Fat Birds

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!

For Jay's benefit...

Is a small Cessna bigger or smaller than a small Piper?

Bob wrote:
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.

At first glance I thought, "Now there's a Do Do of a question..." but
after reading the replies, it is actually interesting. Dang! I gotta
fly soon! Can't sleep, but eating 24/7.

The Monk

On 28 Jan 2006 07:02:11 -0800, "Flyingmonk" wrote:

Bob wrote:
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.

At first glance I thought, "Now there's a Do Do of a question..." but
after reading the replies, it is actually interesting. Dang! I gotta
fly soon! Can't sleep, but eating 24/7.

The Monk

That's really timely.

I just got a call from my son asking about a bird strike that I had
many years ago.

I was flying a Cherokee and was in the pattern at Tullahoma, Tennessee
when I saw a black flash and heard a thud on the right wing. For some
reason, maybe an act of God, this buzzard hit perfectly on the wing
and both of his wings wrapped on the top and bottom of my bent wing.
He even had the grace to drop off on the runway after I landed, so I
could haul him in.

I was seventeen years old, and if that bird hadn't stuck to the wing I
would have had to pay for it.

Mike Weller

when I saw a black flash and heard a thud on the right wing. For some
reason, maybe an act of God, this buzzard hit perfectly on the wing


God hates buzzards?

For Jay's benefit...

Is a small Cessna bigger or smaller than a small Piper?

Depends on the model, and whose telling the story. And are we talking
weight, or wingspan?

For example, our Pathfinder weigh about 30% more than a Cherokee 140.
So a "small" Piper, means a lot of different things to different
people.

Of course, if it's the newspaper reporting this, we're all flying
either "Cubs" or "Cessna Pipers"....

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

Here's a link to what I was talking about:
http://www.rense.com/general30/giant.htm Another legend is born.

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)


"john smith" wrote in message
...
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!

For Jay's benefit...

Is a small Cessna bigger or smaller than a small Piper?