Pilot's arm detaches during landing...

[ahw01]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-28778728

 

[fast89pony]

A one armed pilot walks into a bar....





















....I swear!! I was there...

 

[flymike]

"Hey Captain, need a hand?"

Glad it turned out OK, and it nice to hear stories about people with "reduced physical abilities" flying for a living.

 

[RDoug]

Fortunately he had a handy copilot. Glad the pax are out of 'arms way. Guess he really went out on a limb. Goes to show that tie-downs aren't just for parking. I've heard of flying by the seat of one's pants, but this is certainly new.

 

[JordanD]

Glad it turned out OK, and it nice to hear stories about people with "reduced physical abilities" flying for a living.

Yeah, you really gotta hand it to the guy.


I'll show myself out.

 

[skypilot6]

"She said handsome, not handless"

 

[JordanD]

Think he'd be offended if I gave him two thumbs up?

 

[pilotmec]

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous!

 

[etflies]

I guess he doesn't need an instructor with him to hold his hand anymore.

I'll follow @JordanD out..

 

[CFI A&P]

Who has two, okay one, thumb and likes the Dash-8?

@etflies, I'm right behind you.

 

[moxiepilot]

this thread is full of win.

that being said, I've taught the able bodied and it's nice to see the lack of media making a spectacle out of this non event.

 

[RDoug]

Thank goodness Dr. Richard Kimble wasn't in the right seat.

 

[fholbert]

Any landing you can walk away with both arms is a good landing.

 

[fholbert]

This thread is getting legs of it's own!

 

[CaptBill]

Just one more thing to add to my "now I've seen it all" list.

 

[pete2800]

Looks like a Q in the article. If you're flying a Q400 and the only thing that falls off is your arm, then you're having a good day!

Just one more thing to add to my "now I've seen it all" list.

I feel like there's a "one foot in the grave" joke to be made here, but I can't seem to get a handle on it.

 

[JustinS]

I'm surprised he didn't hand off the controls to the copilot.

 

[gotWXdagain]

Brings new meaning to holding it off

...hold the door for me

 

[CirrusMonkey]

An extra arm would have been handy..


Wait! Hold the door!!

 

[abolton1]

No arm, no foul?