Pilot Remains Calm and Continues Flying After Bird Strikes Cockpit

An Ecuadorian pilot, Ariel Valiente, remained calm and continued flying his small aircraft after a bird smashed through the cockpit at 10,000 feet, leaving him bloodied. The incident occurred above Vinces, a city in the Los Rios Province of Ecuador, and was captured on video. While some social media users applauded Valiente for his composure, others likened the scene to a horror movie.