Final pre-flight check: Remove Cat from aircraft

[Kitchski]

http://www.theladbible.com/articles/plane-takes-of...

It's alright, they always land on their feet anyway!

[MitchT]

The little sods get everywhere

[IforB]

Errr. How the hell do you miss that on a pre-flight?

Wing surface : Undamaged
Ailerons and flaps : Full and Free movement with no excessive play
Any wildlife within the airframe : Removed

[Simpo Two]

Worth pointing out that it's also a cat-friendly video and they all live happily ever after.

I thought the woman might have tried to grab it but perhaps they thought that might panic it into falling.

[scubadude]

Bet it chat itself...

[Kitchski]

I think it deserved a round of a paws.....

[Chuck328]

Kitchski said:

I think it deserved a round of a paws.....

Indeed, although I have a feline it won't do that again.....

[Simpo Two]

The cat actually did everything right. It knew that it couldn't stay on where it was, so before it got too tired it clawed its way along the wing towards the only relatively safe thing it could see - the humans - and got close enough to be spotted. And then, extra clever, it didn't try to jump into their laps because the slipstream made its trajectory uncertain.

Had it not made it into visual contact, it would have fallen off unseen and fallen to its death. A very smart, cool-headed cat!

[Eric Mc]

Now I know what "cat and trap" means.

[kurt535]

Brilliant wing walk! i have no interest whatsoever flying with that pilot..what else does he miss on the walk round?????

[jjones]

Skyranger microlight, only certified for 1 passenger!

If the doors had been on the cat may have jumped down into the cockpit instead of cowering in the wing, it may have then made a beeline into the tail section away from the noisy engine which would have had an interesting affect on the weight and balance!

[Gandahar]

Apparently they have a black lab at the flying club, but it eats so much it can only sneak into their Antonov 225 without anyone spotting the funny c of g on take off.

[Steve_D]

Am I right in thinking it is actually in the wing section rather than on the wing?

Steve

[PanzerCommander]

Steve_D said:

Am I right in thinking it is actually in the wing section rather than on the wing?

Steve

Yep, the wings are open ended (on the cockpit end) by the looks of it.

[RichB]

Like most TVR owners are always saying, they should have had it de-catted.

[onyx39]

Simpo Two said:

The cat actually did everything right. It knew that it couldn't stay on where it was, so before it got too tired it clawed its way along the wing towards the only relatively safe thing it could see - the humans - and got close enough to be spotted. And then, extra clever, it didn't try to jump into their laps because the slipstream made its trajectory uncertain.

Had it not made it into visual contact, it would have fallen off unseen and fallen to its death. A very smart, cool-headed cat!

Makes you wonder how many times it has happened in the past, and we never knew.....

[texaxile]

I thought the landing was purrfect. That cat's got guts.

[RichB]

onyx39 said:

Simpo Two said:

The cat actually did everything right. It knew that it couldn't stay on where it was...

Makes you wonder how many times it has happened in the past, and we never knew.....

Although it could have styed inside the wing fabric throughout the flight an no one would have been any the wiser. The mistake it made was appearing at the end of the wing root.