anyone heard this or is it a wind up.......

[lucykatie]

my sister has informed me of a recent news story about an aircraft which left birmingham airport and the windscreen blew off and the pilot was sucked out....the co-pilot grabbed hold of hios legs and the pilot survived.

as i am typing this i am thinking....yeah right....but you never know.

please can someone help.

[spykid]

sounds like an urban myth to me

[handlemecarefully]

Hugely sceptical...

[Mosschops30]

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[lucykatie]

ah, well i too am a tererible flyer and we jet off next week to ibiza, so all the horror stories are flowing at the moment....not great for me as i really am panicing.....

[SaintGeorge]

It was 1990 - I'd hardly call that recent!

[Mosschops30]

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[Gwenick]

lucy - you'll be fine (and I know this next comment might not be the most helpful thing anyone has ever said to you)

BUT - you're at a MUCH higher chance of being in a car accident on the way to the airport than an accident involving the plane.

[SaintGeorge]

lucykatie - unless you are volunteering to pilot the aircraft I wouldn't worry about getting sucked through the windscreen. And if you sit a few rows back then all the people in front will get sucked out first anyway and block the hole.

See - you'll be fine

[RTKangaMummy]

Yes it definatley happened there was a TV programme about it last week interviewing all of those involved

The screws for the window were the wrong size when the window was replaced

They all survived even the captain

[lucykatie]

saint george...i will pre book my seats then.

ah i knew you would all help, my sister must of seen the programme last week i presume.

i keep telling myself that all is well etc, and yeah the facts about car travel as opposed to air travel have all been said.

BUT....i panic, and even paniced on 1 hour flight in feb, had panic attack mid-flight.

not great, my 2 dds are with me this time and i really do not want to frighten them, my dd1 loves flying. so any suggestions would be helpfull.

[yoyo]

I think was in a recent Sunday supplement too (along the lines of "I survived..."). An amazing story.

[Mosschops30]

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[lucykatie]

will get that book and have a read.

i have been flying since i was 10, always loved it, since having kids i hate it.

[Mosschops30]

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[handlemecarefully]

Cripes so it did happen then !

[RTKangaMummy]

It was a DEFFO BRILL PROGRAMME

THey were all really brave

[Jimjams]

mosschops you're like me- I'm a phobic flyer and knew it was BA.

[happymerryberries]

I'm a phobic flyer and my dh is a pilot!