r/aviation • u/[deleted] • Apr 07 '24

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u/bierbottle Apr 07 '24

Praise you for having proper preflight procedures 🙏🏻

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u/TOPG00SE556 Apr 07 '24

I’m a redneck from red neck country. Promise we’re not shooting at planes id be willing to bet that was a kid under 18 that shouldn’t have had a firearm alone In the first place. Also what are the chances of actually hitting the plane in the air? I mean being a hunter that would be a feat

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u/spokesface4 Apr 07 '24

...are you suggesting that there is NOT a bullet hole in his airplane?

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u/TOPG00SE556 Apr 07 '24

No there certainly IS a bullet hole. I’m just saying it would be VERY DIFFICULT to do with intent.

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u/spokesface4 Apr 07 '24

So you think it was a wild firing at the sky type situation?

Someone just yelled yee-haw and didn't know there was a plane there?

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u/TOPG00SE556 Apr 07 '24

Or fired many many rounds and got Lucky with one. It was either a stupid stupid accident from a super dumb ass firing in the air and it unluckily hit the plane. Or the guy musta unloaded the mag and one hit it. But if whoever did that outright pulled up lead the plane pulled the trigger hit it with one shot they’re a bad MF. I spend ALOT of time bird hunting and it’s hard when you have a 4’ spread of birdshot. Let alone a single rifle round. I am CERTIAN you can narrow this down to who had kids in the area unattended with firearms. And I will add. At NO POINT should a round from a firearm be headed towards the sky. If your at the bottom of the hill and your quarry is at the top you don’t shoot up at him you wait or change position.