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As to lack of smarts - it was eating another seagull that had been smooshed
on the road earlier, it never entered its greedy little brain to wonder how that meal had gotten there. Seagulls and aircraft are an even worse mix. Their lack of smarts are at least equaled by some humans. Case in point: The Civil Engineer Corps geniuses who placed the base dump at NAS Whidbey Island close-by the approach end of runway 31 when Ault Field was originally built. (The dump was decommissioned sometime in the 60s or early 70s, IIRC.) Seagulls and sailors have never mixed very well, less so seagulls and naval aircraft. -- Mike Kanze "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." -Mark Twain "Glenfiddich" wrote in message ... On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 17:00:37 -0500, "Jim Carriere" wrote: "Kristan Roberge" wrote in message ... How often do you strike 4 pounds of bird? Other than ducks and geese, I can't think of many 4 pound birds you might run a plane into. Um, there's lots... I've dodged plenty of hawks and buzzards- big ones over 5 foot wingspan too. It depends what area you fly in I guess. Buzzards aren't God's smartest creatures either, they don't seem to yield to anything no matter how big it is. Even seag(ulls will give you right of wayif they see you in time.) AND if they are not so gorged on roadkill that they can take off. I lost a radiator grille and a headlamp to a severely overloaded seagull on the road near Lossie - its rate of climb was inches/hour. As to lack of smarts - it was eating another seagull that had been smooshed on the road earlier, it never entered its greedy little brain to wonder how that meal had gotten there. Seagulls and aircraft are an even worse mix. |
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