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Bird Smashes Plane Windscreen | Crashes Through Pilot's Windshield in Mid Air over Florida
- Published_at:2014-02-24
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:bizitoto *HD*
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- description: Bird crashes through pilot's windshield- Bird Smashes Plane Windscreen | Crashes Through Pilot's Windshield in Mid Air over Florida February 24, 2014: A pilot in Florida is lucky to be alive after making a safe landing despite a bird flying through his windshield and striking him in the face. A pilot in the US is lucky to be alive after a bird smashed through his windscreen and struck him the face. Robert Weber was flying about 16km from the nearest airport, Page Field in Florida, when the bird flew straight into his pilot-side window, sending shards of glass and feathers flying. Slowed cockpit footage shows the bird exploding on contact and Mr Weber's frantic struggle to regain control of the light craft. Speaking to reporters, still bearing a cut to his forehead that he suffered in the strike, Mr Weber explained how he managed to keep his composure and safely land the plane. "The windscreen just exploded," he said. "First thing that came to mind was the first thing I was told when I started flying, and that was 'just fly the f---ing plane'. Caught on Cam: Plane window breaks in mid-flight Sheer panic. That's how one pilot describes the moments after the window of his plane exploded in mid air. It all happened on Saturday afternoon on his way into Page Field Airport in Fort Myers. Rob Weber was flying at 170 mph when a bird crashed through his window. In a split second, the window was gone -- blood was everywhere. Weber radioed for an emergency, and caught it all on camera. In the 11 years Weber has been flying he says only twice has he called "mayday." "You're sitting there waiting for a bird to come in. Never did see him. All of the sudden the window just explodes. I don't know if he was diving or what happened when I got him," said Weber. Alone and more than 1,000 feet of the ground, Weber says all he could do was hold on tight and fly his plane. A bird crashed into the front of his single-engine aircraft -- leaving him with a broken window and a cut on his forehead. The video is all he needs to know he is one lucky pilot. Firefighters rushed out to Page Field to make sure Weber was okay; and he is. Weber is just bummed he now has to replace a broken window. VIDEO: Bird crashes through, shatters windshield of plane in mid-air Scary moments for a Florida pilot after the windshield of his plane shattered in mid-air. Rob Weber's on-board camera caught this video of a bird crashing into his cockpit in the sky over Fort Myers on Saturday. The pilot managed to keep his cool during the airborne emergency. He suffered a minor cut on his forehead, but refused medical assistance after a calm landing. Weber told reporters that he can't wait to get his windshield fixed so he can fly again Bird Smacks Into Pilot's Windshield A terrifying moment for one pilot getting ready to land in Fort Mayer on Saturday. Ron Weber was pulling into page field in his Piper Saratoga when a bird smacked into his windshield. It left behind a frenzy of flying feathers and a busted windshield! Weber kept his cool. He maintained control of his plane even though he was bleeding from his forehead. He managed to make a safe landing and is just thankful he wasn't knocked out! Bird smashes plane windscreen A pilot in Florida has managed an extraordinary landing after his plane was hit by a bird. Rob Weber was travelling at over 270km/h when a bird smashed into his windscreen, sending plastic, electronics and feathers flying throughout the cabin. Mr Weber says he was lucky he wasn't knocked out in the accident because he was the only person on board. Despite suffering a cut to his forehead he was somehow able to land the plane safely. Video: Bird strikes plane and shatters the windshield Actual footage from inside the cockpit as a bird strikes an aircraft, smashing the windshield. Pilot Robert Weber was approximately 10 miles from Page Field when the strike occurred. Read the full story, by Michael Braun, in The News-Press or at news-press.com on Monday. This is what happens when a bird smashes a plane's windshield You've heard the stories about bird strikes. But to see one hit at 170mph is quite something. You're flying along at 170mph in Florida's happy skies. Suddenly you have a gatecrasher. Or, rather, a windshield crasher. In remarkable footage taken from the cockpit by Rob Weber, everything seemed to be going fine, before it wasn't. As NBC 2 reports, Weber described his reaction when a bird crashed through his windshield as he flew toward Page Field in Fort Myers, Fla.: panic One hears stories of bird inadvertently striking planes, whether it is engines or windshield. But the footage suggests that you just don't see it coming. Weber told NBC 2: "You're sitting there waiting for a bird to come in. Never did see him. All of the sudden the window just explodes. I don't know if he was diving or what happened when I got him."
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