exM20K Posted October 4, 2018 Report Posted October 4, 2018 Never saw this one. 5000’ over Ft. Wayne. 2nd bird I’ve stayed with this plane this year. Appears to be a grass eater but more precise identification difficult.
orionflt Posted October 4, 2018 Report Posted October 4, 2018 glad there was no damage, and he didn't come thru the windshield. Brian
skydvrboy Posted October 4, 2018 Report Posted October 4, 2018 You should report the bird strike to the FAA. Here is a link https://wildlife.faa.gov/strikenew.aspx. You can also send in some of the snarge and have it identified to help identify what type of birds are being hit. Here is a link to the details for submitting the snarge for identification. https://wildlife.faa.gov/birdremains.aspx 2
exM20K Posted October 4, 2018 Author Report Posted October 4, 2018 1 minute ago, skydvrboy said: You should report the bird strike to the FAA. Here is a link https://wildlife.faa.gov/strikenew.aspx. You can also send in some of the snarge and have it identified to help identify what type of birds are being hit. Here is a link to the details for submitting the snarge for identification. https://wildlife.faa.gov/birdremains.aspx I did tell ATC, but I'd forgotten about that link. thanks. Line service earned a nice tip cleaning it up during my meeting, so no remains to send. Plus... duck season not open till the 20th... -dan
steingar Posted October 4, 2018 Report Posted October 4, 2018 Can't believe a bird flying high enough to hit an airplane could eat grass. Not a lot of energy density. 1
rbridges Posted October 4, 2018 Report Posted October 4, 2018 Too bad it's not 2020 yet. That bird would have had adsb, and you would have seen it on your foreflight. 2
kmyfm20s Posted October 4, 2018 Report Posted October 4, 2018 Darn thing looks like it was aiming for your head! It must of been the previous birds partner out for revenge:)
Marauder Posted October 5, 2018 Report Posted October 5, 2018 Never saw this one. 5000’ over Ft. Wayne. 2nd bird I’ve stayed with this plane this year. Appears to be a grass eater but more precise identification difficult. Must have been a terrible impact to cause you to bank left 90° 2
EricJ Posted October 5, 2018 Report Posted October 5, 2018 5 hours ago, steingar said: Can't believe a bird flying high enough to hit an airplane could eat grass. Not a lot of energy density. This is precisely why we have little risk of hitting cows while airborne. 1
FloridaMan Posted October 5, 2018 Report Posted October 5, 2018 12 minutes ago, EricJ said: This is precisely why we have little risk of hitting cows while airborne. Cows don't only eat grass They also play fetch And like music
Skates97 Posted October 5, 2018 Report Posted October 5, 2018 6 hours ago, steingar said: Can't believe a bird flying high enough to hit an airplane could eat grass. Not a lot of energy density. Back in January I flew past a flock of geese at 8,500'. I was heading west and they were going east, fortunately they were about a mile off my wing. (I'm assuming they were geese, I don't know anything else that flies that high in a "v" formation.)
FloridaMan Posted October 5, 2018 Report Posted October 5, 2018 1 minute ago, Skates97 said: Back in January I flew past a flock of geese at 8,500'. I was heading west and they were going east, fortunately they were about a mile off my wing. (I'm assuming they were geese, I don't know anything else that flies that high in a "v" formation.) I'm sure you've heard, but to anyone reading. Don't fly under flocks of geese. They will dive on you. http://hangarspinning.blogspot.com/2010/11/whats-that-goose-doing-at-6500-feet.html
Skates97 Posted October 5, 2018 Report Posted October 5, 2018 4 minutes ago, Antares said: I'm sure you've heard, but to anyone reading. Don't fly under flocks of geese. They will dive on you. http://hangarspinning.blogspot.com/2010/11/whats-that-goose-doing-at-6500-feet.html Yes, I was taught most birds will drop a wing and head down. There are a lot of birds around some of the airports here and while I haven't been too close to any I have observed that behavior numerous times.
Cyril Gibb Posted October 5, 2018 Report Posted October 5, 2018 Canada geese tend to fly at night to leave daylight for foraging. I hit one at 5000' Christmas Eve. Based on the amount of wing damage, a windshield wouldn't have even slowed it down. 1
Piloto Posted October 5, 2018 Report Posted October 5, 2018 Safer on a Mooney than a on a twin jet José
MBDiagMan Posted October 5, 2018 Report Posted October 5, 2018 14 hours ago, exM20K said: I did tell ATC, but I'd forgotten about that link. thanks. Line service earned a nice tip cleaning it up during my meeting, so no remains to send. Plus... duck season not open till the 20th... -dan Yeah. Aviation is expensive enough without paying out of season hunting fines. 1
Hank Posted October 5, 2018 Report Posted October 5, 2018 2 hours ago, MBDiagMan said: Yeah. Aviation is expensive enough without paying out of season hunting fines. A local meat processor has a sign out front: We process deer during all three hunting seasons--bow, gun and car. I'm sure similar things could happen with planes and birds if it wasn't so hard collecting the carcasses afterwards . . . . .
Browncbr1 Posted October 11, 2018 Report Posted October 11, 2018 On tuesday, We missed a bald eagle by 50-100 ft while descending through 4000 at 170kts. I was busy looking for two other planes nearby that were on my screen. By the time I saw it, there was no time to maneuver. It tipped its wings and dove. It was slightly below and to the right. Be careful out there!
Pritch Posted October 12, 2018 Report Posted October 12, 2018 How high do geese fly? Canada geese fly in a distinctive V-shaped flight formation, with an altitude of 1 km (3,000 feet) for migration flight. The maximum flight ceiling of Canada geese is unknown, but they have been reported at 9 km (29,000 feet). Canada goose - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_Canada_Goose
One Whiskey Hotel Posted October 12, 2018 Report Posted October 12, 2018 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Pritch said: How high do geese fly? Canada geese fly in a distinctive V-shaped flight formation, with an altitude of 1 km (3,000 feet) for migration flight. The maximum flight ceiling of Canada geese is unknown, but they have been reported at 9 km (29,000 feet). Canada goose - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_Canada_Goose Holy hell! FL290!?! Don’t they need oxygen too for such a cross country journey? This may suggest birds are of the devil...and as such, we pilots are justified in being a little devilish ourselves.... Edited October 12, 2018 by One Whiskey Hotel
Niko182 Posted October 12, 2018 Report Posted October 12, 2018 On 10/4/2018 at 7:35 PM, Skates97 said: Back in January I flew past a flock of geese at 8,500'. I was heading west and they were going east, fortunately they were about a mile off my wing. (I'm assuming they were geese, I don't know anything else that flies that high in a "v" formation.) A B2
kpaul Posted October 12, 2018 Report Posted October 12, 2018 On 10/4/2018 at 3:30 PM, steingar said: Can't believe a bird flying high enough to hit an airplane could eat grass. Not a lot of energy density. While that may be a grass stain, it is more likely that it is from the grass eating bugs that the bird had eaten. 1
bob865 Posted October 12, 2018 Report Posted October 12, 2018 7 hours ago, One Whiskey Hotel said: Holy hell! FL290!?! Don’t they need oxygen too for such a cross country journey? This may suggest birds are of the devil...and as such, we pilots are justified in being a little devilish ourselves.... They are canadian geese. Maybe the canadian version of the FAA doesn't have the same oxygen rules?
MARZ Posted October 12, 2018 Report Posted October 12, 2018 I've always wondered how they make it through the prop prior to hitting the windshield.....
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