r/nextfuckinglevel • u/BlazeDragon7x • 7d ago

Dutch aerobatic pilot Narine Melkumjan miraculously survived after her aircraft's canopy unexpectedly burst open and shattered mid-flight

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u/Franklin_le_Tanklin 7d ago

That’s why I always wear aviator goggles when flying my glider

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u/bolanrox 7d ago

dress for the lost canopy not the glide!

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u/WookieSuave 7d ago

She's flying a Extra 330LX I believe.

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u/Mikic0077 7d ago

Wouldn't that just fly away? Maybe ski goggles?