24 June 2007, 02:28
lawndartA Bit of Shade
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Decisions... Decisions...
Imagine you are a South African bush pilot working for Blue Sky Aviation. You fly in some critical medical supplies, enjoy a quick lunch at the hospital. It's a stifling 100 degrees in the shade and you're eager to get back up to the cool, high blue yonder.
On the way back to your plane, you discover that the only bit of shade within 1 mile has become very popular . . You start calculating the distance to the plane door and wonder . "Do I feel lucky today?"
Lawndart: Is this pic for real? Looks real enough to be real scary!
24 June 2007, 10:25
jetdrvrAin't no way I'd approach that airplane, unless some very angry Somalis were coming down the road in their technicals. And I still would rather take a bullet than be shredded.
This photo has been circulating among aviation types for at least a year or so.
24 June 2007, 11:34
lawndartMy guessing average with internet photos is usually pretty good (unless there is a moose in the picture).
I think this one is real.
It's not like you could chase these felines away with a water hose...........
It does give one pause to reconsider how tight their traveling schedule is on this given day....
Tarzan would just run across their backs....
25 June 2007, 03:51
Use Enough GunHey, just have your hunting partner distract them and then you just run for the plane!
25 June 2007, 04:01
tsibindihave the first officer
approach, cautiously, from the left side. That's where the entry is.
25 June 2007, 10:43
The Buck StopperI call Photoshop. The lions mysteriously have no shadows. Neat picture though.
25 June 2007, 13:16
BwanamichSeen this beofre. Strip is in the Mara in kenya. No shadow at 12 noon
You just drive up to the plane, chase the lions away with the cruiser and hop in.
You don't want to leave your plane unattended overnight in a bush strip. Hyenas have been known to chew on the tyres and other "intereting" parts of the aircraft rendering it unoperative.
