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[brooklynite]

[hlthe2b]

1. They certainly didn't seem too concerned. Especially the woman who wouldn't even look up

until 2/3 through the flight after the man finally spotted the cat. Hard to know what was going on, but those reactions certainly don't "track" with what was going on.

[intrepidity]

4. Yes, that was extremely disturbing nt

[Arkansas Granny]

5. Her reaction was kind of strange. I'm glad kitty was OK.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

17. She did the best thing for the cat -- stay calm, don't give it a reason to jump or scramble.

[hlthe2b]

18. No one is stating she should have reached for it--certainly not. The unusual thing that others are

likewise picking up on is that she seemed oblivious to the situation. You don't even see the guy seemingly saying anything to her to warn her to remain quiet.

Just an unusual response, that is all. For the cat's sake, I am sure her obliviousness was probably a life-saver since she didn't even seem to respond once on the ground.

[Butterflylady]

2. OMG, so glad he landed when he saw his extra passenger.

I was on the edge of my seat the whole time yelling land, land, land the darn thing. So happy to see the kitty safe on the ground.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Thank goodness the cat stayed put till they landed! n/t

[ChubbyStar]

6. That is one cool cat

They knew to wrap their paws around the bar and hung on. Must have been scared as hell.

[intrepidity]

7. Notes from the pilot:

A standard flight until... i still don't know if it got in after the pre flight check or if i missed it.
The cat is doing well, she is still our mascot.

Edit :
Ok some details :
- the cat was INSIDE the wing, not on it. she was actually pretty safe in there, the danger was if she wanted to get down to reach us..
- i was the pilote, the woman was on her first flight as a passenger. she smile and giggle a lot, well because that's what flying does to people sometime.
-i told her not to reach for the cat. i told her not to move at all actually. i trusted the cat to not move if we didn't try to reach for her.
-you can see me smile shortly before landing. I was pretty assured by then that the cat wouldn't move and there was a relieve of tension; and the radio exchange with the control tower was kinda hilarious, i couldn't contain a smile.
-cat is a female.
-the flight was normally 20minutes long

[hlthe2b]

8. Well, that explains a bit. Yes, I would have been concerned if they had reached for the cat, but

the fact the woman didn't even acknowledge its presence was strange.

[SharonClark]

10. She did acknowledge it a 1:38. Did you watch the video?

[hlthe2b]

11. Yes. I certainly would not comment on a video I hadn't watched.

Up thread I mentioned her strange inattention until about 2/3 through the video and then only scarcely glancing at it. That is strange. But given her unusual and seeming unpredictable reaction, I just glad the cat
made it back to the ground ok. She obviously wasn't a "cat" person, given she didn't even seem relieved when he jumped down after landing.

[Sugar Smack]

13. I thought that was strange, too

until I saw that she'd been told to not move at all. That would have paralyzed me; I'd worry that even moving my head a little might startle the cat & cause kitty to fall off. I'd wonder how I'd gotten into this situation. 😂

[SeattleVet]

20. I would love to hear the exchange he had with ATC!

The controllers I've dealt with have all been super professional...even when dealing with events WAY outside the norm, and this would be a classic!

[Rorey]

9. Silly cat

He was probably napping and then thought WTF!

I'm glad he made it down safely.

[wnylib]

19. Did you notice the cat moving its head

as it recognized that they were getting close to the ground again? Looked to me like the cat was relieved to see it. "Ah, good. Solid ground again."

[Rorey]

21. I was afraid he was going to jump

As the "mom" of four cats, I feel qualified to say that some aren't particularly bright.

Case in point: One of mine spent the night outside last night because she hasn't been able to figure out the cat door into the garage, from which they can then get into the house. They have another cat door in the back door of the house, but I make it exit only when I go to bed because last year a raccoon figured out how to get in through that door.

The cat door system has been in place for many months. Every night I have to wait until that silly cat is in for the night before I adjust that cat door. Last night she snuck out after I went to bed.

[wnylib]

23. LOL. Some cats are clever. Others are just cute.

[jmowreader]

12. They had to land...

A sport pilot certificate only allows one passenger.

[Rorey]

22. ....

[IronLionZion]

14. Sneaky stowaway got a free flight

or thought it was a good spot for a nap

[Duppers]

15. I remember this cool video.

The kitty had probably crawled into the wing for a nap.

Bet the wings were checked for cute little stowaways after that.

😺

[hurple]

16. Didn't do much of a pre-flight inspection...

Apparently