Bend company steering birds clear of planes
According to the May 21 recommendation, the NTSB concluded that "research on the use of aircraft systems such as pulsating lights, lasers and weather radar may lead to effective methods of deterring birds from entering aircraft flight paths and, therefore, reduce the likelihood of a bird strike." For Scott Philiben, vice president of Bend-based Precise Flight, the recommendation was tantamount to his own"Miracle on the Hudson. "Since the mid-1990s, Philiben has been spearheading Precise Flight's efforts to have its pulsating-light technology – originally designed for enhanced aviation visibility -accepted as a viable, onboard bird-strike deterrent.
