Monday, December 27, 2021

At least the probe was heated

 


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  1. Pitot tube, probably on a jet. Used to measure airspeed. Heated to keep it from icing up.
    Looks like an eagle got in the way.

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    1. Oh, and $5 cash to the first guy who finds or makes a suitable HQ photoshopped pic of an eagle rocking a wooden pegleg and a crutch (and perhaps a tin cup for charity donations), to go with this shot. ;)

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  2. And on his income tax form, where it asks for "occupation", he writes in "bird enema deliveryman".

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  3. Fun part is trying to clear the bird bits from the pitot lines. The opening is sharp and I’ll bet there’s a really nice plug of eagle about where that foot is…. Hate birdstrikes; they really reek.

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  4. That's a replace, purge line, clean, functional ck, leak ck., CATIII and ETOPS recert.

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  5. According to the FAA, there are 19,000 birdstrikes per year. Birdstrike has its own form to file.

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  6. Interesting Fun Fact: The pitot tube opening is perfectly sized to admit a wasp or mud dauber.

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