Cat Attacks Pilot

[J]

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CAT ATTACKS 737 CAPTAIN
Angry Cat Attacks Pilot Forcing Boeing 737 Diversion

A scheduled flight from Sudan to Abu Dhabi was forced to return to its origin after the cockpit was hijacked by a furry infiltrator. The clawful situation arose after a cat, thought to have stowed away during cleaning, woke up and became terrified by his new surroundings. He attacked the captain, causing the plane to return to Khartoum and giving passengers a hiss-terical story of a flight gone wrong.

he Boeing 737 departed Khartoum on time, and was around 30 minutes into its journey when a cat-astrophe occurred. A feline stowaway appeared unexpectedly in the cockpit, to the great surprise of the Sudanese pilots.

According to reporting in Al-Sudani, the kitty was not a happy passenger, and proceeded to attack the captain. While the crew made every attempt to capture the aggressive stowaway, it proved impossible to get near the furry hijacker. Unable to continue the journey, the pilots set about returning to Khartoum, to the surprise of the passengers onboard.

l-Sudani reported that the plane was stationary in the hangar overnight for cleaning and preparations. It is believed that the cat crept onboard and found a comfortable spot to rest in the cockpit.

Of course, the ICAO code for Khartoum – HSSS – is completely coincidental, but beautifully expresses the emotion felt by the cat at finding he was several thousand feet in the air.

Not the first cat-attack in the air

lthough this story is somewhat unusual, more surprising is that it’s not the first time this type of incident has occurred in the air. In August 2004, a Brussels Airlines pilot became a victim of a claw-ful experience when an escaped feline ran wild in the cockpit.

robably attempting to escape his flying prison, the cat shot into the cockpit and promptly found he was even more trapped than before. It reportedly became very agitated, and began scrabbling around the flight deck, scratching the co-pilot on the arm. Worried about the damage the creature could do to the cockpit’s sensitive equipment, the pilots took the decision to turn back to Brussels around 20 minutes after takeoff.

The airline described the situation as a ‘freak incident,’ claiming that a lot of coincidences had converged, leading to the unusual occurrence.

For Tarco Airlines, this is likely one to chalk down to experience. As we’ve seen in the past, cats can be masters of infiltrating even the most secure of spaces, so they might want to step up their pre-flight checks to avoid a similarly hiss-terical situation in the future.

https://simpleflying.com/angry-cat-attacks-737-pilot/

[Gabriel]

https://youtu.be/ZE1n9Wa1uY4?t=569

9:29

They did a successful 1-CAT approach.

[elaw]

"Well, what's on the wing, then?" "Looks like a cat!"

https://youtu.be/4FvWWlDdy9s?t=163

[elaw]

I think the real question to be answered here is, can a cat fit through the holes in Swiss cheese?

[monchavo]

If it would have been safe to operate the plane with one pilot in a holding pattern, why would the co-pilot or another competent person not sort the cat out - possibly locking it in a toilet, or even dispatching it? This seems like a silly course of events.

[elaw]

And it just gets sillier: https://youtu.be/gIHuPmQegiY

[elaw]

Related question: if you took your cat to a show and it received a prize based on the merits of its hindquarters, would that be a cat-ass trophy?

[3WE]

I certainly hope they followed the procedures in the QRH versus improvisation based on fundamental airmanship.

Are these situations worse or better if the pilots are freight dogs?

[J]

And now this. Short video at top of screen shows cat walking along the top of the train close to the 25.000-volt overhead catenary.

You’ve got tabby kidding me: train-surfing cat delays passengers

A cat apparently trying to hitch a ride from London to Manchester delayed a high-speed train after it refused to come down for two and a half hours.

The daring feline was spotted nestled on top of an Avanti West Coasttrain in Euston Station at 8:30pm on Tuesday evening – just half an hour before the train was due to speed off at 125mph.

Even at a standstill, cat-astrophe was close at hand: 25,000 volt overhead power lines were just a whisker away.

The cat eventually climbed down after a bin was pulled up beside the carriages to give the tabby its own special platform to disembark.
In the meantime, the train was taken out of service and another one made available for human passengers on essential journeys, meaning that, while they faced a short delay, they didn’t have to contend with the full two and a half hours.

Euston’s station manager Joe Hendry said: “We often have to deal with birds inside the station, but in all my time here this is the first train surfing cat.

“Thankfully curiosity didn’t kill this cat and we’re glad it avoided using up one of its nine lives.”

Station staff described the cat as “swaggering off” after the incident.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/h ... 12309.html