That security reason issue is rather odd. I'm sure taking a picture
with your cellphone wouldn't have been a problem, though. Go figure.
I'm with Rick on this one. Avoid the propeller row like the plague.
Unfortunately, we rarely get any choice these days, so you just hold
onto the fact that blade-slinging doesn't happen too often. However, I
was on a commuter flight one time where we were flying through severe
icing conditions and things started vibrating real bad. Suddenly
KWACK!!!! The prop deicers kicked in and the blades started shedding
ice. Some came off and hit the fusulage. I was nearby when that
happened and almost came out of my skin. After a few seconds of even
rougher conditions, the engines smoothed out. But the ice build-up on
every leading edge was amazing. The deice boots were popping ice off
every minute or so. But where the boots weren't, there was at least
three inches of ice sticking out in that weird duel-horn coral shape.
I never realized how quickly ice can build on an airplane. Without the
deicing gear, there would have been no way to get out of that mess in
time.
Biggest problem, of course, is the horrendous noise level. Even with
earplugs, my head hurts after a flight where I'm near the blades.
That's mostly due to Osseotympanic bone-conduction which earplugs
don't do anything to reduce. For me, this is also an instant migraine
trigger. Jack hammers and other low-frequency or impact-style noises
are rough. Ear plugs take care of sounds that come through the
auditory canal, but most of the lower frequency sounds don't actually
go into the ear, but instead vibrate the bone just outside the ear.
Oversize, full-seal hearing protection (or race-car helmets) are aobut
he only thing that can keep these sounds in control.
AG
I love the shadows and colors in the landscape below.
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Ken Norton
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