SMAC224 Bird Strikes: Hazards and Avoidance

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SMAC224 Bird Strikes: Hazards and Avoidance. Welcome to the show about learning to fly, living to fly, and loving to fly.

Preflight Checklist:

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Cruise Flight:

• Carl’s nephew lands on a turtle.
• Recognizing a wildlife strike.
• Avoiding bird strikes.
• Trivia: When was the first bird strike reported?
• Avoiding other wildlife.
• What to do if you have a wildlife strike.
• Resources.
• Bird Strike Committee USA
• https://wildlife.faa.gov/home
• https://www.faa.gov/airports/airport_safety/wildlife/

After Landing Checklist:

Picks Of The Week:

Carl – West with the Night: A Memoir by Beryl Markham

Haunted Airfields

Tom – https://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuttle_Landing_Facility

Rick – https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aviation-altimeter-for-watch/id1434085253

Aviation Altimeter for Apple Watch

Links Mentioned In The Podcast:

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