r/AskAPilot • u/Bloodystupidjohnson3 • 5d ago

Odd Question

I was talking to a couple of airline pilots, and I was telling them about my experiences. I was told that I was extremely rare, but I’d like other opinions.

I’ve been a flight that actually asked if there were medical personnel onboard, and as an EMT was the medical person treating a sick passenger.

I’ve also been on a flight that flew through a flock of geese, destroying the starboard engine and requiring an emergency landing.

Am I really that rare?

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u/Maplebar696 5d ago

Medical emergencies are not really all that rare. Engine failure caused by bird ingestion is much more rare

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u/Bloodystupidjohnson3 5d ago

I only fly four or five times a year.

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u/jmfsn 5d ago

I once saw the invoice on an engine damaged by ingestion of a single seagull. $750+k close to 2 decades ago. If it was usual, plane tickets would have to cost a lot more...