising speed at 8, 500 ft, 250 knots?
Talk about cajones!
AlfaCorse
> Ash78, voting early and often
01/17/2020 at 13:46 |
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It would have been virtually the same as a normal climb out. Usually the 737 cabin is pressurized at to stay at about 8,000' so essentially it wouldn’t be pressurized until climbing through 8,000' anyway.
facw
> Just Jeepin'
01/17/2020 at 14:07 |
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The locust swarms are the worst in over a half century. They are a real serious problem in eastern Africa: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-africa-locusts/locust-plague-devastates-crops-in-horn-of-africa-idUSKBN1ZG1GC
Shamoononon drives like a farmer
> Just Jeepin'
01/17/2020 at 23:15 |
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Isn’t that thing going like 450? I don’t understand how hew as able to even lean out the window.
pip bip - choose Corrour
> Just Jeepin'
01/18/2020 at 05:24 |
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nasty!
ttyymmnn
> Just Jeepin'
01/27/2020 at 18:13 |
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