Have you heard about the supposed "super eagles" that have been reported in
Alaska? Supposedly the size of a small Cessna. Now that would be a bird
strike!

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:hRKCf.760315$xm3.93014@attbi_s21...
At any rate, the birds seem to have been really chowing down this year.
I have to fill the feeder at least once a week. Some of the birds
actually look fat. Do you think they have to recalculate their
performance and W&B as they bulk up? Will their takeoff runs increase as
the weather warms up and the density altitude rises? Enquiring minds
want to know.

Judging by the size of some of their droppings, they must be able to
recompute their W&B while in-flight, too.

Speaking of birds, wow, are the bald eagles everywhere all the sudden.
After rarely seeing them in my life, now we've got 'em just hanging around
the airport, sitting on the beacon tower. I taxied past one the other
day that looked danged-near as big as us.

Wouldn't want to be under one of *their* bomb runs...

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"