Chuck,
There have been years when the flies in the electric eyes were more
detrimental to timing performance than any bird. Hill AFB has warned pilots
about flying too close to any activities on the salt. There is a Falcon
Watch blind on the top of one of the mountains west of the flats where they
trap and band migrating falcons but I have no recollection of bird problems
on the flats.
I do remember a fast trip in a '34 Ford coupe when the windshield was
splattered by a perfect dive bombing maneuver of a seagull ... but that was
120 miles to the east. California Gull ... the State Bird of Utah. Oh
well, you just have to know the story.
Wes
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> From: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
> To: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Animal magnetism
> Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 19:13:27 -0500
>
>List,
>
> Sorry I don't have any input to offer on spoilers right now. I've
enjoyed
>the discussion, but I figured it was time to inject something new. Lets
>talk about bird strikes. I'm sure any pilots on the list are familiar with
>this threat to aircraft, but its begun to plague me on the ground. The
last
>three events I've attended at Maxton I either hit birds or came way too
>close. I'm beginning to wonder if it's not just something about my car
>attracting them since nobody else seems to have this problem. Worst of
>all, I've started to attract other flying critters! Last night on the way
>home, as I passed under the only street light on a long stretch of rural
two
>lane I hit a bat. Now how many people can honestly say they have ever hit
a
>bat with their car?!
>I'm starting to get real nervous when I see flocks of geese. Are birds
ever
>a concern at Bonneville or other LSR venues?
>
>Chuck Rothfuss
>ECTA #510
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