[pct-l] Jets and the PCT -FOD-

[matt at mattmaxon.com (Matt Maxon)]

FOD

The engines are designed to take a bird or two and "some" damage by foreign
objects [FOD] and survive. I having seen many crash sites of airplanes,
wouldn't want to be anywhere near a plane crash, or be responsible for the
deaths or injury of the pilot and crew. Not to mention the risk to rescuers
and grief of the families & freinds.

Trail90


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tortoise" <Tortoise73@charter.net>
To: <hiker97@aol.com>; "Pacific Crest Trail List"
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Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Jets and the PCT


> I wonder what a well aimed and timed rock (or even a piece of gravel)
> would do to a jet engine.
>
> ----------
> Tortoise
>
> I switched to Mac OSX rather than fight Windows
> Using Mozilla Thunderbird  http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/
>
> hiker97@aol.com wrote:
> > I remember 40 years ago hiking on the PCT in the Sierras and the jets
coming down to buzz us.  We would have to lay flat on the ground to try to
miss the shock wave coming at us.  Of course, they did this on purpose when
they caught backpackers out in the open.  Ha, ha, ha.
> >
> > Then they would duck down in the Kern River trench to do a high speed
escape.  Too much.
> >
> > Just memories of the trail of a by gone era.
> >
> > Cheers, Switchback
> >
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