DId you hear what happened when the stewardess backed into the plane's spinning propeller?

Dis-assed-her.

Hahahahahahaha ug.

A blonde walked into a propeller. Is this news? It would be news if she didn't walk into it.

That's the last time she tries to take on Indiana Jones!

Are you sure about that, subby? The first time it happen, the whole thing had her stumped.

Psycoholic_Slag: Farking propellers, how do they work?

A motor drives a shaft attached to the blades, which are shaped specifically to force... you might want to grab a pen and some paper and take notes because this actually gets quite complicated...

Evil Mackerel: Poor thing, having her modeling career cut short like that.
//Going to hell? yes, yes I am.

Well the War Amps needs people for their ads.

Hot? Blond? checking.....yep although one of those not so much now.

Oh hey also dont jump into any shark infested waters. Or ride a motorcycle without a helmet.

How odd....

When the story FIRST broke, the pilot said nothing about warning her, just that he didn't realize that she'd gotten out of the plane. Glad he had enough time to get his story straight, good for him.

Also, interestingly enough, there were MULTIPLE pilots on the boards for the story on Yahoo where I first read this that said that they would NEVER let a passenger enter or exit a plane while the propeller was still moving. Sounds like this guy was saving up to install a revolving door on HIS airplane. I wouldn't let him off, he is obviously not followi9ng one of the cardinal rules of safety.

Of course, if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I can ask my father in law about this as well, he has his degree in aeronautical engineering, flew and owned his own plane until the mid 90's when the insurance wasn't worth it, and was a certified instructor, I'm sure he would have something to say about this.

RoyBatty: Who here is a commercial pilot?

How acceptable is it for you to leave the prop spinning while you exchange passengers?

From what I heard when this story first broke, it's completely unacceptable. Without question.

cynep: There is still career waiting for her. Albeit, out may involve repeatedly saying:

"I USED TO BE AN ADVENTURER LIKE YOU, BUT THEN I TOOK PROPELLER TO THE FACE"

Dammit, I hate that meme, but that made me laugh.

Just to be fair to the girl:

I was trying to find the article where the pilot first said the didn't even know she'd gotten out when I ran into one that said that the engine is MUCH noisier than the prop, and that she apparently came into it from the front, as if she came back to thank the pilot. It was dark, she didn't hear or see the prop, and since it pulls air in from the front, there wasn't really wind. I'm sure she didn't realize the diameter of the propeller either, so she might have thought she was clear. Obviously she needs better situational awareness, but the pilot is far from blameless in this. it's not like it's a pain to shut down, either. Same article said that the prop on this plane stops almost immediately.

Conclusion: Although this woman is a twit for not paying attention(Almost like reaching under the running lawnmower to clean a jam), the pilot shouldn't be flying anymore, his laziness almost cost a life.

Profedius: He should have shut down the engine even if he was just changing passengers. I bet he was trying to cut (no pun intended) the delay between flights. My thoughts are that she had been drinking or something, because it would take some effort to not be aware of the propeller and walk forward instead of straight perpendicular from the plane.

From what it sounds like is that she left the plane safely and turned back, as if she were coming back to thank the pilot, add to that the fact that it was dark, and the engine is noisier than the propeller, plus the fact that the air is being blown back(So she wouldn't have noticed a face full of wind), and it sounds like just 'maybe' she hadn't been drinking and just made a mistake totally sober.

wiseolddude: Her mom "trusts Jesus". What does that even mean?

That she would loan him $10 grand to go to Vegas to 'Just sit in the hotel and relax'??

The life of a model sucks.
She just didn't want to be pretty anymore.
Daddy issues and all.