Originally Posted by
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I would hope (thankfully it will never will happen) that you might in an event like that, Use your head and not a checklist.
That is an interesting view,. I would add that a comprehensive knowledge of basics, systems, checklists and common sense apply.
When stuff gets interesting, one of two things happens physiologically, either inaction from shock/cognitive overload, or time dilation...
Which occurs depends on the preparedness of the individual to deal with a surprise.
Your first midair is memorable if you survive, sitting in a. Powered aircraft without noise also is memorable. A flight control failure will always get your undivided attention. Birds strikes vary from
Curiosity to expensive to catastrophic. And come out of the blue (well, OK there are times and places where birds are more interested in being in your flightpath).
There have been failures of all types of engines from. Ingestion of KFC into the compressor flow... Not just - 5's lor 2500sthere was a nasty little - 7deal into CMP... If it flies, birds can mess up your game. Good news is high bypass, wide chord fans have lower injection into the inner engine, so bird strikes are lower risk on those designs, which is the way RPT jets are developing, if they get their act together.