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>It never ceases to amaze me that whenever something like this happens, there's almost always someone who has photos, videos etc. I guess it's the enthusiasts who hang around airports day in/day out.
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>I think the real achievement in aviation and engineering is not that a aircraft weighing hundreds of tons can jump off a runway and fly through the air, but that's it's done
thousands of times each day and is
completely routine. A bird strike/engine failure during takeoff (especially with a twinjet) is one of the most serious emergency scenarios, but these guys make it sound just like another day at the office. My hat's off to them.
I'm sure the bird's hat was also off in this case.
There is a proverb that resonates with those who believe in keeping a low profile at work: Pigeons don't fly with the eagles, but they don't get sucked into jet exhausts either.
