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A pilot accidentally dropped his iPhone on the runway while taking off at 50 miles per hour.
When the runway was cleared again, air traffic control sent employees to retrieve the phone.
Ground crew and air traffic control determined that the phone was not broken and was still working.
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As the pilot of a Seminole plane sped down the runway in Orlando, Florida, he dropped his cell phone from the plane while traveling at 50 mph.
The air traffic control tower was notified that a phone was on the runway and dispatched ground crew to retrieve it. Staff were shocked that the phone was still working and not broken or dented. “It is in perfect condition and works!” Said one employee in a video by VASAviation, that holds the moment.
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Air traffic control noted that the working phone would be a good advertisement for Apple’s products. “That thing has to be wrapped in a concrete block or something,” said the ground crew. “It is impossible for an iPhone to fall out of an airplane at a speed of 80 to 100 kilometers per hour and not break the screen.”
Also in the comments section of the YouTube video, people made fun of the situation. “That gives ‘AirDrop’ a whole new meaning,” said one commentator. “If it had been a Nokia 3310, they would have had to close the runway for repairs,” joked another.
This text was translated from English by Mascha Wolf. You can find the original here.
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