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Forum: Tech Log

8th Mar 2011, 20:21

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jet/bird evasive action

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Posted By bubbers44

I don't know because I haven't done it in over 7...

I don't know because I haven't done it in over 7 years. One time it was a bird ingestion that grounded the airplane for a day or two to get a mechanic to borescope and check for blade damage. One...

Forum: Tech Log

8th Mar 2011, 04:17

Replies: 117

jet/bird evasive action

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Posted By bubbers44

Most encounters with the buzzards were above 160...

Most encounters with the buzzards were above 160 knots entering downwind and with hundreds of arrivals never hit a bird by avoiding them. Pilots who think you can't avoid them aren't looking out the...

Forum: Tech Log

8th Mar 2011, 04:02

Replies: 117

jet/bird evasive action

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Posted By bubbers44

I can't imagine a pilot losing control of his...

I can't imagine a pilot losing control of his aircraft dodging a bird. Most of my encounters were below 3,000 ft AFL and in a turkey vulture infested valley. I am sure if I had just flown through...

Forum: Tech Log

7th Mar 2011, 04:02

Replies: 117

jet/bird evasive action

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Posted By bubbers44

I think the best way to avoid birds is to look as...

I think the best way to avoid birds is to look as far in front of your windscreen as possible and not let those little dots become big dots so your evasive action can be minimal, not drastic. It...

Forum: Tech Log

3rd Mar 2011, 02:19

Replies: 117

jet/bird evasive action

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Posted By bubbers44

I flew into the most turkey buzzard flocks of...

I flew into the most turkey buzzard flocks of birds flying into the Tegucigalpa, Honduras valley and even though my chief pilots grounded a few airplanes with bird strikes, I never did. I looked way...

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