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Offline TexasListener

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Birds
« on: December 15, 2007, 03:02:12 PM »
New listener here.

Sometimes I've heard ATC inform pilots of birds at a certain altitude.

Here's my question:

What is a pilot supposed to do with that information?



Offline Jason

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Re: Birds
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2007, 03:45:00 PM »
Essentially, use caution and attempt to avoid them.

Offline Fryy/Avocadoflight

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Re: Birds
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2007, 03:54:17 PM »
not hit them. my instructor had a hawk go through the windshield of a C152 a couple months back. I'm really starting to hate birds...

Offline TexasListener

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« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2007, 04:01:17 PM »
for the replies.

I guess what I was really wondering is how a large plane (eg, 777),  could hope to manoeuvre fast enough to avoid a flock of birds.

Offline tyketto

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« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2007, 08:47:40 PM »
for the replies.

I guess what I was really wondering is how a large plane (eg, 777),  could hope to manoeuvre fast enough to avoid a flock of birds.

Sometimes (heh.. more than often) they can't. Here at SMF we had a MD90 actually have a bird strike on their windshield on their climbout  from SMF heading to ATL. They turned around, declared emergency, and made a landing back at SMF. So if a large aircraft can't maneuver around them fast, a heavy will be less inclined to.

Besides.. I wouldn't be worried so much about birds.. Fish on the other hand.. That's a more serious problem. That's how Alaska got their Salmon-Thirty-Salmon nickname (and subsequent livery).

Airways Magazine has the story all about it. Link is here.

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Offline Lezam

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Re: Birds
« Reply #5 on: December 15, 2007, 09:27:04 PM »
Here at JFK there are tons of birds, because its right near the water. Its amazing how we dont have many birdstrikes.

Offline flightops1272

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Re: Birds
« Reply #6 on: December 16, 2007, 01:36:28 AM »
One of my EMS helos returning to base crew only. Thankfully the buzzard hit the left side.

Offline Amante de Aviones

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Re: Thanks
« Reply #7 on: December 16, 2007, 02:14:00 AM »

Does delta even fly MD90s to ATL on pax trips?  I dont think they do.

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« Reply #8 on: December 16, 2007, 02:35:38 AM »

Does delta even fly MD90s to ATL on pax trips?  I dont think they do.

Typo on my part. MD80. And it was to SLC from here, not ATL.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/kcra/20071213/lo_kcra/14841618

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Offline PHL Approach

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Re: Thanks
« Reply #9 on: December 16, 2007, 02:41:08 AM »

Does delta even fly MD90s to ATL on pax trips?  I dont think they do.

Typo on my part. MD80. And it was to SLC from here, not ATL.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/kcra/20071213/lo_kcra/14841618

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No, you were correct the first time. SLC is the only station that they run the MD90s out of. This was most certainly an MD90 flight.