Tourist dies after being hit by jet blast on in St. Maarten

[tcco94]

Natural selection at work.

Unfortunate.

 

[SeanD]

I don't see the appeal of having a bunch of dirt and debris blown into my face, but that's just me.

There isn't. People just do really stupid crap when they are on vacation. Ever been to Vegas?

 

[NovemberEcho]

Ever been to Vegas?

Not that I can remember

 

[MikeD]

Play stupid games...

....Darwin delivers the prizes. Accurately and on time.

 

[JeppUpdater]

Eventually they'll probably put a jet blast fence.

Can't do that...then the planes will actually crash when the pilots continue to dip lower and lower for the sake of looking cool.


And before anyone starts saying "well us tier one US guys..." there is no shortage of pictures and video of American, delta, JetBlue, united, or any other airline doing it. People are stupid when they think they look cool. My takeaway from @RDoug 's photo was "wow they actually look to be on a normal glidepath."

 

[ChasenSFO]

I don't see the appeal of having a bunch of dirt and debris blown into my face, but that's just me.

You know how I know you're not White?

 

[Cptnchia]

Can't do that...then the planes will actually crash when the pilots continue to dip lower and lower for the sake of looking cool.


And before anyone starts saying "well us tier one US guys..." there is no shortage of pictures and video of American, delta, JetBlue, united, or any other airline doing it. People are stupid when they think they look cool. My takeaway from @RDoug 's photo was "wow they actually look to be on a normal glidepath."

Yet it was a KLM whale that hit the fence with its MLG. Was sitting at the boat bar and watched it happen. For the next month or so, no whales were allowed to fly there.

 

[jayd1038]

As someone who has been the victim of minimal jet blast more than a handful of times from planes taxiing out (and ignorance on my part a few times not paying attention that engines were on still at the gate) , I can honestly say I do not see the fun in being pelted in the face with take-off speed thrust debris and jet fumes.

 

[mshunter]

This! Guarantee one of these goes up and they ban folks from hanging on the fence, and they should. I cant see them closing down that part of the beach.

Probably not. It's not the USA.

 

[RDoug]

I still recall my dad pointing out to me when I was but a youngster a SAC alert truck with a huge dent in the shell covering the bed. That dent was put there by the blast of a KC-135A on the alert pad spooling up for a MITO launch. I'd hate to be the crew member sitting on that side of the truck bed when that dent suddenly appeared where my head was.