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SMAC224 Bird Strikes: Hazards and Avoidance. Welcome to the show about learning to fly, living to fly, and loving to fly.
Preflight Checklist:
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Cruise Flight:
- Carl’s nephew lands on a turtle.
- Recognizing a wildlife strike.
- Avoiding bird strikes.
- Trivia: When was the first bird strike reported?
- Avoiding other wildlife.
- What to do if you have a wildlife strike.
- Resources.
- Bird Strike Committee USA
- https://wildlife.faa.gov/home
- https://www.faa.gov/airports/airport_safety/wildlife/
After Landing Checklist:
Picks Of The Week:
Carl - West with the Night: A Memoir by Beryl Markham
Tom - https://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuttle_Landing_Facility
Rick - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aviation-altimeter-for-watch/id1434085253
Aviation Altimeter for Apple Watch
Links Mentioned In The Podcast:
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