!!!!!! Be Careful Of Static Wicks During The Walkaround!!!

[JohnnyP]

http://www.pirep.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1361

Almost too painful to look at.

 

[Gorilla]

Oh man, I hope he's OK. 1/4" more, right through the eyeball. Hopefully it drove into his sinuses and not his brain. Good luck to him.

 

[Way2Broke]

Wow, thats sick!

 

[Learsforsale]

Wow, thats sick!

Could you imagine what it felt like to unscrew it while it was still stuck in his face?!

 

[Amish RakeFight]

that looks awful.

 

[smileyface]

http://forums.flightinfo.com/showthread.php?t=28429&highlight=static+wick

There was a discussion about this incident right after it happened... including the 'victims' account...

 

[Thresh]

owie.

 

[Lear Wanna Be]

Just another reason to hurry up and get 4 bars on the shoulders. Ouch!!!

 

[ozpilot]

He's another Netjets pilot and a remarkable man.

It happen down in Mexico and I'm happy to report that he made a full recovery. The company did a great job taking care of him. As much as us Netjets pilots like to bitch about the company, when the sh*t hits the fan they take care of us.

In this case the company arranged for all medical care and even ferried an aircraft down there to take him back to the good ole US of A.

 

[Gorilla]

Every pilot's secret terror - being ill or injured out of the good ol' USA to the point where you end up in a hospital of unknown qualities and/or sterility.

I can see this poor guy saying "No, no, don't leave me here, it's not as bad as it looks, I can do the leg. I want to go home."