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Different sort of bird strike...
- Thread starter Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe
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Shepherd
Final Approach
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luvflyin
Touchdown! Greaser!
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Wow. That wasn't a bird strike. It was an attack. The eagle came in from behind, descending with claws down.
steingar
Taxi to Parking
Usually when people talk about getting outrun by birds they're joking.
Stingray Don
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Well. That Eagle showed you who's boss!
In Australia, apparently the magpies have a dislike of hang gliders:
Speaking of bird strikes, that damn falcon that smacked me on the head last year is at it again, he got me on Monday. The building owner is applying for a permit to get the hawk trapped and moved somewhere else.
Speaking of bird strikes, that damn falcon that smacked me on the head last year is at it again, he got me on Monday. The building owner is applying for a permit to get the hawk trapped and moved somewhere else.
FastEddieB
Touchdown! Greaser!
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Pretty damn amazing!
BigBadLou
Final Approach
Maybe he was circling above a mother's nest? They get protective (understandably).
Did I see the bird fly formation a few seconds later? That was cool.
And the glider pilot is now current with 3 touch-n-gos.
Did I see the bird fly formation a few seconds later? That was cool.
And the glider pilot is now current with 3 touch-n-gos.