Duckredbeard From United States of America, joined Aug 2008, 49 posts, RR: 0 Posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 2961 times:
Spotted this story on MSNBC this morning. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30026723/ Aircraft lightning strikes are far more common than the general public is aware. If the media reported every time a commercial aircraft were struck by lightning, there would be a great deal of people who would consider not flying ever again. Look what happened with the birstrike news events. I'm not saying we should prevent the disclosure of the many small events that can cause an aircraft to divert, RTB, or IFSD. I'm just saying that the media need not over dramatize something that has happened to almost every commercial aircraft that has been in service for more than 5 years.
Mayor From United States of America, joined Mar 2008, 9181 posts, RR: 14 Reply 1, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 2894 times:
The media reports it just because it sounds sensational, while not realizing that there's not a damn thing that can be done about it, so, why bother to report it.
It would be like reporting a sensational story about how many insects hit your windshield every year. Well, yeah....but what can you do to prevent it??? Nothing!!
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KELPkid From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 5930 posts, RR: 4 Reply 2, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 2883 times:
And 90% of the time, they do no damage whatsoever to the aircraft, although it sounds as if in this case it did... (the plane did turn back). It sounds like, from the news report, that the plane was struck several times.
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413x3 From United States of America, joined Jul 2008, 1983 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 2671 times:
I've always felt these topics are ridiculous. the media reports on what happens. Who are you to decide what is news worthy?
Duckredbeard From United States of America, joined Aug 2008, 49 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 2646 times:
I've always felt that these topics are interesting. Users of this forum will discuss what happens. Who are you to decide what is topic worthy?
Bochora From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2008, 491 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 2539 times:
Quoting Duckredbeard (Reply 4): I've always felt that these topics are interesting. Users of this forum will discuss what happens. Who are you to decide what is topic worthy?
I quite agree.
It's interesting to hear about these things, for some people anyway.
TVNWZ From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 2200 posts, RR: 1 Reply 6, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 2472 times:
Quoting 413x3 (Reply 3): I've always felt these topics are ridiculous
Bashing the media is blood sport on this board. Everyone is a journalist it seems.
I thought it was interesting too.
Duckredbeard From United States of America, joined Aug 2008, 49 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 2395 times:
We have a local television station that sensationalizes anything that the local mainline carrier discloses. They seem to elaborate on all the inconveniences and injustices that the passengers are forced to deal with. When the same event happens to the local LCC, it seems to be reported as just another part of life. It doesn't help that the anchor person has an aura of shock and disbelief when reporting, seemingly appalled that anyone would ever want to fly in a commercial aircraft.
When my friends who are not in the industry see this, they feel compelled to ask what the #%!! is going on where I work. Imagine all the explanations had to be done after the MD-88 Aux Hyd pump wiring debacle. The local media bashed the local carrier every news hour for a week.
AirNz From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 2333 times:
Quoting 413x3 (Reply 3): I've always felt these topics are ridiculous. the media reports on what happens. Who are you to decide what is news worthy?
Quoting Duckredbeard (Reply 4): I've always felt that these topics are interesting. Users of this forum will discuss what happens. Who are you to decide what is topic worthy?
Sorry, but I'm somewhat confused here and hope you can clarify. Taking your reply, how is it suddenly "interesting" yet the opening post claims it shouldn't even be worthy of being reported.....and hence I can understand what 413x3 was meaning?
IMO it was certainly a news story as the event did make the aircraft turn back......thus it wasn't as trivial as you are putting across.
DuckRedbeard From United States of America, joined Aug 2008, 49 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 2265 times:
I read 413x3's post to this thread as an attack on me and my post. I believe the topic of media bashing is interesting in this forum. I never said that the media attention to events such as this was interesting. The flying public has no idea that something like a bird or lightning strike usually isn't an issue that would bring a plane crashing to the ground. They see it happen on the evening news and then blame the airlines for not putting giant screens on the intakes or keeping the aircraft grounded during flight.
Tdscanuck From Canada, joined Jan 2006, 12709 posts, RR: 81 Reply 10, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 2031 times:
Quoting Duckredbeard (Thread starter): Aircraft lightning strikes are far more common than the general public is aware. If the media reported every time a commercial aircraft were struck by lightning, there would be a great deal of people who would consider not flying ever again.
The rule of thumb is one strike per year per aircraft (it varies with region and flight profile, obviously). So even the 737NG fleet alone is getting hit about 10 times a day.
UN_B732 From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 4286 posts, RR: 5 Reply 11, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 2015 times:
You think that's bad? Check this out from last week. I guess it doesn't take much to make the papers in Plattsburgh, New York.
BMI727 From United States of America, joined Feb 2009, 14316 posts, RR: 26 Reply 12, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 2015 times:
Quoting AirNz (Reply 8): Taking your reply, how is it suddenly "interesting" yet the opening post claims it shouldn't even be worthy of being reported.....
An aircraft being struck by lightening is not interesting.
Some clueless reporter breaking a story about aircraft being struck by lightening is interesting.... and worthy of ridicule.
Why do Aerospace Engineering students have to turn things in on time?
EDICHC From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 13, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 3 days ago) and read 1731 times:
Quoting UN_B732 (Reply 11): You think that's bad? Check this out from last week. I guess it doesn't take much to make the papers in Plattsburgh, New York.
Hmm although there is no video of that Allegiant flight I'm sure it wasn't nearly as scary as the LH A320 that clipped it's wingtip fence during an attempted landing a few months ago! Perhaps the good citizens of Plattsburgh would be better off going by train if they scare that easily.
UN_B732 From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 4286 posts, RR: 5 Reply 14, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 1483 times:
Yeah; it's amazing how scary a routine wx related diversion can be
AirframeAS From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 14150 posts, RR: 26 Reply 15, posted (4 years 1 month 2 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1337 times:
Quoting KELPkid (Reply 2): And 90% of the time, they do no damage whatsoever to the aircraft
I'd re-research that if I were you. It happens a lot more than you think.... and the damage can be pretty bad, especially on an Airbus....
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