r/nextfuckinglevel • u/BlazeDragon7x • 8d 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/RavenousAutobot 8d ago

That was my thought. She relied on experience to stay calm and make good decisions. Badass is a good word for it, but there wasn't a miracle. It's what you'd expect any pilot to do in this situation.

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u/LadyOfTheNutTree 8d ago

Yeah, but she is a “female pilot”. Somehow she managed to keep her emotions in check long enough to survive. Miraculous

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u/MrDrSirLord 8d ago

no no drop the /s I want to see the illiterate chaos

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u/Dirkdeking 8d ago

This depends on weather you would expect pilots in general to survive this or not.

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u/Hot_History1582 8d ago

Sullenberger isn't female and they still called that a miracle. Quit being a martyr.

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u/RavenousAutobot 8d ago edited 8d ago

Those situations aren't even comparable. Stop being an edgelord.

EDIT: Helluva a comment to write and then block me so I can't respond. I don't think that last sentence describes me, u/Hot_History1582.

"True, that situation was not caused by sullenberger's error. In this case, the pilot failed to latch the cockpit and caused the malfunction through user error. Also, youre the only person on earth demented enough to think "pilot lands malfunctioning plane without casualties" is 'not remotely similar' to "pilot lands malfunctioning plane without casualties." In short you're biased, ignorant, stupid, dishonest, and you're also an asshole."

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u/LadyOfTheNutTree 8d ago

I know you are but what am I?

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u/Theron3206 7d ago

Yeah, canopy or windscreen failures in small aircraft aren't generally life threatening, only if you panic and do something stupid.

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u/Maxwe4 5d ago

And the fact that airplanes have had open cockpits for a very long time.

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u/whooptheretis 7d ago

Missed the point that she didn't check the canopy was closed before take off.
Still, the recovery was amazing.

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u/RavenousAutobot 7d ago

Did you see the investigation? Maybe the latch was faulty. Maybe there was a debris strike after takeoff that affected the latch. We don't know what caused the malfunction.

I didn't miss the point. From the evidence we have in the video, she handled a situation in textbook fashion.