Deer Strike

Well I guess I will have to right off this post as well. We do people
have to get into ****ing contests over **** that doesn't matter or
isn't even related to the post whatsoever! How about wishing the fellow
well and thanking goodness that he was able to walk away from this
incident. I have been on short final in that same area with
students{warrenton} and had to go around because the deer does the
usual thing and looks at ya! I am now in SC flying and flying for a
gentleman in and out of a grass strip in edisto sc. I have had deer
looking at me as I taxi by them in the baron for take off. All the
while praying "please stay in the woods please stay in the woods" Deer
are a real serious hazard! I know a company that flew both a king air
90 and a Citation II and the owner hit a deer with king air totalling
the king air. Now that is serious damage folks.
I feel to many people take for granted the fact that nothing is coming
out at you once down on the runway. In the circumstances stated the
poor guy with the cessna had now chance of avoiding the impact. So take
that into account folks even when we do everything right something can
go terribly wrong! Ok enough of the profit of doom. Did i mention what
a great day of flying we had here in SC/GA. I really love picking my
way around t-storms{said in a sarcastic tone} YUM.
Happy flying to all!

matt tiberii
CFI CFII
Com asel amel ases
Montblack wrote:
("r. mutt" wrote)
The deer have a greater right to be there than you do bozo. The deer are
on the ground walking and you're flying around in an unnatural contrivance
in order to satisfy your need for ego gratification. No sympathy here.


Who conferred upon deer this right?


Montblack

I guess, if you assume zero depth perception (the extreme case), an approaching
vehicle will appear either stationary, or slowly moving sidewise, gradually
increasing in size. An oncoming tiger is a) non-wheeled, i.e. has a lot more
apparent relative motion against the background, and b) doesn't have
a constant speed of advance, which also contributes to its non-stationary
appearance. All in all, if you're dumb enough not to be able to logically
infer the nature of the motion from increasing size and noise, lack of
depth perception can make it look distant and non-threatening kind of curious
thing moving sidewise and not towards you. Deer need help. I wonder if
there's anything simple you can do that will instantly reveal your 3D nature
to the deer, some sort of a clue for the depth-perception-impared.


Jose wrote:
I do know deer have a 'rods and cones' thing going on in their eyes. Nature sacrificed some depth perception so it could bulk up on movement receptors.

The resulting depth perception /issue/ makes avoiding oncoming motorcycles difficult for Bambi.

Interesting. Does it also make avoiding oncoming tigers difficult?

Jose

I wonder if
there's anything simple you can do that will instantly reveal your 3D nature
to the deer, some sort of a clue for the depth-perception-impared.

Flashing lights, twirling propeller tops, little flags (or big flags) on
the antennas, blowing the horn, shooting off a shotgun every fifty
feet...

Jose
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"Jose" wrote in message news:WwBLg.25147

Flashing lights, twirling propeller tops, little flags (or big flags) on
the antennas, blowing the horn, shooting off a shotgun every fifty feet...


In Michigan and Wisconsin, where they have thousands of deer/car crashes per
year, some research has been done as to countermeasures. While some data
are inconclusive, it does not appear that any of the
bells/whistles/noisemakers often touted have much effect at all.

"r. mutt" nofishin.net wrote:

The deer have a greater right to be there than you do bozo. The deer are on
the ground walking and you're flying around in an unnatural contrivance in
order to satisfy your need for ego gratification. No sympathy here.

LOL.

Do you suppose the deer would have to show ID to the TSA had they spotted
him/her running around on the runway?

--
Peter

"Andrey Serbinenko" wrote

Deer need help. I wonder if
there's anything simple you can do that will instantly reveal your 3D
nature
to the deer, some sort of a clue for the depth-perception-impared.

I was thinking a small heat seeking missile, auto-launched at anything in
the touchdown and roll-out zone, and a few degrees on either side of it.

Think Estes Rocket, with a beanbag warhead, or perhaps a tazer, with some
nice electronics in the nose to guide it.

Nothing lethal; just a good attention -getter! g

I may be onto something, here! How many buyers would I have, in the
readership, here? (:-))
--
Jim in NC

"Huck" wrote

Well I guess I will have to right off this post as well. We do people
have to get into ****ing contests over **** that doesn't matter or
isn't even related to the post whatsoever! How about wishing the fellow
well and thanking goodness that he was able to walk away from this
incident.

I think that was in the posts, back a bit. (quite a bit) It is usual to
have thread drift, and opposing viewpoints, especially when it comes to
animal rights, ect. The animal rights people are very vocal, and have
strong beliefs, and there will always be someone to call them on it.

So really, don't be so down. It really was a pretty minor escalation, all
things considered.

In case nobody did wish the guy well, and give thanks for his safety, I
will. I've had a tangle with a deer, and it was only a 6 month old, but it
sure busted up my car. There isn't a damn thing you can do about it; just
say oh well, and go on with it.

Same with this thread.

See ya!
--
Jim in NC

The deer have a greater right to be there than you do bozo. The deer
are on
the ground walking and you're flying around in an unnatural contrivance
in
order to satisfy your need for ego gratification. No sympathy here.

Huck: Just kill file this Bozo, who is obviously a troll, and go on with
it. He is not worth getting your blood pressure up over. Notice I had to
respond second hand, cuz I already had him in the dumpster.
--
Jim in NC

I was thinking a small heat seeking missile [...]
How many buyers would I have, in the
readership, here? (:-))

Can you make them for automotive applications?

Jose
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There are more ways to skin a cat than there are cats.
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.

"Jose" wrote

Can you make them for automotive applications?

Humm, might be hard on bicyclists, pedestrians, and oncoming traffic, in the
"full auto" selection! g
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Jim in NC