I may miss some topics that there already been posted. ;):( RIP. I think he may like aviation as much as us.http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/16/airplane....lity/index.htmlEDIT: Article deleted. Copying and pasting an entire article from another publication / web site (in this case CNN) is a violatiion of their Copyrights and our policies. Please do not do this again.

airlines are responsible for setting procedures, but everyone himself is responsible for following them.If procedures were in place (as they always are) the only reason something like this can happen is a major error on the part of the person involved, you're simply not allowed to be within a set distance from a running jet engine.

The engines on the 737 almost touched the ground right?

Basically, but not that low, there're a good 4 or 5 feet off the ground, Still enough suction that if you get near that red line, you're toast.edit- I was just talking with a friend about this incident. The mechanic was empolyed by his boss' stepson.----------------------------------------------------------------John MorganReal World: KGEG, UND Aerospace Spokane Satillite, Private ASEL 141.2 hrs, 314 landings, 46 inst. apprs.Virtual: MSFS 2004"There is a feeling about an airport that no other piece of ground can have. No matter what the name of the country on whose land it lies, an airport is a place you can see and touch that leads to a reality that can only be thought and felt." - The Bridge Across Forever: A Love Story by Richard Bach