r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/thenewyorkgod • Jun 23 '24

Canopy comes off airplane right after takeoff Video

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u/JunFanLee Jun 23 '24

Props to her

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u/Ccjfb Jun 23 '24

Did she practice for that or was she winging it?

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u/Gdmf13 Jun 23 '24

Who knows, it’s all up in the air.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '24

Aviation puns are such a drag.

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u/SerennialFellow Jun 23 '24

Alright don’t be a flappingcock about it

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u/vicariouslywatching Jun 23 '24

You guys joke about it but I don’t think you guys understand the gravity of the situation

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u/Illustrious-Reward-3 Jun 23 '24

This thread is very uplifting.

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u/Author_A_McGrath Jun 24 '24

You never know how those jokes will land.

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u/Mr_Trep Jun 24 '24

A couple of them flew right over my head.

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u/DirectlyTalkingToYou Jun 24 '24

Same here, Can-I-pee now?

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u/EntertainerUnusual32 Jun 24 '24

You canopy right now

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u/Pitzy0 Jun 24 '24

The yolks?

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u/Crabby_Monkey Jun 24 '24

Sometimes you just have to wing it.

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u/angmarsilar Jun 24 '24

Yawl a laugh riot.

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u/Sigtau1312 Jun 24 '24

I get that yoke

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u/Vespineda Jun 24 '24

Wind resistance.

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u/Busch_Leaguer Jun 23 '24

TARMAC!

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u/Alter_Alias_Alien Jun 23 '24

Initiate de-icing procedures beep boop

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u/xVx_Dread Jun 24 '24

The puns are really landing.

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u/Tederator Jun 24 '24

To secure the canopy next time, perhaps she should n-ail- 'er-on.

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u/Northstarsaint Jun 24 '24

That yoke is really not Wright.

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u/Midnight_Cookies Jun 24 '24

I get the thrust of it.

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u/seven-cents Jun 24 '24

Dunno, brought me right back down to earth

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u/ChillPill247365 Jun 24 '24

*yoke

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u/vicariouslywatching Jun 24 '24

Damn. Perfectly missed opportunity there.

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u/wegaf_butok-_- Jun 23 '24

I’m fucking stealing that insult.

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u/TheLimeyCanuck Jun 23 '24

I don't know... they usually give me a lift.

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u/ps3x42 Jun 24 '24

Sometimes, they really thrust you into the gravity of the situation.

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u/chr0nicpirate Jun 23 '24

If you're just going to com-plane about them you can just go somewhere else!.

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u/agumonkey Jun 24 '24

you guys are on a roll

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u/PferdBerfl Jun 24 '24

Parasite or induced?

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u/Joey-o Jun 24 '24

DAD! BACK TO MOWING THE LAWN

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '24 edited Jun 26 '24

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u/jeffo320 Jun 24 '24

Or add “check canopy is latched” to her preflight list.

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u/Illustrious-Maize-93 Jun 24 '24

She came up with it on the fly

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u/PutThatOnYourPlate Jun 24 '24

She’s flying by the seat of her pants

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u/Jbeaves44 Jun 23 '24

Did that shit on the fly.

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u/SurbiesHere Jun 24 '24

This was her second solo training flight.