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iPod prevents jogger from hearing plane land on and kill him
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I wonder what headphones he was wearing. I'm always getting sound leaking into mine (Shures and Sonys) when going for a jog.
Having had dozens of gliders fly low directly over my head, I can confirm an unpowered plane makes quite a loud rushing noise.
With the cars - wasn't California talking about requiring the Tesla to make a clicking sound or something?
If I heard that behind me, I would think that the Smoke Monster was after me.....
I'm going to disagree with this, having walked under gliders on final dozens of times, often listening to my iPod. Gliders can make quite a bit of noise. I will grant that you might not hear it if the music is somewhat loud, and that the untrained will probably not know what they are hearing.
"iPod prevents jogger from hearing plane" is just reaching for readers. How about "Morning jogging kills man on beach"?
But then what will we call the duck detector iPod accessory? Don't start a mess like Globophobia. The poor people afraid of globes can't even name their phobia thanks to people afraid of balloons.
But then what will we call the duck detector iPod accessory? Don't start a mess like Globophobia. The poor people afraid of globes can't even name their phobia thanks to people afraid of balloons.
It's not far off from what some Hybrid Manufaturer's are actually doing in their concept cars. Check out this from Lotus.
Beaufort County Coroner Ed Allen says he plans to conduct an autopsy.
Sounds kind of pointless, doesn't it? It's obvious how this man died.
Mr. Coroner, don't forget to put all his organs back inside after the autopsy.
Sounds kind of pointless, doesn't it? It's obvious how this man died.
Mr. Coroner, don't forget to put all his organs back inside after the autopsy.
And now I'm going to disagree!
I worked at a small FBO for a number of years, where a glider business and one of the best glider pilots in the NW was based. On a perfectly calm day, if you are silent, you can certainly hear a glider coming, however if you are doing anything as noisy as say talking, you can't hear it until it is overhead. Throw in a normal beach side breeze, and start breathing hard to a good jog, and there is no way you'd hear a glider approaching from behind you. And certainly on a beach even if you heard something, you'd be more likely to think "kite" than "dead engine aircraft making emergency landing on my head". Even I would, and I worked with the darn things!
And I would also say that a Cessna 175 landing in a 15mph headwind is damn near silent unless you are right next to it (or in it
). The except to this is if the pilot has to give her a little juice right near the end. The sudden increase in revs jumps above the sound of the wind. But otherwise...
And now I'm going to disagree!
I worked at a small FBO for a number of years, where a glider business and one of the best glider pilots in the NW was based. On a perfectly calm day, if you are silent, you can certainly hear a glider coming, however if you are doing anything as noisy as say talking, you can't hear it until it is overhead. Throw in a normal beach side breeze, and start breathing hard to a good jog, and there is no way you'd hear a glider approaching from behind you. And certainly on a beach even if you heard something, you'd be more likely to think "kite" than "dead engine aircraft making emergency landing on my head". Even I would, and I worked with the darn things!
And I would also say that a Cessna 175 landing in a 15mph headwind is damn near silent unless you are right next to it (or in it
Didn't factor in the sound of surf. You're probably right.
Certainly not faulting the guy for getting hit by a plane
That's definitely outside the realm of things to worry about.
Yeah, like the scuba diver, in full gear, found dead in the burned out forest after the fire was put out. This happened many years back, if it's true. I didn't search for it. The only thing they could figure was that the guy was scooped up by the helicopter ferrying water from the ocean to the forest fire.
I know everyone is focusing on if he could of heard the sound or not. But what caught my attention.
The guy was hit by a plane. Why waste taxpayer money when you already know the cause? Do they think someone was expecting the plane to hit him so that they could murder him the instant before?
The guy was hit by a plane. Why waste taxpayer money when you already know the cause? Do they think someone was expecting the plane to hit him so that they could murder him the instant before?
Al Qaeda was flying the plane. Conspiracy!!!!
Uh-oh. Now a mods considering moving this to the PRSI forum...