Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Duck Chronicles

My friend David is a licensed pilot and lives in Sandusky during the summers as he completes his next level of academic training to be a commercial pilot. During his summers in Sandusky, he spends his time working at the local airfields and airports as support staff. Last summer his job involved co-piloting with people who wanted to take their personal/company pilots to log flight hours.
One early June afternoon on a flight, David and his pilot were unfortunate enough to be hit by a duck! Now you and I would think that is no big deal, but this must have been one fat duck. This duck slammed straight into the rudders of the plane, and went right through the windshield with it's head cut off! Needless to say, David and his pilot, now without a windshield, confused by what had just happened in the matter of a few seconds during a routine flight had to make an emergency landing. What better place to land a place than the comfy beaches of Cedar Point with visitors from the park watching the spectacle.
Luckily, nobody was injured and no harm done, except one dead duck which couldn't be roasted. But David and his pilot made quite a scene. 

Link to news article: http://www.sanduskyregister.com/article/5750561

Note: David is the guy with black hair with his aviators and red/orange shorts. If any of you see him around, be sure to say Hi. 

1 comment:

  1. This story definitely straddles the line between comical and horrific. The idea of a decapitated duck smacking the windshield is gross, but surprising, when you think about the force required for it to break the windshield. Thanks for sharing this weird tale.

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