Paul & I once smacked a red-tailed hawk on the road to White Horse Pass, about
two hours from Wendover - never saw it coming - but I have never seen a live
bird on the salt flats - and only a rare crow at the lake bed.
Bev Stanley
Daniel Warner wrote:
> I impaled a baby owl on the radio antenna of my truck, early early morning,
> no where Nevada on my way to salt one year.
>
> Dan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas E. Bryant <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
> To: Wester S Potter <wspotter@jps.net>
> Cc: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>; land-speed@autox.team.net
> land-speed@autox.team.net <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Date: Friday, November 12, 1999 5:45 AM
> Subject: Re: Animal magnetism
>
> >In 1990, I had a collision with a bird at 200 MPH plus. Saw it at eye
> >level, then it zoomed up, but didn't make it. I have pictures of
> >feathers, etc. at the top of the windshield.
> >
> >Tom
> >
> >
> >Wester S Potter wrote:
> >>
> >> 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
> >> ----------
> >> > 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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