On Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:08:37 -0800, Andy wrote:

The thing that is perhaps most interesting to me about the A320 Hudson
incident is the report that the first officer, who was pilot flying, saw
the canada geese and "made note of it". Why didn't he take immediate
evasive action? It will be very interesting to see the CVR transcript.

I wonder how much training is given in the airlines related to avoiding
bird strikes. Not the recovery from a bird strike induced engine loss,
but avoiding the bird strike in the first place. I have spent hundreds
of hours in level C and level D sims but don't remember seeing a canada
goose in the visuals or an instructor selectable bird strike scenario.
Are there any?


Andy

X-Plane (FAA-approved) is able to simulate bird strikes. And I think you
can't see most birds when they're approaching. I remember "shooting" a
carrier pigeon, crossing from left to right. Plane was ~100km/h, no
chance to react. Bigger birds and faster planes won't make any
difference, do they?
And: If you notice the birds, do you know how they react?

John