Pilot left injured after huge bird smashes through windscreen of plane mid-flight
The badly wounded bird can be seen dangling into the cockpit, with blood and debris scattered around. The pilot has blood on his face and uniform as he wrestles with the aircraft’s controls.
A flight instructor posted online in response to the video: “ When in a stressful situation, pilots will revert to the first thing they learned. That's why initial training is so important.”In Vinces, Los Ríos province of Ecuador, a huge bird struck through the windshield of a crop duster plane mid-air. Fortunately, the pilot Ariel Valiente managed to control the situation.
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