Originally Posted by
airfoilmod
True enough, but incomplete. Birds fly for a living too, and though an UW takeoff is the preference, will turn to their assigned heading when able.
But only after v2 when safetly established in the climb.
Behind our house is a small lake. There was a strong northerly and two geese made a landing on the ling, into wind, runway. They had (or rather the gander had) neglected to conduct a proper airfield recce before landing.
Immediately beyond the lift off point was an earth bank and then a strand of trees rising to 60 feet. Needless to say they did not make it and came through the trees at about 40 feet with him honking left abit, right abit, and her no half giving him a wigging.
Geese are good endurance fliers at high speeds and heights up to 18k, manoeuvrable and capable of low speed flight they are not.