I thought she was a hefty gal. I honestly looked at where her shoes were

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May 27, 2015
8:20:55am

BluePete

I thought she was a hefty gal. I honestly looked at where her shoes were

Touching the cowling in the standing picture and where her substantial legs were draped over the front of the intake. Small deformations can have catastrophic effects. Those cowlings get their strength from geometric shapes, not from beefy materials.

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BluePete

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I don't get it. People are up in arms and a flight attendant is going to get

workindev

5/27/15 8:03am

She did it while on the job?

LiveCoug

5/27/15 8:04am

Maybe there is some sort of safety concern cause she stressed the wing.

slowhiteguy

5/27/15 8:05am

LOL "cause she stressed the wing".

Heinz57

5/27/15 8:09am

Legitimate concern.

BluePete

5/27/15 8:12am

You were chuckling inside though...

Heinz57

5/27/15 8:13am

I thought she was a hefty gal. I honestly looked at where her shoes were

BluePete

5/27/15 8:20am

For those who care.

BluePete

5/27/15 8:36am

On military jets there is usually a label that states "Not a Step" inside the

CanuckUte

5/27/15 9:05am

Yep. Notice that she's stepping on the secondary cowling portion..the one that's

BluePete

5/27/15 9:14am

Your posts made me never want to fly again.

doups3

5/28/15 6:55pm

People look for reasons to be offended. It's pathetic.

spugeddy24

5/27/15 8:06am

^^^^This^^^^

rerunc

5/27/15 9:13am

What's pathetic is people taking offense when a company takes safety measures.

BluePete

5/27/15 9:16am

Maybe...

Heinz57

5/27/15 8:08am

It has been a couple of weeks since the last mass outrage. We just need

In Reverie

5/27/15 8:20am

She looks a little fat to be sitting there. I'd worry about damage to the plane

Non-mo Coug

5/27/15 8:21am

It was taken just before the plane was to take off.

5/27/15 8:52am

I fly very regularly, and people are doing things to the engines all the time

workindev

5/27/15 8:54am

Yes, but they are the trained, paid mechanics and grounds crew engaging in

5/27/15 8:55am

Umm.. You don't see the difference?

LiveCoug

5/27/15 10:26am

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