Remove cat before flight

[John Campbell]

This is a must watch... The cat was never in any real danger as long as he(she) stayed where they were at... Tucked in side of the wing structure.. The cat could not have been blown off the wing....

For those not familiar with Aviation there are flags on planes to "Remove Before Flight" that would be fur such items as Control Locks, Pitot Tube Covers, Gear Pins, and other such items...

For those not familiar with aviation

 

[Rafiki]

OK....that is just freaky! I wonder if the cat ever did it again?!

 

[John Campbell]

OK....that is just freaky! I wonder if the cat ever did it again?!

LOL.. Hard to tell.. The cat certainly was not scared, stayed in a safe place even after landing... The cat was never in any danger.

 

[SV Dad]

The pilot in command is responsible for doing a thorough preflight walk around inspection of the aircraft to determine it's flight worthyness. Whereas as the aircraft was capable of flight, it did exceed the passenger occupancy of the aircraft, and the stowaway was not in an approved seat nor wearing the required safety belt of all passengers during take off and landing. I wonder how many FAR's were violated.

 

[John Campbell]

The pilot in command is responsible for doing a thorough preflight walk around inspection of the aircraft to determine it's flight worthyness. Whereas as the aircraft was capable of flight, it did exceed the passenger occupancy of the aircraft, and the stowaway was not in an approved seat nor wearing the required safety belt of all passengers during take off and landing. I wonder how many FAR's were violated.

Keep in mind that in the Walk Around Checklist you are supposed to do a preflight check based on the list provided by a manufacture... I have never seen one that said to inspect the inside of the wings for evidence of cats inside of the wing structure.. Also at the time the stowaway as with any stowaway on an aircraft was hidden from view and voluntarily chose not to use a seat belt You will note that the Stowaway remained calm and enjoyed the flight and did not cause any damage to the a/c and when told to leave did so without any altercations... Unlike most human stowaways....

For those not familiar with aviation terms, FAR's are Federal Aviation Regulations which in print form would take up more room than most any of our houses and then some and they grow on a daily basis... if not hourly...

 

[SV Dad]

I'm calling B.S.!! As the picture above clearly shows a darkened area directly below said cat, that should have been investigated as that is clearly an anomaly in the wing skin.
Perhaps the pilot was distracted by the passenger to the right.
And perhaps he wasn't that good of a pilot as the cat bailed immediately upon landing not so much as a thank you.
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But I loved the look when the pilot discovered his extra payload!!! Clearly a WTF!! moment.

 

[Trishy]

Hah rascal dad, I thought that his expression was priceless, lol, totally WTF but keep smiling, lol!

 

[John Campbell]

I'm calling B.S.!! As the picture above clearly shows a darkened area directly below said cat, that should have been investigated as that is clearly an anomaly in the wing skin.
Perhaps the pilot was distracted by the passenger to the right.
And perhaps he wasn't that good of a pilot as the cat bailed immediately upon landing not so much as a thank you.
...
But I loved the look when the pilot discovered his extra payload!!! Clearly a WTF!! moment.

Watch the video again... You will see he had to encourage her to leave the wing (noting time stamp 2:50 until the end)... She was satisfied where she was at... We also do not know where the cat was at the time of walk around... He may have already inspected that wing before she got up in there, and we do not know what she was hiding near that could have masked her location.

 

[SV Dad]

We both know how the FAA inspectors would look at this!
It looks like no sharp nails pierced the the under wing, which I was concerned about.

 

[John Campbell]

We both know how the FAA inspectors would look at this!
It looks like no sharp nails pierced the the under wing, which I was concerned about.

Most of them are 1/2 dozen short of a six pack as well....