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I just caught a piece of it.
PeteCO said:Unless you are standing directly in front of it, how can a turbofan suck someone in? What is a safe distance from the front?
Could someone sneak up from the side and stand next to the intake, or would that suck you in, too?
Metro752 said:From my experience working on the ramp, and dealing with hot shots
Maybe he was one of those guys who was too cool to be careful or stay out of the safety zone. One of those guys who tells all the new guys it will only suck you up if it's at full power.
Walking in front of a jet engine is like intentionally walking across rush hour traffic on a 6 lane wide highway in one direction. You just don't do it on accident. #1 thing in your head, even subconsciously is, I dont wanna get sucked in, I dont wanna get sucked in.
OR
Maybe he had a lot of problems, and the whole part about staying away from the front of the engine escaped him.
Maybe he had really good hearing protection and couldn't hear a jet engine, not.
Either way, too bad for his family.
User997 said:What I gathered about the unfortunate gentleman was...
I did read in one of the El Paso online news articles that it appears he was a contract supplier for Continental, so he probably had every right to be there, and had been trained the dangers of jet engines.andy_paul said:User 997, did this outfit do any contract work for Continental that you know of? Did they have the business or need to be around a Co aircraft?